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15 West 39 Street

597Records
16City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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597 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 151 311 service requests, 101 DOB permits, 72 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1925
Floors16
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)15 W 39TH ST NY LLC
BBL1008410027
BIN1016044

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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.

$17,420 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Dumpster Complaint (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (4) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2) · Air Quality (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,185,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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$12,639,000 $5,687,550
2026$12,728,000 $5,727,600
2027$13,817,000 $6,217,650

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SavoryAmericanA—

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 39 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 40 St & 5 Ave · 500 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

15 West 39 Street

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

29 311 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: $4,500,000 on 2016-11-23 (lender: Amalgamated Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-11-23AL&R $21,500,000 — from 15 W. 39TH ST. NY LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $21,500,000
2016-11-23Agreement $21,500,000 — from 15 W. 39TH ST. NY LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $21,500,000
2016-11-23Mortgage $4,500,000 — from 15 W. 39TH ST. NY LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $4,500,000
2007-02-12M&CON $17,000,000 — from 15 W. 39TH ST. NY LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC $17,000,000
2006-09-01Agreement $10,828,319 — from NORTHERN STAR LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY REALTY CORP. $10,828,319
2005-03-22AL&R $11,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to NORTHERN STAR LLC $11,000,000
2005-03-22Agreement $11,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to NORTHERN STAR LLC $11,000,000
2005-03-22Mortgage $4,421,119 — from NORTHERN STAR LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $4,421,119
2000-01-27Mortgage $650,000 — from NORTHERN STAR LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $650,000
2000-01-27Mortgage $2,000,000 — from NORTHERN STAR LLC to 15 WEST 39TH STREETLIMITED PARTNERSHIP $2,000,000
1998-09-08Mortgage $3,050,000 — from 15 WEST 39TH STREETLIMITED PARTNERSHIP to GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION $3,050,000
1994-12-28Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 15 WEST 39TH STREETLIMITED PARTNERSHIP to GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION $1,600,000
1990-07-31Mortgage $153,924 — from 1539 ASSOC to GENERAL ELECTRIC & ETAL $153,924
1990-07-31Mortgage $478,780 — from 1539 ASSOC. to GENERAL ELECTRIC & ETAL $478,780
1988-01-08Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 1539 ASSOCIATES to GENERAL ELEC CAPTL CP $3,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172450112
2018316112133
2019322110238
2020101580033
2021313340151
20226530014
202342150122
202411680126
202520100113
202611270121
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The full timeline

Construction 177Enforcement 175Housing & tenants 166Ownership & money 63Health & systems 16

Every one of the 597 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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