Mandalay on the Hudson
Mandalay on the Hudson is a Newport waterfront tower with full-service living, garage parking, and east lines looking straight at Manhattan.
Mandalay on the Hudson is the Newport tower that makes the math work: 269 homes from 2000 with a deeded garage space for every one of them, dues that run well below the newer towers, an outdoor pool that is the largest in Jersey City, and east facing lines that look straight across the river at Midtown and Lower Manhattan. Its abatement has run its course, so the tax line on a listing is the real one, and buyers who compare the true monthly number against 75 Park Lane or the Shore Club usually find the discount is larger than the difference in finishes.
Building facts
| Address | 20 Second Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (Newport waterfront, on Second Street between the marina and Washington Boulevard) |
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| Completed | 2000 |
| Developer | |
| Architect | Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman and Efron |
| Height | 25 stories |
| Residences | 269 condominiums, one to three bedrooms with a small number of larger homes |
| Typical sizes | One bedrooms about 600 to 800 sq ft; two bedrooms about 900 to 1,250; three bedrooms about 1,170 to 2,000 |
| Ownership | Condominium |
| Property taxes | Full city taxes; the building’s original abatement from 2000 has run its course on the usual 20 year schedule, which is why the tax line here is the real one and why the monthly comparison with the newer abated towers has to be done on the full number for both |
| HOA dues | About $0.85 per square foot per month, with recent listings averaging about $590 a month and running to about $1,250 for the largest homes, with water and parking included; confirm the current figure and inclusions on any listing |
| Parking | One deeded garage space with each home, with EV charging available; confirm on the deed |
| Pets | Allowed, with a dog run on site |
| Amenities | 24 hour doorman and concierge, heated outdoor pool and sun deck (the largest outdoor pool in Jersey City), 24 hour fitness center, clubroom with billiards and table tennis, residents’ lounge, business center, children’s playground, dog run, landscaped private park with grills and a patio, bike room, garage |
| Interiors | High ceilings, hardwood floors, stone counters, in unit washers and dryers, balconies on many homes; the east facing homes look straight at the skyline across the river |
| Transit | Newport PATH about seven minutes on foot (33rd Street in about 15 minutes, World Trade Center via Exchange Place); Exchange Place PATH about ten minutes; the Newport and Harborside ferries; the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail at Newport |
| Neighborhood | Newport: the marina and the waterfront walkway at the door, Newport Centre mall and the Newport grocery stores a few blocks west, Newport Green park, and the Hudson River walkway north to Hoboken |
What Mandalay is like to live in
The building is set back from the water behind the marina, so the east facing homes look over the boats to the skyline rather than at the neighboring tower, and the pool deck and private park sit in the open. The amenity list is long for the dues: a real gym that never closes, a clubroom, a business center, a playground, a dog run, and the pool. Every home has a garage space, which is rare on the waterfront. The residents are downtown and Midtown commuters who did the monthly math, families who use the pool and the playground, NYC transplants who wanted the view at a lower entry price, and a meaningful investor share that rents to the same crowd. The trade offs are the finishes in original homes, which are 25 years old, and a building that shows its age in the lobby and corridors next to the newer towers.
The lines and floors that set the price
Exposure first: the east facing homes with the direct skyline view are the reason to buy here, and the premium over the west facing homes of the same layout is wide. Height second: the building clears the marina early, so the view premium starts around the tenth floor and the top floors carry the full panorama from Midtown to the harbor. Layout third: the two bedrooms near 1,100 to 1,250 sq ft with balconies are the core product; the three bedrooms near 2,000 sq ft are scarce. Renovation last: a renovated kitchen and bath inside a 2000 building is the difference between the top and the middle of the band.
Sales context
I have not closed inside Mandalay, but I have sold 18 homes at 75 Park Lane and five across the Shore Club towers, which are the buildings Mandalay buyers cross shop, and I price Mandalay against them on the true monthly number: full taxes and low dues here against abated or full taxes and higher dues there. For context, in the summer of 2026 unit 404, a 725 sq ft one bedroom, was asking $620,000, unit 2610, a 700 sq ft one bedroom on the top floor, was asking $650,000, and rentals ran from about $3,350 to $5,750 a month. The building’s price band runs from the mid $500,000s for the smaller one bedrooms to about $1.5 million for the largest three bedrooms with the view.
What buyers should know
Confirm the tax line with the assessor; this is a full tax building, and the number on the listing should match. Confirm the parking on the deed and the EV charging arrangement. Read the association’s financials and the reserve study with care, because a 2000 tower with a pool and a garage is on its second replacement cycle for some systems and its first for others, and the dues that look low need to be funding the reserves. Then compare the true monthly number with 75 Park Lane, the Shore Club, and Portofino; Mandalay usually wins the monthly and loses on finishes, and a renovated east facing home here is one of the best values on the waterfront.
What sellers should know
Lead with the view, the deeded parking, the pool, and the monthly number, and position against the newer towers directly: same view, lower monthly, parking included. Price from the building’s own closed history by exposure and floor, and show a renovated home as renovated; the buyers for Mandalay are doing the math, and the listing that shows the math wins.
Quick answers about Mandalay on the Hudson
Does Mandalay on the Hudson have parking?
Yes, one deeded garage space with each home, with EV charging available; confirm on the deed for any unit.
What are the HOA fees at Mandalay on the Hudson?
About $0.85 per square foot per month, with recent listings averaging about $590 a month and running to about $1,250 for the largest homes, with water and parking included; confirm the current figure on any listing.
Does Mandalay on the Hudson have a pool?
Yes, a heated outdoor pool and sun deck that is the largest outdoor pool in Jersey City, alongside a 24 hour gym, a clubroom, a playground, and a dog run.
Does Mandalay on the Hudson have a tax abatement?
No; its original abatement from 2000 has run its course, so listings show full city taxes. Confirm with the Jersey City Tax Assessor for any unit.
Which homes at Mandalay have the best views?
The east facing homes above roughly the tenth floor, which look over the marina straight at the Manhattan skyline; the top floors carry the full panorama from Midtown to the harbor.
How close is Mandalay on the Hudson to the PATH?
About seven minutes on foot to Newport (33rd Street line) and about ten to Exchange Place (World Trade Center line), with the Newport and Harborside ferries and the light rail also nearby.
Nearby buildings
Portofino · Crystal Point · 75 Park Lane · The Shore Club, North Tower · The Shore Club, South Tower · 88 Morgan
Tools for this building
Condo carrying cost calculator · NJ seller net sheet · Jersey City Abatement Checker · What HOA fees cover in a Jersey City condo
Reviewed August 2026 by Anthony Vetrano, Associate Broker. Building details are provided as general guidance and change over time; confirm specifics for any unit with your agent and attorney.
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