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215 West 40 Street

264Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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264 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 42 DOB violations, 38 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1924
Floors14
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)HESKELS CAPITAL LLC
BBL1010120023
BIN1024644

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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.

$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (2) · Street Condition (1) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Non (1) · Boilers (1).

Filed construction activity

$605,985 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$13,530,000 $6,088,500
2026$11,939,000 $5,372,550
2027$12,944,000 $5,824,800

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 69/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 7)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Printers AlleyAmericanA—

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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 · 200 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 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 41 St — M7 M20 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 40 St & 7 Ave · 200 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

215 West 40 Street

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

10 311 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: $31,000,000 on 2015-09-15 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-06AL&R $9,400,000 — from HESKEL'S CAPITAL LLC to NEWTEK BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $9,400,000
2025-11-06Agreement $9,400,000 — from HESKEL'S CAPITAL LLC to NEWTEK BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $9,400,000
2022-01-27Agreement $29,228,138 — from HESKEL'S CAPITAL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $29,228,138
2015-09-15AL&R $31,000,000 — from HESKEL'S CAPITAL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $31,000,000
2015-09-15Mortgage $31,000,000 — from HESKEL'S CAPITAL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $31,000,000
2015-09-15Deed $52,500,000 — from 215 ENTERPRISES LLC; EC 215 LAS VEGAS LLC to HESKEL'S CAPITAL LLC $52,500,000
2006-03-23Deed $25,000,000 — from BLUE RIVER ASSOCIATES, L.P; SALTZMAN, GENERAL PARTNER, ERIC to 215 WEST 40TH STREET LLC $25,000,000
2006-03-23AL&R $17,175,000 — from HSBC REALTY CREDIT CORPORATION (USA) to 215 WEST 40TH STREET LLC $17,175,000
2006-03-23Mortgage $17,175,000 — from 215 WEST 40TH STREET LLC to HSBC REALTY CREDIT CORPORATION (USA) $17,175,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017404019
20184230110
2019034018
2020222028
2021012014
2022011125
2023402017
20240154313
2025022408
2026212027
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The full timeline

Construction 73Enforcement 91Housing & tenants 58Ownership & money 21Health & systems 21

Every one of the 264 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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