Manhattan • Office

205 West 39 St

Manhattan, NY 10018Company-ownedBBL 1007890030BIN 1080571
Year Built1922
Floors16
Units22
Building Area229,162 sqft
ZoningM1-9A/R12
ClassO6
Market Value$55.2M

205 WEST 39 ST is a property located at 205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan, NY 10018. It is classified as a office - loft/mixed use. The building was constructed in 1922. It has 16 floors and 22 units. The building area is 229,162 square feet on a 21,478 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-9A/R12. The assessed market value is $55.2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 574 building permits on record (311 active). There are 212 violations on record (16 currently open). 31 docketed judgments carrying $15,502 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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1,156records on file
77Energy Star

Completed in 1922, 205 West 39 St rises 16 stories over New York. Public records put it at 22 units and 229,162 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-9A/R12. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $55.2M, and assessed for tax at $24.9M. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,156 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 574 of its 1,156 records, fully 50%, fall under that one heading. Violation (212) and enforcement (166) trail well behind. 16 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2011.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 77, with a site energy-use intensity of 53.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 1,232 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 50% permit, 61 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$55.2M of New York, written across 1,156 government filings.

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Property Details

Address205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan, NY 10018
Building TypeOffice - Loft/Mixed Use
O6
Year Built1922
Floors16
Total Units22
Building Area229,162 sqft
Lot Size21,478 sqft
ZoningM1-9A/R12
1007890030
1080571
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$55.2M
$24.9M
$5M

Building Permits

574 on record · 311 active
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Oct 2, 2026Est. cost $12KJob #122073638-01
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jun 3, 2026Est. cost $10KJob #121697164-01
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 14, 2026Est. cost $9KJob #M01313055-I1
SprinklerDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Feb 3, 2026Est. cost $9KJob #M01313055-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Nov 6, 2025Est. cost $230KJob #M08042589-I1

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Violations

212 on record · 16 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$15,502
Judgments · 31 docketed
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2026Balance $112Ticket #0216760464
PUBLIC URINATION 1ST OFFENSE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2026Balance $100Ticket #049416252L
SPILLAGE FROM A RECEPTACLE 1ST OFFENSE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2026Balance $775Ticket #014207930K
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2026Ticket #014207931M
LABELS MARKINGS
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2026Balance $455Ticket #000987585K
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF

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SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 18, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202206-0087936

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle B (premises is in Community District 5)

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SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 18, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202206-0087935

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle B (premises is in Community District 5)

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202312-0004631

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 11, 2024#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202312-0006172

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-201812-0011916

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2018 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan, NY 10018 was constructed in 1922. It is classified as a office - loft/mixed use with 16 floors and 22 units. The building area is 229,162 sqft.

Are there building permits at 205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan, NY 10018 has 574 building permits on record, with 311 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 2 (SIGNED OFF) filed Oct 2, 2026.

Does 205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan, NY 10018 has 212 violations on record, with 16 currently open. Breakdown: 16 DOB Safety, 150 DOB, 46 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan, NY 10018 has 31 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $15,502. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 205 WEST 39 ST?

205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan, NY 10018 has an assessed market value of $55.2M and a total assessed value of $24.9M (land: $5M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 205 WEST 39 ST?

205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan, NY 10018 is zoned M1-9A/R12. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 205 WEST 39 ST?

205 WEST 39 ST, Manhattan, NY 10018 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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