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39 Union Square

188Records
10City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

188 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 311 service requests, 34 DOB permits, 29 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1974
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)HARTFORD PROPERTIES 41 LLC
BBL1008440025
BIN1016088

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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.

$2,430 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Food Establishment (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Plumbing (1) · Lost Property (1).

Filed construction activity

$823,999 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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$3,182,000 $1,431,900
2026$3,244,000 $1,459,800
2027$3,537,000 $1,591,650

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
McDonald'sSandwichesA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Toilet Facility) · 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

Subway14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 17 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 500 ft
Citi BikeE 17 St & Broadway · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

39 Union Square

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

30 311 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

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
39
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171010011
20182111014
201930306
202000606
202120103
20223012015
2023268016
202420312439
202501517
202600819
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The full timeline

Construction 63Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 89Ownership & money 5Health & systems 14

Every one of the 188 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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