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118 East 40 Street

379Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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379 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 88 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 63 311 service requests, 62 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1928
Floors16
Res. units0
ClassH2
Owner (PLUTO)BEDFORD-WCR LLC
BBL1008950079
BIN1019492

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Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 1).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (4) · Noise (4) · Taxi Complaint (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Lost Property (1).

Filed construction activity

$270,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)RC Renwick LLC
Head officerJosh Kelfer
Managing agentRebel Hotel Company New York LLC
Last registered2026-02-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$22,613,000 $10,175,850
2026$26,004,000 $11,701,800
2027$28,386,000 $12,773,700

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, 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
Agency of RecordNew AmericanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · 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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 40 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 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

118 East 40 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
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 REBEL HOTEL COMPANY — 3 buildings, 0 units. Grades across the portfolio: n/a. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
541 Lexington Avenue MN0 —
118 East 40 Street MN0 —
6 West 32 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,815,000 on 2025-11-24 (lender: Live Oak Banking Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-24Agreement $20,065,000 — from RC RENWICK LLC to LIVE OAK BANKING COMPANY $20,065,000
2025-11-24Mortgage $3,815,000 — from RC RENWICK LLC to LIVE OAK BANKING COMPANY $3,815,000
2023-07-21AL&R $16,250,000 — from RC RENWICK LLC to MAXIM CREDIT GROUP, LLC $16,250,000
2023-07-21Agreement $16,250,000 — from RC RENWICK LLC to MAXIM CREDIT GROUP, LLC $16,250,000
2023-07-21Mortgage $750,000 — from RC RENWICK LLC to MAXIM CREDIT GROUP, LLC $750,000
2022-05-06AL&R $15,500,000 — from RC RENWICK LLC to MAXIM CREDIT GROUP, LLC $15,500,000
2022-05-06Agreement $15,500,000 — from RC RENWICK LLC to MAXIM CREDIT GROUP, LLC $15,500,000
2022-05-06LEAS $15,594,525 — from MP BEDFORD PROPERTY LLC to RC RENWICK LLC $15,594,525
2022-05-06Mortgage $15,500,000 — from MP BEDFORD PROPERTY LLC to 118 EAST 40 LLC $15,500,000
2022-05-06Agreement $46,300,000 — from 118 EAST 40 LLC to MP BEDFORD PROPERTY LLC $46,300,000
2022-05-06Mortgage $30,800,000 — from MP BEDFORD PROPERTY LLC to 118 EAST 40 LLC $30,800,000
2019-01-18Agreement $46,300,000 — from MP BEDFORD PROPERTY LLC to HEITMAN CREDIT ACQUISITION XV, LLC $46,300,000
2019-01-18AL&R $46,300,000 — from MP BEDFORD PROPERTY LLC to HEITMAN CREDIT ACQUISITION XV, LLC $46,300,000
2016-04-20Mortgage $7,800,000 — from MP BEDFORD PROPERTY LLC to HSBC BANK, USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,800,000
2016-04-20Agreement $46,300,000 — from MP BEDFORD PROPERTY LLC to HSBC BANK, USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $46,300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017023117
20180570315
20190455115
20200450110
2021022004
202242416026
20233063012
20243070212
202500125219
2026006006
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The full timeline

Construction 91Enforcement 96Housing & tenants 83Ownership & money 88Health & systems 21

Every one of the 379 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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