Manhattan • Office

239 Canal St

Manhattan, NY 10013Company-ownedBBL 1002080019BIN 1002675

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1915
Floors6
Units1
Building Area42,544 sqft
ZoningM1-5/R10
ClassO5
Market Value$11.4M

239 CANAL ST is a property located at 239 CANAL ST, Manhattan, NY 10013. It is classified as a office - non-combustible. The building was constructed in 1915. It has 6 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 42,544 square feet on a 13,388 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-5/R10. The assessed market value is $11.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 293 building permits on record (224 active). There are 58 violations on record (2 currently open). 40 docketed judgments carrying $16,100 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

733records on file
30Energy Star

Completed in 1915, 239 Canal St rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 1 unit and 42,544 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-5/R10. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $11.4M, and assessed for tax at $5.1M. In the 57 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 733 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 293 of its 733 records, fully 40%, fall under that one heading. Enforcement (160) and inspection (109) trail well behind. 2 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 2017.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 30, with a site energy-use intensity of 115.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 425 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 40% permit, 57 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.

$11.4M of New York, written across 733 government filings.

Property Details

Address239 CANAL ST, Manhattan, NY 10013
Building TypeOffice - Non-Combustible
O5
Year Built1915
Floors6
Total Units1
Building Area42,544 sqft
Lot Size13,388 sqft
ZoningM1-5/R10
1002080019
1002675
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$11.4M
$5.1M
$473K

Building Permits

293 on record · 224 active
Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Apr 17, 2026Job #140441902-01
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Aug 22, 2025Est. cost $5KJob #M01205537-P2
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Aug 22, 2025Est. cost $10KJob #M01225898-S1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Aug 22, 2025Est. cost $5KJob #M01205537-S1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Aug 22, 2025Est. cost $10KJob #M01225898-P2

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Violations

58 on record · 2 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$16,100
Judgments · 40 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Ticket #014171673R
AFFIDAVITS, DESIGN INSTALLATION DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2025Ticket #014153349X
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2025Balance $50Ticket #048498524L
POSTING OF SIGN PERMIT
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2025Balance $50Ticket #048498499Z
POSTING OF SIGN PERMIT
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2024Balance $2,000Ticket #014135239X
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

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DOB LegacyE
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 2, 2021#2514896
ECB
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 20, 2017#37002849Z

FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL CERITIFICATION THAT COOLING TOWER 1000005593 HAS BEEN INSPECTED, TESTED, & DISINFECTED, & THAT A MAINTENANCE PLAN BEEN DEVELOPED & IMPLEMENTED, BY NOV. 1, 2016. REMEDY: FILE ANNUAL CERTIF

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 239 CANAL ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 239 CANAL ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 was constructed in 1915. It is classified as a office - non-combustible with 6 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 42,544 sqft.

Are there building permits at 239 CANAL ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 239 CANAL ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 has 293 building permits on record, with 224 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 3 (SIGNED OFF) filed Apr 17, 2026.

Does 239 CANAL ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 239 CANAL ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 has 58 violations on record, with 2 currently open. Breakdown: 48 DOB, 10 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 239 CANAL ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 239 CANAL ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 has 40 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $16,100. 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 239 CANAL ST?

239 CANAL ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 has an assessed market value of $11.4M and a total assessed value of $5.1M (land: $473K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 239 CANAL ST?

239 CANAL ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 is zoned M1-5/R10. 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 239 CANAL ST?

239 CANAL ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 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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