39 West 31st Street, Manhattan
Commercial · built c. 1915 · Block 833, Lot 18.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Aug 10, 2026, estimated cost $151K, described as “Application filed to obtain new partialc of o for a grocery/food retail store at cellar, 1ST fl., mezzanine and 2ND floor in existing 16 story commercial building. Replacement of the existing exterior stair with a new. No change in bulk of…”
- Alteration, filed Apr 27, 2026, estimated cost $75K, described as “Interior alteration of existing commercial space, including architectural work. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 10, 2026, estimated cost $39K, described as “Interior alteration of existing commercial space, including architectural work. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2025, estimated cost $50K, described as “Interior renovation at 13TH floor UNIT#1312 beauty salon of existing 16-story building with general construction work as per plan filed herewith. Related plumbing work will be filed subsequently. No change in use, egress or certificate of…”
- Alteration, filed Dec 30, 2024, estimated cost $25K, described as “Interior alteration of existing commercial space, including architectural work. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 18, 2024, estimated cost $84K, described as “Interior renovation of existing commercial space unit# 800 on 8th floor. Work includes split type heatpump ac unit and installation of partition wall at unit# 800. No change in use,egress or certificat of occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 14, 2024, estimated cost $7K, described as “Interior fit-out of existing office(floor 12) unit 1200 proposed. Including partition installation as per plans. No change of use, egress and occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 1, 2024, estimated cost $80K, described as “Interior renovations of existing office space for expanded foot print. No change is use, occupancy, egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 12, 2024
- Alteration, filed Oct 7, 2023, estimated cost $53K, described as “Modification of existing sprinkler heads. No change of egress, occupancy, or use.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 1, 2023, estimated cost $140K, described as “To install new plumbing and gas cooking equipment as per plan and withdrawal of the previous application # 121983871. No change of use, occupancy, and egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 1, 2023, estimated cost $720K, described as “This filing is for previously filed job # 121983871 to continue renovation of the existing store as per plan, and sign-off is obtained. I will proceed to withdraw job #121983871.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 19, 2022, estimated cost $40K, described as “Enlargement of existing sidewalk Hatch door according to DOT approved plan.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 19, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Filing plumbing work in conjunction to DOB now job # M00452798-I1. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 22, 2021, estimated cost $165K, described as “Proposing interior renovation of ex. Office space @15TH fl to join unit 1500,1501,1502. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 31, 2020, estimated cost $10K, described as “Plumbing work in conjunction with alteration of commercial space at 9th floor. No change in use, egress or certificate of occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 3, 2019, estimated cost $19K, described as “Replacement of sprinkler heads and installation of non-residential sink at office space on 14th floor in conjunction with DOB alteration. No change in use, egress or certificate of occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 3, 2019, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of condenser and air handler with heat pump system at 14th floor. No change in use, egress or certificate of occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 20, 2019, estimated cost $3K, described as “Replace existing illuminated business accessory wall sign. Previous sign application# 120016419 to be withdrawn after this application approved, and permit issued. No change to use, occupancy or egress.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $10,605,150
- 2026–27 tax
- $1,091,467
- Market value (city estimate)
- $23,567,000
- Taxable value
- $10,061,460
- Assessed land
- $5,040,000
- Assessed improvements
- $5,565,150
Zoning
C6-6: floor area ratio 14.72 built, 15.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Board and land use applications
- Flatiron BID Expansion (City Planning 2021M0260): Business improvement district, Completed, filed Nov 30, 2020, decided May 19, 2021. An application from the Small Business Services (SBS) on behalf of the Flatiron Business Improvement District (BID) to modify the existing plan and expand the BID in Community Districts 4 and 5 of Manhattan.