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140 East 40 Street

604Records
19City systems
4Open violations
0.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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604 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 187 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 105 311 service requests, 88 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1931
Floors13
Res. units99
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)140 40 TENANTS CORP
BBL1008950066
BIN1019486

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 92% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.6. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2018-09-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (7) · Encampment (3) · Noise (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Lost Property (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,449,411 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (99)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)14040 TENANTS CORP.
Head officerCHARLES CORCORAN
Managing agentMAXWELL-KATES INC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$15,047,000 $6,771,150
2026$16,419,000 $7,388,550
2027$18,331,000 $8,248,950

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,978,108 a year ($51.10 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,112,565 ($19.09 per sq ft), net operating income $1,865,543. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 40 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 39 St & Lexington Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

140 East 40 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

19 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MAXWELL-KATES INC. — 196 buildings, 14,349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A182 · B9 · C2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1767 2 Avenue MN650 B
10 Union Square East MN645 A
382 Central Park West MN414 A
415 East 37 Street MN410 A
155 East 34 Street MN330 A
1540 York Avenue MN296 A
220 East 65 Street MN281 A
550 Vanderbilt Avenue BK278 A
400 East 70 Street MN216 A
35-20 Leverich Street QN214 B
17 Ft George Hill MN204 A
1562 York Avenue MN189 A
110 West End Avenue MN186 A
425 East 79 Street MN186 A
441 2 Avenue MN183 A
390 Maryland Avenue SI178 B
34-20 78 Street QN162 A
77 Charlton Street MN162 A
350 Bleecker Street MN137 A
530 East 72 Street MN135 A
310 East 23 Street MN134 A
22 West 15 Street MN134 A
152 West 137th Street MN134 A
1511 Independence Avenue BK134 A
10 Plaza St East BK134 A
1285 1 Avenue MN133 A
1831 Madison Avenue MN129 A
302 West 12 Street MN128 A
10 Bay Street Landing SI128 A
200 East 84 Street MN126 A
372 5 Avenue MN123 A
50 East 8 Street MN121 A
151 East 76 Street MN120 A
36 Hamilton Avenue SI120 A
207 East 74 Street MN120 A
62 West 62 Street MN120 A
1681 2 Avenue MN118 A
171 West 131 Street MN116 A
220 East 67 Street MN115 A
45 Christopher Street MN112 A
180 East 79 Street MN112 A
90-11 35 Avenue QN111 B
260 Park Avenue South MN108 A
1056 Lexington Avenue MN104 A
349 East 49 Street MN103 A
240 East 46 Street MN100 A
20 Plaza St East BK100 A
140 East 40 Street MN99 A
1218 2 Avenue MN99 A
670 West End Avenue MN95 A
140 8 Avenue BK94 A
525 East 82 Street MN94 A
201 West 74 Street MN92 A
141 East 55 Street MN87 A
270 Broadway MN87 A
215 East 79 Street MN87 A
285 Riverside Drive MN86 A
23 West 116 Street MN83 A
475 Avenue of the Americas MN82 A
402 East 90 Street MN82 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2023-03-03 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-30RPTT&RET $532,000 — from LAM, DANIEL F; LAM, CATHERINE W to MCHENRY, SHAUNA; MCHENRY, TOBY $532,000
2025-07-24RPTT&RET $370,000 — from DONG, JIE to CAMPBELL, MARGARET; QUATTROCCHI, JULIANNA $370,000
2025-07-23Sold for $532,000 $532,000 $5,374
2025-07-23Sold for $370,000 $370,000 $3,737
2025-04-14RPTT&RET $370,000 — from HOHENSEE, RUBY to THOMAS JOHN BABBO, AS TRUSTEE; HEIDI LYNN BABBO, AS TRUSTEE; BABBO FAMILY TRUST, DATED MAR $370,000
2025-04-11Sold for $370,000 $370,000 $3,737
2025-01-09RPTT&RET $815,000 — from WADE, EMILY E to ADAMS, ELIZABETH $815,000
2025-01-07Sold for $815,000 $815,000 $8,232
2024-05-22RPTT&RET $515,500 — from TUNNO, WILLIAM to EVANS, GRACE; EVANS, ANN $515,500
2024-05-06Sold for $515,500 $515,500 $5,207
2024-03-22RPTT&RET $370,000 — from TZALL, DIANA J to SIMPLOT, THOMAS M; WADE, SCOT N $370,000
2024-03-18Sold for $370,000 $370,000 $3,737
2024-01-17RPTT&RET $375,000 — from BOLAND, THOMAS to RACIOPPI, CLAUDIA; FEDELE, PIERGIUSEPPE $375,000
2023-11-22RPTT $370,000 — from THE MAGNASTONE GROUP to HORN, MALLORY $370,000
2023-09-22Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $3,788

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170058316
2018011016431
20190269219
20200261312
20211911412349
20221231210138
202310713122
202401157225
20250158317
20263060110
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The full timeline

Construction 142Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 155Ownership & money 222Health & systems 31

Every one of the 604 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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