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218 West 40 Street

626Records
17City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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626 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 203 DOB job filings, 196 DOB permits, 55 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1923
Floors12
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)218 W 40TH ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1007890052
BIN1014506

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,058,523 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (96 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$40,757,000 $18,340,650
2026$37,981,000 $17,091,450
2027$38,044,000 $17,119,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 70/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Coco Bubble Tea / Crab House Time Square / Pronto PastaOtherA—

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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 41 St — M7 M20 · 500 ft
Citi BikeW 40 St & 7 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

218 West 40 Street

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

8 311 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: $1,150,598 on 2014-10-06 (lender: Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-10-06AL&R $28,500,000 — from 218 WEST 40TH ASSOCIATES LLC to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $28,500,000
2014-10-06Mortgage $1,150,598 — from 218 WEST 40TH ASSOCIATES LLC to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $1,150,598
2014-10-06Agreement $28,500,000 — from 218 WEST 40TH ASSOCIATES LLC to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $28,500,000
2005-03-23Agreement $32,000,000 — from 218 WEST 40TH ASSOCIATES LLC to MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE LENDING INC $32,000,000
2005-03-23Mortgage $6,100,000 — from 218 WEST 40TH ASSOCIATES LLC to MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE LENDING INC $6,100,000
2005-03-23Deed $46,200,000 — from 218 WEST 40TH STREET INVESTORS, LLC to 218 WEST 40TH ASSOCIATES LLC $46,200,000
2003-03-27M&CON $27,000,000 — from 218 WEST 40TH STREET INVETSORS, LLC to PB CAPITAL CORPORATION $27,000,000
2003-03-27Mortgage $6,000,000 — from 218 WEST 40TH STREET INVETSORS, LLC to PB CAPITAL CORPORATION $6,000,000
2000-08-24Mortgage $21,000,000 — from 218 WEST 40TH STREETINVESTORS, LLC to PRINCIPAL COMMERCIALACCEPTANCE, LLC $21,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201780111121
201832120540
20195390320
2020114039
20218600418
20227310819
202326110331
202442120449
202531740345
202617230325
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The full timeline

Construction 403Enforcement 92Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 26Health & systems 42

Every one of the 626 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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