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39 Union Square · Manhattan · BBL 1008440025 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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

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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 last 12 months — 11 records

DateRecord
2026-08-28311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-06-19311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-06-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-06-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-05-17311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-04-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-17311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-04-06311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-03-11Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A
2025-12-16311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-28311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-06-19311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-06-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-06-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-05-17311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-04-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-17311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-04-06311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-03-11Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A
2025
2025-12-16311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-09-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-04-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-12Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A
2025-01-02311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2024
2024-12-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-10-01Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-10-01Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-08-30Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-08-19Job filed: Modification of plumbing system in existing McDonald's restaurant, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$40,000
2024-08-15Job filed: Modification of sprinkler system in existing McDonald's restaurant, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$40,000
2024-07-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2024-05-31Job filed: replace and repair drainage pipes$25,000
2024-05-22Job filed: Remove and replace the exterior ramp with concrete stairs. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$1,000
2024-05-21Asbestos abatement: Removal — Meridian Construction Group Inc
2024-05-21Asbestos abatement: Removal — Meridian Construction Group Inc
2024-05-21Asbestos abatement: Removal — Meridian Construction Group Inc
2024-04-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED SIDEWALK SIDE IN PLACE AT EXPO#1 WITH NO LIGHT UNDER THE SIDEWALK SHED UNSAFE CONDITION FOR PEDESTR$2,430
2024-04-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2024-04-19DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-18Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2024-04-15Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-04-15Permit Sprinklers — Permit Issued
2024-04-15Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024-04-12Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2024-04-12Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2024-04-04Job filed: Installation of temporary fence, as per plans filed herewith.$3,000
2024-04-03311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2024-04-03Job filed: Modification of structural work in existing McDonald's, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$59,999
2024-04-01Job filed: Modification of mechanical system in existing McDonald's restaurant, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$45,000
2024-04-01Job filed: Interior renovation in existing McDonald's restaurant, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$235,000
2024-03-28Job filed: Modification of sprinkler system in existing McDonald's restaurant, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$40,000
2024-03-28Job filed: Modification of plumbing system in existing McDonald's restaurant, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$40,000
2024-03-15Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-03-01311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2024-02-27Restaurant inspection: MCDONALD'S — grade A
2024-02-13311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2024-02-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-01-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-12-08311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-12-04Permit Earth Work — Permit Issued
2023-12-03311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2023-11-20311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2023-11-20DOB complaint, category ?
2023-11-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2023-10-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-23311: Panhandling — N/A
2023-08-18311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-02-21311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2023-01-24Job filed: REPLACING A PORTION OF THE EXISTING GROUND-LEVEL SLAB ON GRADE WITH A NEW SLAB$75,000
2022
2022-07-30311: Obstruction — Sign
2022-07-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-06311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022-06-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-27311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-23Job filed: replace and repair drainage pipes$25,000
2022-05-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-04-25311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2022-03-22Job filed: REPLACING A PORTION OF THE EXISTING GROUND-LEVEL SLAB ON GRADE WITH A NEW SLAB$75,000
2022-03-22Job filed: replace and repair drainage pipes$25,000
2021
2021-10-28Job filed: Temporary installation of a plywood fence.$10,000
2021-10-28Job filed: NEW WALK-OUT WINDOW. NEW STOREFRONT WALK-UP WINDOW w/ TEMP. GLASS. MATCH EXISTING.$45,000
2021-06-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-11-28311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020-11-23311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-05-30311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020-04-12311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2020-04-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-11-05311: Bike Rack Condition — Bike Rack Repair
