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247 East 39 Street, Manhattan

BIN 1020377BBL 1009200027Block 920 · Lot 27Built 19005 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
5 open Class C — see them ↓$20,050.00 recorded as due
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247 East 39 Street at a glance

247 East 39 Street, Manhattan has 8 open city records on file, 5 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $20,050.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. City marshals have executed 1 eviction at this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Aug 20, 2015 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Aug 20, 2026.

Open Class C
5
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
3
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$20,050.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
0.60
20 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
1
Marshal evictions — click to see them
Permits on file
23
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Aug 20, 2026
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Health score for 247 East 39 Street

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

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 112 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 5
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 3
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $20,050
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 1
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 247 East 39 Street

112 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 247 East 39 Street

$20,050.00 is recorded as due across the 16 summonses below, out of $22,450.00 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 247 East 39 Street
048313280KMay 4, 2024DIRTY SIDEWALKAug 2, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
1601913Jan 15, 2021FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:OBSERVED AT EXP#1 4TH FLOOR ONE OF TWO WINDOWS ON FIRE ESCAPE HAVE WINDOW AC CONTRARY TO LOCAL LAW.REM:REMOVE THE WINDOW AC ON FIRE ESCAPE.Apr 1, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
035546246MJan 15, 2021FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERApr 1, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
035540474RNov 2, 2020FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERJan 14, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
1196592Nov 2, 2020FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:AT TIME OF MY INSPECTION I OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE #1 3 AIR CONDITIONERS INSTALLED ON 2ND,3RD & 5TH FL {PUSH OK} THERE W/OUT LOCAL LAW II REQUIRED SUPPORT BRJan 14, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
035344470LSep 11, 2020FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERJul 1, 2021Found in violation$500.00
1539094Sep 11, 2020FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MATTER.NOTED:THREE WINDOW AIR CONDITIONERS INSTALLED ON SECOND THIRD AND FIFTH FLOOR EACH WITHOUTLOCAL LAW 11 REQUIRED SUPPORT BRACKETS.REM:REPAIR & REPLACE.Jul 1, 2021Found in violation$500.00
705063Aug 24, 2015WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT:INSTALLATION OF WATER SANITARY PIPING,FITTING & VALVES.INSPECTION TIME:10:20AM ON 8/24/15,I INSPECTED APT. 2A LOCATED ON SECOND FLOOR I OBSERVED UNDER KITCHEN SINK A NEW 2" GALVANIZED PIPEOct 8, 2015Settled by stipulation
035140989NAug 24, 2015WORK WITHOUT A PERMITOct 8, 2015Settled by stipulation
1127784Aug 4, 2015WORK W/O A PERMIT.WORK NOTED: AT APT "2B" INSTALLED FULL HEIGHT PARTI TIONS FOR 2 ROOMS.INSTALLED WATER AND WASTE LINES FOR WASHING MACHINE AT LAUNDRY,REPLACE BATHROOM AND KITCHEN SINKS WITH WATER SUPPLY CONNECSep 24, 2015Settled by stipulation
035154009XAug 4, 2015WORK WITHOUT A PERMITSep 24, 2015Settled by stipulation
0177615516Sep 15, 2013STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESDec 10, 2013Found in violation
0158557731Nov 8, 2008MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESJan 5, 2009Pending
040044457NJul 9, 2007ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICENov 2, 2007Pending
040044458PJul 9, 2007ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICENov 2, 2007Pending
10260Jan 19, 1989FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING EXTERIOR WALL DEFECT IS THE NORTH EAST CORNER PARAPET WALL IS BULDGING APPROS 4 LEANING OUT THE MORTER BETWEEN THE JOINTS IS DEFECTIVE AND MISSING THE SOUT EAST CORNER PARAPET{Mar 2, 1989Settled by stipulation

Marshal evictions at 247 East 39 Street

Each row is a warrant of eviction a city marshal actually carried out at this building, from the Department of Investigation’s eviction ledger. It records the end of a Housing Court case, not a violation. “Possession” means the tenant was removed and the space returned to the landlord. Filings that never reached execution are not in this dataset.

Executed marshal evictions at 247 East 39 Street
Feb 7, 2023Residential1DPossessionDarlene BaroneN316017/22

Ownership history for 247 East 39 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 1009200027), 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 247 East 39 Street
Aug 20, 2015Sep 2, 2015Lm243-247 East 39th St., L.P.Rm-243-247 E. 39th St., LLCDeedView ↗
Dec 19, 2008Jan 20, 2009243-247 East 39th St. LLCRakoff, Steven, Rakoff, Jamie, Rakoff, Eric, Irving Rakoff Revocable TrustDeedView ↗
Dec 19, 2008Jan 20, 2009Rm-243-247 E. 39th St., LLCMarolda, RalphDeedView ↗
Mar 20, 2000May 2, 2000Rakoff Limited PartnershipRakoff, IrvingDeedView ↗
Jul 10, 1987Jul 24, 1987East/West VentureMkhs 40th Street CORP.DeedView ↗
Feb 25, 1983Mar 10, 1983888 Associates, INC.245 E.39 Street CORP.DeedView ↗
Feb 25, 1983Mar 10, 1983Marolda, Ralph, Rakoff, Irving888 Associates, INC.DeedView ↗

Financing record for 247 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 247 East 39 Street
Oct 3, 2017Mortgage assignmentSantander Bank, N.A.View ↗
Oct 3, 2017Mortgage$1,134,547Santander Bank, N.A.View ↗
Oct 26, 2012Mortgage$600,000Astoria Federal S&L AssnView ↗
Dec 19, 2008Mortgage assignmentAstoria Federal Savings And Loan AssociationView ↗
Dec 19, 2008Mortgage and consolidation$3,000,000Astoria Federal Savings And Loan AssociationView ↗
Dec 19, 2008Assignment of leases and rentsAstoria Federal Savings And Loan AssociationView ↗
Mortgage assignmentIndependence Community Realty CORP.View ↗
Mortgage$1,709,274Queens County Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentQueens County Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage$720,828Independence SavingsbnkView ↗
Mortgage assignmentIndependence SavingsbnkView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageCentral Svgs Bank NycView ↗
Mortgage assignmentEllis, EmilyView ↗
Mortgage assignmentHaseko Wld AssociatesView ↗
Mortgage$1,500,000Western Savings AssnView ↗
Mortgage$4,300,000Western Savings AssnView ↗
Mortgage$2,718,000Western Savings AssnView ↗
Mortgage$12,080,000Western Savings AssocView ↗
Mortgage$2,220,000Western Savings AssocView ↗
Mortgage assignmentApplebaum, Lucie, Ellis, Emily, Einhorn, Naomi, Ellis, MaryView ↗
Mortgage assignmentRakoff-Merolda Cp Etc.View ↗
Mortgage$800,000245 E.39 Street CORP.View ↗
Mortgage assignmentMiddletown Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentTroy Savings BankView ↗
MortgageAnnuity Fundfor CongmiView ↗

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