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40 Morningside Drive

572Records
17City systems
1Open violations
1.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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572 recorded events, 1994–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 268 311 service requests, 62 DOB permits, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built2014
Floors15
Res. units430
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)CLINTON 42ND STREET, LLC
BBL1018650020
BIN1089808, 1090570

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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 66% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.6. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

90 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · Illegal Parking (12) · Damaged Tree (4) · Encampment (4) · Indoor Air Quality (3) · Blocked Driveway (3).

Filed construction activity

$190,360 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2014)
YesSix or more residential units (430)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)CLINTON 42ND STREET LLC
Head officerRICHARD F MASON
Managing agentURBAN ASSOCIATES, LLC
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$108,926,000 $49,016,700
2026$114,349,000 $51,457,050
2027$108,646,000 $48,890,700

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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.

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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 112 St — M11 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 110 St & Amsterdam Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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

40 Morningside Drive

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

90 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.

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 URBAN ASSOCIATES LLC — 46 buildings, 7,756 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
75 West End Avenue MN973 A
18 Sixth Ave BK858 A
400 West 59 Street MN729 A
124 West 60 Street MN498 A
40 Morningside Drive MN430 A
2 Amsterdam Avenue MN381 A
499 President Street BK350 A
1150 Madison Avenue MN343 A
310 East 44 Street MN324 A
662 Pacific Street BK312 A
307 East 44 Street MN312 A
160 West 71 Street MN302 A
420 West 42 Street MN264 A
208 West 23 Street MN262 A
253 West 72 Street MN259 A
360 West 43 Street MN256 A
19 West 69 Street MN83 A
165 East 118 Street MN78 A
433 West 21 Street MN69 B
175 2 Avenue MN56 A
4 West 21 Street MN54 A
177 9 Avenue MN54 A
30 Greenwich Avenue MN49 A
82 Jane Street MN49 A
19 Grove Street MN39 A
60 Leroy Street MN37 A
420 West 20 Street MN37 A
48 Greenwich Avenue MN35 A
236 West 4 Street MN32 A
213 West 13 Street MN24 A
140 Waverly Place MN23 A
168 East 81 Street MN21 A
445 West 20 Street MN21 A
148 West 10 Street MN20 B
1424 3 Avenue MN20 A
7 Morton Street MN20 A
323 West 4 Street MN19 A
1422 3 Avenue MN16 A
20 Cornelia Street MN16 A
1420 3 Avenue MN8 A
400 Bleecker Street MN8 A
26 Greenwich Avenue MN6 A
231 West 13 Street MN6 A
233 West 13 Street MN3 A
925 9 Avenue MN0 —
3001491007 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2026-09-08 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-08AL&R $148,000,000 — from MORNINGSIDE ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $148,000,000
2026-09-08Agreement $148,000,000 — from MORNINGSIDE ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $148,000,000
2026-09-08Mortgage $3,000,000 — from MORNINGSIDE ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $3,000,000
2019-09-03ASPM $30,000,000 — from THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST.JOHN THE DIVI; CLINTON 42ND STREET, LLC to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $30,000,000
2019-09-03Deed $57,000,000 — from THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIV to CLINTON 42ND STREET, LLC $57,000,000
2019-08-16Sold for $57,000,000 $57,000,000 $132,558
2016-09-01Agreement $145,000,000 — from MORNINGSIDE ASSOCIATES LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $145,000,000
2016-09-01Mortgage $23,982,823 — from MORNINGSIDE ASSOCIATES LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $23,982,823
2014-09-11AL&R $30,000,000 — from THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIV to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $30,000,000
2014-09-11Mortgage $30,000,000 — from THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIV to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $30,000,000
2014-08-06Mortgage $11,393,492 — from MORNINGSIDE ASSOCIATES LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $11,393,492
2014-08-06Mortgage $109,623,685 — from MORNINGSIDE ASSOCIATES LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $109,623,685
2014-03-24MLEA $39,670,000 — from THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIV to MORNINGSIDE ASSOCIATES LLC $39,670,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017533732775
201873220234
2019551811140
202094330349
202166342149
202221240128
202342210027
202454310040
202554500160
202603304037
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The full timeline

Construction 139Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 309Ownership & money 42Health & systems 43

Every one of the 572 recorded events, 1994–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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