The Jersey City Planning Board will meet Tuesday to discuss whether two dead end-streets in Downtown Jersey City be designated for redevelopment and become targets of eminent domain.

The two streets — Laurel Court and Saddlewood Court — run parallel to each other and comprise four sets of conjoined townhouses.

A 37-page study prepared by Division of City Planning determined the 1.81 acres of land between First and Second street qualify as being in need of redevelopment and “more specifically as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area.”

If the Planning board recommends action, the City Council could use eminent domain to seize the properties and sell the land to a developer.

Of the 39 parcels on the two streets, 28 are said to be in poor condition and 10 are in fair condition. Only one property was in good condition, according to the study.

The report classifies the four rows of three-story town homes as being substandard and old, and notes that the “interlocking design of town houses lend themselves to be potentially dangerous if a fire were to occur.”

The report also finds the buildings to be unsafe, unsanitary, run-down, and lacking in light, air, or space.

Most residents of the two dead-end streets were either not home Monday morning or said they did not feel comfortable speaking about the plan because they are renters.

Lennar Multifamily Communities, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the developer looking to purchase the properties, although no plan for what could be built on the land has been provided.

Charles Epstein, vice president of development for LMC, said the company is under contract with “nearly all of the homeowners" and negotiating with the remaining property owners.

“We are dedicated to delivering a project that embraces the fabric of the community,” Epstein said.

When asked what Mayor Steve Fulop thinks about the potential redevelopment of the two streets, Jersey City spokeswoman Kim Wallace-Scalcione said "the size of the developer’s request for the area appears to be too large, from the Mayor’s point of view,” but added that Fulop will defer to Ward E Councilman James Solomon and community groups on how they feel about the proposal.

Solomon could not be reached for comment on Monday.

The current town homes are more than 40 years old, and a majority show signs of decay, according to the report. Other issues in the area include not enough on-street parking and driveways that are too small. On Monday, some cars were partially parked in the street, while another was even parked on a patch of grass in front one of the homes.

“Walls, fences, and landscaping all contribute to an isolated development that discourages bicycle and pedestrian mobility among its own tenants and other residents in the community,” the report states.

The Planning Board is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.

Joshua Rosario may be reached at JRosario@jjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter @JRyRosario.