Tower 39 LIC
28-09 39th Avenue, between 28th and 29th Streets · Long Island City
BBL 4003857501 · BIN 4004671
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Roof deck, second-floor terrace, parking and storage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2021–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,326
- Listing discount
- -1.5%
- Recorded sales
- 15
- On record
- 2021–2026
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Tower 39 LIC is a five-story condominium in Dutch Kills, with thirteen apartments and two shared outdoor levels. Studios, one-bedroom homes and two-bedroom layouts are concentrated within a small elevator building. On-site parking and storage add separately used space beyond the residential floors.
Anthony Ng is the architect of record on the new-building application. DOB issued the construction permit in September 2020 and signed off the job in February 2023. The main wave of apartment closings followed in 2024.
Architecture and unit composition
The apartment inventory has a clear progression in size. Studios measure approximately 346 square feet, while one-bedroom layouts are approximately 513–524 square feet. Two-bedroom homes include plans around 732 square feet and a larger top-floor layout of approximately 819 square feet.
Floor-to-ceiling windows and open kitchens make efficient use of those compact floor plates. Apartments have engineered wood flooring and in-unit laundry. Private balconies and terraces accompany selected homes, with central air conditioning present in the residential inventory.
Common outdoor areas sit at two different heights: a terrace on the second floor includes grilling facilities, while the roof deck offers longer views above the block. Elevator service connects the residential floors. The building also has intercom access and dedicated storage facilities.
Building operations
Thirteen residential tax lots are accompanied by ten nonresidential lots in commercial tax class 4. Each residential owner holds one apartment in the current ownership count. Parking and other nonresidential interests are therefore separate from the count of homes.
There is no recorded property-wide tax abatement. The compact apartments, shared elevator and two common terraces define the building's operating scale. The outdoor facilities are association amenities even where an individual home also has its own balcony.
Policy framework
Pets: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent. In-unit washer/dryer: Installed in apartments — confirm replacement requirements with the managing agent.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2026 | 4C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 513 sf | $680,000 | $1,326/sf | -2.7% |
| Sep 12, 2025 | 5A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 819 sf | $975,000 | $1,190/sf | -1.3% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 2C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 513 sf | $610,950 | $1,191/sf | -4.1% |
| Sep 6, 2024 | 2B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 732 sf | $871,060 | $1,190/sf | -0.8% |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 4B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 732 sf | $924,571 | $1,263/sf | +2.7% |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 3C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 513 sf | $672,045 | $1,310/sf | +1.6% |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 4C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 513 sf | $679,172 | $1,324/sf | +4.2% |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 2A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 524 sf | $656,284 | $1,252/sf | +1.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,326/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount -1.5% over ask.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 4-00385-7501) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
At the recent median sale of $680K (3 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $27,426 to close, or 4.0% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- Mortgage recording tax: $9,818
- Title insurance: $3,060
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $14,548
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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