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236 West 40 Street

193Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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193 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 DOB violations, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)236 W. 40TH ST. CORP.
BBL1007890060
BIN1014507

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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.

$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (5) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$407,520 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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$2,798,000 $1,259,100
2026$2,853,000 $1,283,850
2027$2,897,000 $1,303,650

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New Times Square PizzaPizzaA—

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: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 41 St — M20 · 500 ft
Citi BikeW 40 St & 7 Ave · 350 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

236 West 40 Street

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

9 311 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: $2,000,000 on 1986-02-10 (lender: Matsuoka 7 Co.,ltd.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1986-02-10Mortgage $2,000,000 — from LEE, KYOO HWAN to MATSUOKA 7 CO.,LTD. $2,000,000
1985-04-25Mortgage $150,000 — from LEE, KYOO HWAN to KOREA FIRST BANK/NYAG. $150,000
1984-10-03Mortgage $100,000 — from LEE, KYOO HWAN to KOREA FIRST BANK $100,000
1984-10-02Mortgage $100,000 — from LEE, KYOO HWAN to KOREA FIRST BANK $100,000
1984-09-21Mortgage $672,302 — from LEE, KYOO HWAN to BOWERY SAVINGS BANK $672,302
1984-03-30Mortgage $150,000 — from LEE, KYOO HWAN to COMMERCIAL BK/KOREALTD. $150,000
1984-01-13Mortgage $369,522 — from LEE, KYOO HWAN to THAI FARMERS BANK $369,522
1983-03-24Mortgage $264,452 — from LEE, KYOO HWAN to CENTRAL NAT'L BANK/NY $264,452
1982-02-17Mortgage $200,000 — from BIG-K AMERICA TRADING CP to CENTRAL FDL SV&LN ASC/NC $200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701113
201803104
201901012
202000000
2021453012
2022290112
2023262212
202400628
202500112
202602125
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 94Housing & tenants 22Ownership & money 37Health & systems 14

Every one of the 193 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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