True Course Masonry Newark repairs and builds brick, brownstone, stone and block masonry in Newark, the Essex County towns around it and nearby Kearny, Harrison, Elizabeth and Hillside.
True Course Masonry Newark works across Newark, Essex County and nearby Hudson and Union County towns, NJ. Every town below has its own construction office, so permits are confirmed for each address, and several have their own historic preservation commissions. Newark itself is covered neighborhood by neighborhood below, because a flood-prone Ironbound side wall and a Forest Hill front in a historic district call for different planning even though the masonry is similar.
The lowest part of the city, built on former salt marsh beside the tidal Passaic. Sandy pushed brackish river water up to first-floor windows here in 2012, and streets still flood when heavy rain meets high tide, so masonry near grade takes salt and standing water. Houses sit close together, which makes side walls a question of access as much as repair.
A historic district by Branch Brook Park on higher ground near the Belleville line, with large prewar houses. Street-facing masonry work here can need Newark Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission review, so mortar color, joint profile and brick match are part of the job from the start.
The North Broad Street historic district includes a block of limestone-dressed rowhouses built around 1890 to 1893, and the Upper Roseville and North Broadway sections appear in the city’s historic district maps. Limestone trim and brick need different repair mortars, which matters on mixed fronts.
James Street Commons is a National Register district of older rowhouses near downtown, where brick and brownstone fronts sit close to the sidewalk. Scaffolding over a public sidewalk brings New Jersey’s sidewalk-bridging rule into the plan.
The Weequahic Park historic district sits in this section of the city, and Weequahic High School became a designated landmark in 2023. Work on district properties follows the same commission review as the rest of Newark’s historic districts.
Vailsburg appears in the city’s 2023 historic district maps; Clinton Hill does not. In both, chimneys, stoops and the base courses of older walls are the usual places where freeze-thaw shows first, and each address is checked for historic status before work is planned.
Sources: City of Newark historic preservation regulations (Ch. 41:10, 2023); NPS National Register; NOAA; reporting on Superstorm Sandy and Ironbound flooding.
Brownstone, stone and brick repair for Belleville houses and older fronts, with mortar chosen to suit soft stone. Send photos to see what a first look checks.
Chimney, stoop, brick and brownstone trim repair for older Bloomfield houses, with permits checked through Bloomfield's own office. Send photos of your wall.
Brick pointing, parapet, lintel and facade repair for East Orange apartment buildings and homes, with permits run through East Orange's own construction office.
Chimney, stone and brick repair for Montclair's older houses, planned around the Historic Preservation Commission's like-for-like rule. Send photos to start.
Parapet, lintel and facade repair for Orange walk-ups and mixed-use buildings, sequenced so the riskiest work goes first. Send photos of the elevation to start.
Brick, stone and chimney repair for Glen Ridge prewar houses, scoped so brick and mortar match for historic review. Send photos to see what a first look checks.
Brick, stoop, chimney and wall repair for Irvington two- to four-family houses and apartment buildings, permitted through Irvington's office. Send a few photos.
Chimney, stone and brick repair for prewar Maplewood houses, with historic review and Maplewood's own permit office checked first. Send photos to start.
Brownstone, brick and chimney repair in Nutley, where landmark rules turn on matched mortar and stone. In-kind repair is checked first. Send photos.
Chimney, stone and brick repair in South Orange Village, with Montrose Park historic review and in-kind matching checked before work starts. Send photos.
Stone steps, stoops, chimneys and brick on West Orange's hillside lots, with landmark review and material matching checked first. Send photos to start.
Brick, stoop, chimney and lintel repair for Elizabeth's prewar two-family houses and Midtown brick, including after Elizabeth River flooding. Send photos.
Foundation, basement wall, stoop and brick repair for Harrison's older two- and three-family houses, including blocks flooded in Sandy. Send photos.
Brick, stoop, chimney and foundation repair for Kearny's prewar two-family houses, matched to old hard brick and thin joints. Send photos to start.
Hillside, in Union County, is served as well; work there is planned the same way, with permits through Hillside's Building and Housing Department.
Newark neighborhood pages: Forest Hill, Ironbound