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342 West 40 Street

423Records
16City systems
16Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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423 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 ECB/OATH violations, 64 DOB violations, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built2010
Floors32
Res. units0
ClassH2
Owner (PLUTO)GOULD HOTEL ON WEST 40TH STREET LLC
BBL1007630065
BIN1088524

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations16 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2016-11-30.

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Patterns

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

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$3,748 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Elevator (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Street Sign (1).

Filed construction activity

$311,325 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$25,178,000 $11,330,100
2026$26,199,000 $11,789,550
2027$26,274,000 $11,823,300

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 17/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Collage Bistro & BarAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 38 St — M11 M34A-SBS · 500 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 39 St & 9 Ave · 250 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

342 West 40 Street

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

15 311 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: $12,000,000 on 2012-07-27 (lender: American General Life And Accident). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-07-27Mortgage $12,000,000 — from GOULD HOTEL ON WEST 40TH STREET LLC to AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT $12,000,000
2012-07-27AL&R $12,000,000 — from GOULD HOTEL ON WEST 40TH STREET LLC to AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT $12,000,000
2012-05-14Deed $15,225,000 — from 342 PROPERTY LLC to GOULD HOTEL ON WEST 40TH STREET LLC $15,225,000
2012-05-14SPRD $40,000,000 — from 342 PROPERTY LLC; GOULD HOTEL ON WEST 40TH STREET LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $40,000,000
2012-05-14MLEA $15,225,000 — from GOULD HOTEL ON WEST 40TH STREET LLC to 342 PROPERTY LLC $15,225,000
2012-05-14Agreement $40,000,000 — from 342 PROPERTY LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $40,000,000
2010-08-13Agreement $40,177,263 — from 342 PROPERTY LLC to 342 HOTEL INVESTOR LLC $40,177,263
2010-08-13Mortgage $40,177,263 — from 342 PROPERTY LLC to 342 HOTEL INVESTOR LLC $40,177,263
2008-01-18Mortgage $6,204,000 — from 342 PROPERTY LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,204,000
2008-01-18Mortgage $10,261,000 — from 342 PROPERTY LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $10,261,000
2007-06-15Mortgage $15,835,000 — from 342 PROPERTY LLC to NRFC WA HOLDINGS II, LLC $15,835,000
2007-06-15Mortgage $9,700,000 — from 342 PROPERTY LLC to NRFC WA HOLDINGS II, LLC $9,700,000
2007-06-07Deed $8,475,000 — from STAGING ASSOCIATES, LTD. to 342 PROPERTY LLC $8,475,000
2002-12-26Mortgage $214,900 — from STAGING ASSOCIATES LTD., to U.S. SMALL BUSINESSADMINISTRATION $214,900
2002-05-07Mortgage $442,500 — from STAGING ASSOCIATESLTD. to ADMINISTRATOR OF THESMALL BUS. ADMINISTR $442,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170130711
20180820616
20192550618
20205310312
2021003003
2022006006
202301551223
20248951932
20251890725
202601601118
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The full timeline

Construction 82Enforcement 165Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 53Health & systems 54

Every one of the 423 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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