Engineering Societies' Building

The Engineering Societies' Building has about 209,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 198,000 square feet of office and 5,000 square feet of industrial and storage space, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

City records list 1906 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 1989. The building is 16 floors tall.

The Engineering Societies' Building is at 25 West 39th Street in Midtown, Manhattan. City records list 25-33 West 39th Street on the same tax lot (BBL 1008410020). A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

25 West 39th Street is in ZIP code 10018, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The Engineering Societies' Building is at 25 West 39th Street, New York, NY 10018, in Midtown.

The lot is in the M1-9A/R12 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 16.89 and a maximum commercial FAR of 15 for this lot.

The closest subway station to the Engineering Societies' Building is 42 St-Bryant Pk (the B, D, F, M and 7 trains, connected to 5 Av), about 650 feet away in a straight line, roughly 3 minutes on foot. Also nearby: Times Sq-42 St (the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, S, A, C and E trains, connected to 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal), 4 min walk; Grand Central-42 St (the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S trains), 5 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.

The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists 25 BRYANT LLC as the owner of record of the Engineering Societies' Building (BBL 1008410020). Big buildings are usually held through a company set up for that one property, so the name on the roll can differ from the landlord's brand or the managing agent. Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.

The Engineering Societies' Building last sold in December 2005 for $53 million, according to the deed recorded with the city. TOMMY HILFIGER U.S.A., INC. sold it to 25 WEST 39TH STREET REALTY, LLC. That comes to about $254 per square foot of floor area. The deed is ACRIS document 2005120900913001 (BBL 1008410020) in the city's property records. A sale of the company that owns a building is not recorded as a deed, so it would not show there.

The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at the Engineering Societies' Building in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in January 2023. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1008410020. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $26 million for the Engineering Societies' Building. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $2.83 million a year, roughly $13.55 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1008410020 show the actual bill.

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of the Engineering Societies' Building at $57.9 million ($12 million of it land) and its assessed value at $26 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value fell 11% from 2022/23 ($65.3 million) to 2026/27.

No space at 25 West 39th Street is listed on Leasemark right now. Nearby on Leasemark: office space for lease at 783 Madison 4th Floor in the Upper East Side (994 SF, $66.40/SF/yr). Owners and brokers can list space here for free, and tenants can post a requirement to be matched when space opens up.