2019-05-31311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2019-03-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-03-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-03-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2019-02-13311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2018
2018-12-12311: Homeless Person Assistance
2018-12-12311: Homeless Person Assistance
2018-12-11311: Homeless Person Assistance
2018-11-08311: Homeless Person Assistance
2018-06-12311: Street Condition — Wear & Tear
2018-05-04311: Homeless Person Assistance
2018-04-15311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-04-05311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2018-04-01311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2018-03-03311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2018-02-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2018-01-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2018-01-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2017
2017-12-29Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION AND MINOR PLUMBING WORK TO AN EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT.$40,000
2017-11-22311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017-10-13311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2017-08-27311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2017-08-25311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2017-06-18311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2017-03-21311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2017-03-21311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2017-02-25311: Animal Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2017-01-15311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2017-01-07311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016
2016-09-03311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-06-30311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-06-11311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2016-04-23311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2015
2015-07-03311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2014
2014-10-03311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2014-03-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-07-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-05-30311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2013-03-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2013-01-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012
2012-12-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012-11-06311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012-11-06311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012-11-06311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012-10-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2011
2011-11-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2011-11-16Permit SG — ISSUED
2011-11-16Permit SG — ISSUED
2011-11-07Job filed: ERECT NON-ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY AWNING ON WALL. 12 SQ FT COPY READING 'M M M'. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2011-11-07Job filed: ERECT NON-ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY AWNING ON WALL. 12 SQ FT COPY READING 'M M M'. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2011-11-07Job filed: ERECT NON-ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY AWNING ON WALL. 12 SQ FT COPY READING "M M M". NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2011-11-04311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2011-11-04DOB complaint, category ?
2011-11-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2011-10-28Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL A FENCE. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2011-10-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-10-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-10-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-10-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-07-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011-06-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011-01-03Job filed: PA
2010
2010-12-03311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2010-06-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-31Deed — from BARRY BRAUSE; RITA BRAUSE; ROBERTA BRAUSE; RUTH BRAUSE; LOUIS BRAUSE to HARTFORD PROPERTIES 41 LLC
2009-06-15Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE LIMITED TO AREAS SHOWN ON PLANS, INCLUDING NEW FINISHES AND CONVERT RESTROOMS TO MAKE THE HANDICAP CO$71,115
2009-06-15Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE LIMITED TO AREAS SHOWN ON PLANS, INCLUDING NEW FINISHES AND CONVERT RESTROOMS TO MAKE THE HANDICAP CO$71,115
2009-03-23MLEA — from HARTFORD PROPERTIES CO. to MCDONALD'S CORPORATION
2009-03-23PAT — from BRAUSE, RUTH to BRAUSE, DAVID; BRAUSE, LOUIS
2006
2006-05-01Job filed: Install one 10-ton roof-top unit. Exist'g duct work and plumbing supply no change. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$20,000
2006-05-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-04-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-03-20Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2002-03-20Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2000
2000-08-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-07-13Job filed: INSTALL NEW MECH UNIT$5,000
2000-07-13Job filed: INSTALL NEW MECH UNIT$5,000
1995
1995-06-07Permit SG — ISSUED
1994
1994-12-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-12-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
1994-06-17Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-04-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-03-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-03-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-10-19ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO HAVE APPROVED PA PLANS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION REMEDY:PROVIDE APPROVED PA PLANS$115
1990-06-04ECB Non-Hazardous violation: USE OF PROHIBITED HARDWARE (KEY LOCKS) ON SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS. REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL HARDWARE.$115
1989
1989-05-30ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OPERATION OF PA WITHOUT A CURRENT PERMIT REMEDY OBTIAIN PERMIT EXIT SIGN AT REAR EXIT MISSING REMEDY INSTALL EXIT SIGN$250
1988
1988-06-10ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PA PLANS FOR INSPECTION. REMEDY: PROVIDEAPPROVED PA PLANS.$75
1976
1976-01-15Agreement — from BRAUSE, RUTH; HARTFORD PROPERTIESDBA; BRAUSE, JACK to DIME SAVINGS BK WLLMSBRG
1970
1970-12-28REL — from DIME SVGS BK WILLIAMSBRG to BRAUSE, JACK; BRAUSE, RUTH

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