139 West 55th Street is a pre-war high-rise rental building in Midtown Manhattan. 139 W 55th Street rises 16 floors and offers 90 apartments within. Built in 1921, at a time when fireplaces were commonplace in each home, the building retains its original offerings. Staffed by a full-time doorman and resident superintendent, the building is serviced by 2 elevators and on-site laundry facilities. The layouts offered by 139 W 55th include studio, one- and two-bedroom homes.tendent and laundry facilities. Theaters, museums, shopping and dining destinations, music venues, TV studios, commedy clubs - every imaginable NYC neighborhood amenity is nearby... and so is the public transportation (N, Q, R, E, B, D, 1, A, C and M trains).