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42 West 39 Street

703Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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703 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 167 DOB permits, 165 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 142 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1927
Floors19
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)45-52 WEST 39 STREET .
BBL1008400071
BIN1016014

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Smoking or Vaping (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Water System (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,584,775 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (58 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$22,504,000 $10,126,800
2026$23,395,000 $10,527,750
2027$27,175,000 $12,228,750

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 76/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinDonutsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 38 St — M5 M7 M55 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 37 St & 5 Ave · 750 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

42 West 39 Street

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

13 311 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.

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
59
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172243130
20184484359
201916246248
20201134220
20211556228
20221803223
20236413528
2024446216
202520529
2026443617
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The full timeline

Construction 339Enforcement 103Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 165Health & systems 33

Every one of the 703 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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