About us
Water Damage Restoration in Jersey City
Dan Kowalski
Owner and Founder · Since 2014
Our Story
Water Damage Restoration in Jersey City
Dan Kowalski founded Jersey City Water Damage Restoration Pros after years of seeing how water intrusion hits Hudson County homes differently than in other parts of New Jersey. Working from the start out of 166 14th St in Jersey City, he built the company around direct owner involvement on every job, whether the call comes from a row house in Paulus Hook Historic District or a multi-family building near Journal Square. The business stays rooted in the neighborhoods it serves, responding to the mix of older brick and frame construction that dominates Bergen-Lafayette, The Heights, and Van Vorst Park.
Hudson County's humid subtropical climate brings hot, humid summers that speed mold growth after leaks and cold winters that freeze pipes in unheated basements common in Liberty Harbor and Exchange Place properties. Dan's crew knows how groundwater near the waterfront and aging plumbing in Greenville and Newport homes change the drying and extraction steps required. They keep regular hours at the 14th Street location, Monday through Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 2pm, so property owners in Hoboken-adjacent blocks or Bayonne border streets can reach the same team that will arrive on site.
The approach stays straightforward: show up, assess the actual moisture paths through the structure, and give a clear plan before any equipment runs. This owner-operated model means decisions happen on the spot rather than through layers of dispatch, which matters when a sudden pipe burst affects units in Hudson Exchange or when storm runoff reaches homes near Liberty State Park.
I grew up in The Heights and started Jersey City Water Damage Restoration Pros after a burst pipe flooded my uncle's row house near Van Vorst Park one January. That job showed me how cold winters freeze lines in the older stock across Paulus Hook Historic District and Greenville while humid summers push moisture into basements fast in places like Bergen-Lafayette and Journal Square. Since then I've handled Water Damage Restoration and Water Damage Repair on jobs from Liberty Harbor to Newport Centre and over into Bayonne and Hoboken where the terrain and aging plumbing create the same repeat problems. We work from 166 14th St, Jersey City, NJ 07310, United States, open Mon–Fri 8am–6pm and Sat 9am–2pm.
- Owner Dan Kowalski handles initial assessments in person across Paulus Hook, Journal Square, and surrounding Hudson County blocks.
- Work focused on the real conditions of Jersey City's older housing stock and the seasonal shifts from humid summers to freezing winters.
- Clear communication and on-site decisions from the crew based at 166 14th St rather than remote coordination.
- Service that extends to nearby Newark and Bayonne properties when the same water issues cross city lines.
- Schedules built around the actual hours the team is reachable: Monday–Friday 8am–6pm, Saturday 9am–2pm.
Credentials & guarantees
- ✓Locally owned and operated from 166 14th St, Jersey City, NJ 07310
- ✓Open Mon–Fri 8am–6pm, Sat 9am–2pm
- ✓Owner-operated service across Hudson County neighborhoods including Journal Square, Paulus Hook, The Heights, and Libert
Our guarantee
We deliver upfront quotes and workmanship you can inspect on every water damage restoration and repair job, accounting for Jersey City's humid subtropical climate, older housing stock in areas like Bergen-Lafayette and Exchange Place, and seasonal shifts from hot summers to cold winters.