486 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 94 311 service requests, 75 DOB permits, 72 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Sign (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Street Light Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1).
$3,481,106 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (30 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.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $41,592,000 | $18,716,400 |
| 2026 | $63,919,000 | $28,763,550 |
| 2027 | $64,276,000 | $28,924,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 55% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 6/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boqueria | Spanish | C | — |
| Castell Terrace | New American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 41 St — M20 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 41 St & 8 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.
252 West 40 Street
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,980,845 on 2025-09-03 (lender: Fifth Third Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | AL&R $96,000,000 — from PALMETTO HOSPITALITY OF MANHATTAN III, L to FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $96,000,000 | |
| 2025-09-03 | Agreement $96,000,000 — from PALMETTO HOSPITALITY OF MANHATTAN III, L to FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $96,000,000 | |
| 2025-09-03 | Mortgage $9,980,846 — from PALMETTO HOSPITALITY OF MANHATTAN III, L to FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $9,980,846 | |
| 2020-02-13 | AL&R $90,000,000 — from PALMETTO HOSPITALITY OF MANHATTAN III, L to FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $90,000,000 | |
| 2020-02-13 | Agreement $90,000,000 — from PALMETTO HOSPITALITY OF MANHATTAN III, L to FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $90,000,000 | |
| 2020-02-13 | Mortgage $25,810,000 — from PALMETTO HOSPITALITY OF MANHATTAN III, L to FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $25,810,000 | |
| 2015-03-25 | Mortgage $53,254,891 — from PALMETTO HOSPITALITY OF MANHATTAN III, L to BANK OF AMERICAN, N.A. | $53,254,891 | |
| 2015-03-25 | Mortgage $10,935,109 — from PALMETTO HOSPITALITY OF MANHATTAN III, L to BANK OF AMERICAN, N.A. | $10,935,109 | |
| 2014-11-12 | MLEA $40,000,000 — from PORT 40TH PARKING CORP. to PALMETTO HOSPITALITY OF MANHATTAN III, L | $40,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2018 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
Every one of the 486 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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