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240 East 39 Street

1,057Records
18City systems
0Open violations
0.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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1,057 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 552 311 service requests, 118 DOB violations, 79 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1997
Floors52
Res. units464
ClassD8
Owner (PLUTO)EAST 39TH REALTY LLC
BBL1009190014
BIN1087340, 1811048

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 93% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.2. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (37) · Noise (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8) · Lead (5) · Encampment (5) · Dirty Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

$2,803,840 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (1997)
YesSix or more residential units (464)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)EAST 39TH REALTY LLC
Head officerCAROLE L PITTELMAN
Managing agentGLENWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-07-29

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$136,135,000 $61,260,750
2026$149,723,000 $67,375,350
2027$154,022,000 $69,309,900

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 5/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 39 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 39 St & 2 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
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

240 East 39 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

88 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GLENWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 29 buildings, 7,971 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
320 West 38 Street MN569 A
1424 2 Avenue MN467 A
240 East 39 Street MN464 A
1365 York Avenue MN418 A
630 West 246 Street BX403 A
10 Barclay Street MN396 A
1673 York Avenue MN383 A
300 East 56 Street MN369 A
160 West 62 Street MN339 A
1751 York Avenue MN328 A
45 West 60 Street MN322 A
1385 York Avenue MN290 A
10 Liberty Street MN287 A
1775 York Avenue MN272 A
175 West 60 Street MN258 A
320 East 46 Street MN248 A
350 East 79 Street MN236 A
1596 York Avenue MN233 A
333 East 102 Street MN230 A
1930 Broadway MN229 A
333 East 56 Street MN224 A
1434 York Avenue MN210 A
519 East 76 Street MN210 A
334 West 39 Street MN205 A
450 North End Avenue MN151 A
1737 York Avenue MN62 A
139-21 86 Avenue QN61 A
1195 Lexington Avenue MN58 A
425 East 72 Street MN49 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $101,700 on 2026-05-26 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-26Mortgage $101,700 — from EAST 39TH REALTY LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $101,700
2001-01-05Mortgage $119,000,000 — from EAST 39TH REALTY LLC to FANNIE MAE $119,000,000
1998-08-05Mortgage $119,000 — from EAST 39TH REALTY LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $119,000
1991-06-27Mortgage $5,000,000 — from ALDERSGATE DVLPMNT INC to STANDARD CHARTERED BK $5,000,000
1988-07-25Mortgage $25,114,250 — from ALDERSGATE DVLP INC to STANDARD CHARTERED BK $25,114,250
1984-02-03Mortgage $362,338 — from FRANKLIN MOVING & ETC. to METROPOLITAN SVG BK,FSB $362,338
1984-02-03Agreement $362,338 — from FRANKLIN MOVING & ETC. to METROPOLITAN SV BK,FSB $362,338
1982-07-28Mortgage $499,990 — from FRANKLIN MOVING ETC. to LIFTON, MARTIN $499,990

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017892901662
201801190626
201948270645
202000520658
20210213703142
20229310603121
202373410354
2024120400355
202572310343
202601149327
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The full timeline

Construction 126Enforcement 191Housing & tenants 611Ownership & money 63Health & systems 66

Every one of the 1,057 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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