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21 West 39 Street

190Records
14City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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190 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 311 service requests, 35 DOB violations, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)PANTHEON REALTY INC.
BBL1008410026
BIN1016043

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2024–25: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
1
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Non (3) · Noise (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Encampment (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$338,280 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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$2,713,000 $1,220,850
2026$2,752,000 $1,238,400
2027$2,821,000 $1,269,450

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Szechuan GourmetChineseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 39 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 40 St & 5 Ave · 550 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

21 West 39 Street

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

16 311 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: $1,012,432 on 2015-11-19 (lender: Bank Of China, Queens Baanch). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-20M&CON $2,000,000 — from PANTHEON REALTY INC. to CATHAY BANK, NEW YORK REGION $2,000,000
2020-10-20AL&R $2,000,000 — from PANTHEON REALTY INC. to CATHAY BANK, NEW YORK REGION $2,000,000
2015-11-19Mortgage $1,012,433 — from PANTHEON REALTY INC to BANK OF CHINA, QUEENS BAANCH $1,012,433
2015-11-19Agreement $1,800,000 — from PANTHEON REALTY INC to BANK OF CHINA, QUEENS BRANCH $1,800,000
2015-11-19AL&R $1,800,000 — from PANTHEON REALTY INC to BANK OF CHINA, QUEENS BRANCH $1,800,000
2009-08-05Agreement $980,000 — from PANTHEON REALTY INC. to BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH $980,000
2009-08-05AL&R $980,000 — from PANTHEON REALTY INC. to BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH $980,000
2009-08-05Mortgage $34,660 — from PANTHEON REALTY INC. to BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH $34,660
1999-08-12Mortgage $1,500,000 — from PANTHEON REALTY INC. to BANK OF EAST ASIA $1,500,000
1988-01-06Mortgage $2,100,000 — from CHERRY LANE N.V. to SWISS BANK CORPORATION $2,100,000
1984-05-08Mortgage $650,000 — from CHERRY LANE N.V., INC. to GREENFIELD BROS. ASSOC. $650,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017022004
20185950322
20197240316
2020010517
2021000011
2022001012
2023002013
20242090314
2025010012
20264060212
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 41Ownership & money 29Health & systems 21

Every one of the 190 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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