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38 West 39 Street

441Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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441 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 155 311 service requests, 62 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 46 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1950
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)38 WEST 39 REALTY CORP
BBL1008400069
BIN1016012

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$2,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (40) · Drinking (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Obstruction (1) · Graffiti (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,712,906 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (27 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,502,000 $1,575,900
2026$3,039,000 $1,367,550
2027$3,062,000 $1,377,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Calle DaoLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 38 St — M5 M7 M55 · 500 ft
Citi BikeW 37 St & 5 Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

38 West 39 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,470,530 on 2025-06-23 (lender: 38 W 39th LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-23Mortgage $3,470,531 — from 38 WEST 39TH REALTY CORP. to 38 W 39TH LLC $3,470,531
2025-06-23Mortgage $3,750,000 — from 38 WEST 39TH REALTY CORP. to 38 W 39TH LLC $3,750,000
2025-06-23AL&R $3,750,000 — from 38 WEST 39TH REALTY CORP. to 38 W 39TH LLC $3,750,000
2025-06-23Agreement $7,220,531 — from 38 WEST 39TH REALTY CORP. to 38 W 39TH LLC $7,220,531
2025-06-23Agreement $3,750,000 — from 38 WEST 39TH REALTY CORP. to 38 W 39TH LLC $3,750,000
2021-03-11Agreement $7,400,000 — from 38 WEST 39 REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $7,400,000
2018-09-28AL&R $7,400,000 — from 38 WEST 39 REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $7,400,000
2018-09-28M&CON $7,400,000 — from 38 WEST 39 REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $7,400,000
2015-06-10Mortgage $1,240,000 — from 38 WEST 39 REALTY CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,240,000
2015-06-10AL&R $1,240,000 — from 38 WEST 39 REALTY CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,240,000
2011-11-03Mortgage $1,440,982 — from 38 WEST 39 REALTY CORP to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,440,982
2011-11-03Agreement $3,000,000 — from 38 WEST 39 REALTY CORP to SOVEREIGN BANK $3,000,000
2003-11-05M&CON $1,900,000 — from 38 WEST 39 REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,900,000
2003-11-05AL&R $1,900,000 — from 38 WEST 39 REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,900,000
2001-04-16Mortgage $997,604 — from 38 WEST 39 REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $997,604

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201715630125
20181614126149
201901770125
202056190232
2021122061140
20223240110
202303560362
202400234229
20250148215
20260354214
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The full timeline

Construction 72Enforcement 132Housing & tenants 155Ownership & money 62Health & systems 20

Every one of the 441 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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