830 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 228 311 service requests, 188 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 124 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 1. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$6,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (7) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Non (2) · Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (1).
$1,602,980 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1971) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (191) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | BLDG LIC 39TH ST LLC |
| Head officer | MARIA PLATIS |
| Managing agent | BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46,476,000 | $20,914,200 |
| 2026 | $50,556,000 | $22,750,200 |
| 2027 | $53,044,000 | $23,869,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 49/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tempura Matsui | Japanese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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.
| Subway | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 39 St — M15 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 39 St & 2 Ave · 300 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.
224 East 39 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything 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.
Managed by BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. — 76 buildings, 5,436 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B14 · C2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 76 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,133,906 on 2014-04-04 (lender: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-16 | RPTT&RET $90,000,000 — from DEANS MANAGEMENT OF N.Y., INC.; GOLDMAN, DORIAN S; GOLDMAN, KATJA B; GOLDMAN, LLOYD to BLDG HOLDINGS II LLC | $90,000,000 | |
| 2019-04-19 | AL&R $75,000,000 — from BLDG CLARK 39TH ST LLC; BLDG LIC 39TH ST LLC; BLDG OCEANSIDE 39TH ST LLC to BRIGHTHOUSE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $75,000,000 | |
| 2019-04-19 | Agreement $75,000,000 — from BRIGHTHOUSE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY to BLDG LIC 39TH ST LLC; BLDG CLARK 39TH ST LLC; BLDG OCEANSIDE 39TH ST LLC | $75,000,000 | |
| 2014-04-04 | AL&R $75,000,000 — from BLDG OCEANSIDE 39TH ST LLC; BLDG LIC 39TH ST LLC; BLDG CLARK 39TH ST LLC to MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMP | $75,000,000 | |
| 2014-04-04 | Agreement $75,000,000 — from BLDG LIC 39TH ST LLC; BLDG OCEANSIDE 39TH ST LLC; BLDG CLARK 39TH ST LLC to MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMP | $75,000,000 | |
| 2014-04-04 | Mortgage $20,133,906 — from BLDG OCEANSIDE 39TH ST LLC; BLDG CLARK 39TH ST LLC; BLDG LIC 39TH ST LLC to MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMP | $20,133,906 | |
| 2013-07-26 | Mortgage $4,866,094 — from EASTGATE OWNER LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $4,866,094 | |
| 2013-07-26 | AL&R $4,866,094 — from EASTGATE OWNER LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $4,866,094 | |
| 2012-12-06 | Mortgage $50,000,000 — from EASTGATE OWNER LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $50,000,000 | |
| 2012-12-06 | Mortgage $50,000,000 — from EASTGATE OWNER LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $50,000,000 | |
| 2012-12-06 | AL&R $50,000,000 — from EASTGATE OWNER LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $50,000,000 | |
| 2012-12-06 | Deed $69,000,000 — from EASTGATE TOWER HOTEL ASSOCIATES, L.P. to EASTGATE OWNER LLC | $69,000,000 | |
| 2006-12-08 | CORRM $74,734,990 — from EASTGATE TOWER HOTEL ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC | $74,734,990 | |
| 2006-11-09 | Deed $68,053,085 — from 222 EAST 39TH STREET CO., LLC to EASTGATE TOWER HOTEL ASSOCIATES, L.P. | $68,053,085 | |
| 2006-11-09 | AL&R $71,060,933 — from ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC to EASTGATE TOWER HOTEL ASSOCIATES, L.P. | $71,060,933 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Every one of the 830 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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