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334 West 40 Street

492Records
15City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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492 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 128 311 service requests, 68 DOB permits, 64 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built2010
Floors32
Res. units0
ClassHS
Owner (PLUTO)340-344 REALTY LLC
BBL1007630060
BIN1013693

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

15 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Illegal Parking (8) · Blocked Driveway (6) · Street Condition (4) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,597,906 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)340-344 REALTY LLC
Head officerSEENKEI CHIEW
Managing agent334-340 HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-11-21

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$48,580,000 $21,861,000
2026$49,329,000 $22,198,050
2027$50,036,000 $22,516,200

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 58/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
NerolabItalianNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 38 St — M11 M34A-SBS · 550 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 39 St & 9 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

334 West 40 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,497,273 on 2026-08-11 (lender: New York Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-11AL&R $63,000,000 — from 340 WEST 40 REALTY, LLC; 340 WEST 40 REALTY TWO, LLC to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $63,000,000
2026-08-11Agreement $63,000,000 — from 340 WEST 40 REALTY, LLC; 340 WEST 40 REALTY TWO, LLC to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $63,000,000
2026-08-11Mortgage $1,497,274 — from 340 WEST 40 REALTY TWO, LLC; 340 WEST 40 REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $1,497,274
2016-07-27AL&R $67,500,000 — from 340 WEST 40 REALTY, LLC; 340 WEST 40 REALTY TWO, LLC to DUETSCHE BANK AG $67,500,000
2016-07-27Mortgage $67,500 — from 340 WEST 40 REALTY TWO, LLC; 340 WEST 40 REALTY, LLC to DUETSCHE BANK AG $67,500
2011-08-22M&CON $75,000,000 — from 340 WEST 40 REALTY, LLC; 340 WEST 40 REALTY TWO, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $75,000,000
2007-08-31Mortgage $51,337,500 — from 340-344 REALTY LLC; MEHTA FAMILY, LLC to SPECIALTY FINANCE GROUP LLC $51,337,500
2007-02-01Deed $14,600,000 — from SEG REALTY LLC; SARETSKY, HOWARD to MEHTA FAMILY LLC $14,600,000
2007-01-05Mortgage $10,500,000 — from 340-344 REALTY LLC; MEHTA FAMILY, LLC to REPUBLIC BANK OF CHICAGO $10,500,000
2006-03-24RPTT $362,419,501 — from TMO PARENT LLC to MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 3 LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2 LLC $362,419,501

Ten-year activity

50250
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2020
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2023
2024
2025
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017105028
201804110217
2019017019
202034120120
202164100121
20224170012
202391150227
20241160311
202500100111
202600229233
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The full timeline

Construction 125Enforcement 138Housing & tenants 147Ownership & money 64Health & systems 18

Every one of the 492 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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