West Side Jersey City is where the city finally gives you a front yard, a porch, and a house you can walk all the way around — and that changes how you paint it. This guide covers the neighborhood's single-family housing stock, from West Bergen–East Lincoln Park historic streets to later brick and siding houses, plus curb-appeal color combinations, prep for brick, wood, vinyl, and aluminum, NJ weather windows, and the lead rules that matter on pre-1978 homes.