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135 East 39 Street, Manhattan

BIN 1019480BBL 1008950031Block 895 · Lot 31Built 19306 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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135 East 39 Street at a glance

135 East 39 Street, Manhattan has 38 open city records on file, 7 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Oct 1, 1985 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Dec 4, 2025.

Open Class C
7
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
26
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
5
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
1.31
29 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
51
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Dec 4, 2025
Bedbugs record

Health score for 135 East 39 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 204 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 7
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 26
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 135 East 39 Street

204 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 135 East 39 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 18 summonses below, out of $8,635.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 135 East 39 Street
048652135KJan 4, 2025DIRTY SIDEWALKApr 4, 2025Pending
039132885YDec 13, 2024FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERFeb 20, 2025Found in violation
1736406Dec 13, 2024AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED ELEVATOR CITY DEVICE # 12043 OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO WATER SEWER PIPE AT CELLAR ELEVATOR MOTOR ROOM LEAKING FROM THE CEILING ONTO ELEVATOR MOTOR AND RELATED ELECTRICAL DEVISES., REPFeb 20, 2025Found in violation
048647943MOct 9, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEJan 7, 2025Pending
048487755PSep 24, 2024DIRTY SIDEWALKDec 23, 2024Pending
048161932RFeb 20, 2024FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMay 20, 2024Pending
047003144XJan 19, 2021FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETApr 23, 2021SETTL IN-VIO
1336925Sep 28, 2017WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.LAUNDRY ROOM LOCATED IN CELLAR WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT PERMITS.LAUNDRY ROOM HAS COMPLETE PIPING WATER SUPPLIED WASTE GASPIPING.NO RECORD OF LAUNDRY ROOM ON THE C OF O UTILITY CALL TO LOCAL GNov 16, 2017Found in violation
035251741LSep 28, 2017WORK WITHOUT A PERMITNov 16, 2017Found in violation
043572322YAug 14, 2014RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYC 9+ DWELLING UNITSSep 15, 2014Pending
0172550997Apr 24, 2009FAILURE TO POST NOTICES INFORM ABOUT RECYCLINGJun 22, 2009Pending
0170373327Feb 3, 2009RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLESMar 9, 2009Pending
0162248360Aug 22, 2008FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DOT PERMITSApr 14, 2009Found in violation
456543Sep 19, 200725D06,38B09,41O02,51D06,58D06.38-COUNTERWEIGHTS ON CAR TOP.41-CLEAN SELECTOR CABLE.58-SECURE NUT ON BRAKE ASSEMBLY(PLUNGER).51-ANTISPIN-SECURE AS PER CODE.Nov 8, 2007Cured
038169720ZSep 19, 2007FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATORNov 8, 2007Found in violation
038164573PApr 17, 2007FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR.Aug 9, 2007Found in violation
728386Apr 17, 200702X10,25L10,56M07,38O02,71M07,38M07,36M07,84A09.02X10-PROVIDE BELL WHEN STOP SWITCH IS PUSHED.25L10-REPAIR TOP EMERGENCY EXIT COVER.56M07-PROVIDE CITY ID TAG.38O02-CLEAN CAR TOP.71M07-PROVIDE GUARD LIGHT BULBAug 9, 2007Found in violation
0137243536May 28, 2004RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLESJul 14, 2004Written off

Ownership history for 135 East 39 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 1008950031), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 135 East 39 Street
Oct 1, 1985Oct 29, 198513539 Owners CORPDerby AssociatesDeedView ↗
Oct 1, 1985Oct 29, 1985Derby AssociatesK.G. Fogg INCDeedView ↗
Aug 3, 1982Aug 6, 1982K. G. Fogg INC.Utility Realty Co.,INC.DeedView ↗

Financing record for 135 East 39 Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 135 East 39 Street
Aug 18, 2020Assignment of leases and rents$2,500,000Investors BankView ↗
Aug 18, 2020Mortgage assignmentInvestors BankView ↗
Aug 18, 2020Mortgage$646,417Investors BankView ↗
Jan 30, 2014Mortgage assignmentNew York Community BankView ↗
Jan 30, 2014Mortgage assignmentNew York Community BankView ↗
Jan 30, 2014Mortgage$451,313New York Community BankView ↗
Jan 30, 2014Assignment of leases and rentsNew York Community BankView ↗
Jan 30, 2014Mortgage assignmentNew York Community BankView ↗
May 14, 2013Mortgage assignmentNcb, FsbView ↗
May 14, 2013Mortgage$250,000Ncb, National Consumer Cooperative BankView ↗
May 14, 2013Assignment of assignmentNcb, FsbView ↗
May 14, 2013Assignment of leases and rents$250,000Ncb, National Consumer Cooperative BankView ↗
Jan 30, 2012Satisfaction of mortgageApple Bank For SavingsView ↗
Jan 30, 2012Assignment of leases and rents$300,000National Consumer Cooperative Bank Dba NcbView ↗
Jan 30, 2012Assignment of assignmentNcb, FsbView ↗
Jan 30, 2012Mortgage$300,000National Consumer Cooperative Bank Dba NcbView ↗
Jan 30, 2012Mortgage assignmentNcb, FsbView ↗
Dec 30, 2009Assignment of assignmentApple Bank For SavingsView ↗
Dec 30, 2009Mortgage assignmentApple Bank For SavingsView ↗
Feb 22, 2002Mortgage assignmentFannie MaeView ↗
Mortgage assignmentNational Consumer Cooperative BankView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageNational Consumer Cooperative BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentNational Consumer Cooperative BankView ↗
Mortgage$300,000National Consumer Cooperative BankView ↗
Mortgage$1,150,000National Consumer Cooperative BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFirst Boston Mtge EtcView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFirst Boston Mtge EtcView ↗
Mortgage assignmentBankers Trust Co CalifView ↗
Mortgage assignmentBankers Tr Co/CaliforniaView ↗
Mortgage$900,000National Cnsmr CoopbkView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageDerby AssociatesView ↗
Partial satisfactionSchattner, Robert, Schattner, Paul S.View ↗
Mortgage assignmentNational Cnsmr CoopbkView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageChernoff Industriesinc, Wolowitz Holdings INCView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageUtility Realty Co INCView ↗
Mortgage assignmentDerby AssociatesView ↗
Mortgage$105,000Derby AssociatesView ↗
Mortgage assignmentKomitee, Ira, Gross, Elliot S.View ↗
Mortgage assignmentSchattner, Robert, Turkel, Harry W., Schattner, Paul S.View ↗
Mortgage$200,000Wolowitz Holdings, INC., Chernoff Industriesinc.View ↗
Mortgage$595,000Utility Realty Co.,INC.View ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageBk For Sav'S In N.Y.C., W.S. Sav'S BankView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.