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12 West 40 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00841 • Lot 0057 • Zip: 10018

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

27 Open DOB violations 66 on record • 1991–2025 1 Open ECB violations 3 on record • 1991–1999

Address

Primary address: 12 West 40 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10018
Block: 00841
Lot: 0057
BBL: 1008410057
Unified address ID: 1008410057

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: C5-3 (Commercial)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,472 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 98 ft
Built FAR: 2.97
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 15
Max facility FAR: 15
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Churches, Synagogues, etc. - Church, Synagogue, Chapel (M1)
Year built: 1915
Last altered: 2016
Floors: 3
Total units: 4
Residential units: 0
Building area: 7,335 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 99 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: THE GREATER NEW YORK CORPORATION OF

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $4,752,000
Total assessment: $2,138,400
Land assessment: $1,174,500
Exempt total: $2,138,400
Assessment owner: 452 FIFTH OWNERS LLC

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Midtown
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
51 St 4 6 6X

About 4 minutes on foot · 218 m

  • Grand Central 9 min 4 walking, 5 riding
  • Union Square 15 min 4 walking, 11 riding
  • Times Square 16 min 4 walking, 12 riding
  • Penn Station 22 min 4 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 23 min 4 walking, 19 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 4 walking, 27 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2024

  1. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2015

  1. Permit issued Mar 26, 2015

    PL / PL

    J.A. MECH. PLBG. & HTG IN

  2. DOB filing Mar 26, 2015 $2,500

    Alteration Type II

    THIS APPLICATION IS BEING FILED TO INDICATE DIFERENCES BETWEEN '1980 DAVID VARGAS' PLANS ACCEPTED BY BOROUGH COMMISSI...

  3. Permit issued Mar 25, 2015

    EW / OT

    F-INT LLC

2014

  1. Permit issued Oct 23, 2014

    AL

    KLEINMANN ARCHITECTS

  2. DOB filing Oct 23, 2014 $1,000

    Alteration Type I

1999

  1. ECB violation Jun 10, 1999 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK W/O PERMIT. NOTED: AT ROOF LEVEL WEST ELEVATION FACADE METAL BARSAPPROX 2"X1/2" TO A LENGTH OF APPROX 25' ATTACH...

1998

  1. ECB violation Jun 29, 1998 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    31Q07,03B07,28L12. 31- COVERS UNDER CAR. 03- REPAIR CAR FAN AND SWITCH IN CAR.

1991

  1. Permit issued Mar 14, 1991

    EW / MH

    SY LUBA INC

  2. ECB violation Feb 25, 1991 $150

    Non-Hazardous

    35O,57O,57Z,74 PROVIDE OUTSIDE COMMUNICATIONS

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
GREATER NY CORP OF 7TH DAY ADVEN
LLOYD SCHARFFENBERG
DOB Filing 03/26/2015
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
GREATER NEW YORK CORPORATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENT
7 SHELTER ROCK ROAD
MANHASSET, NY, 11030
ACRIS 10/07/2021
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
TD BANK, N.A.
108-36/50 QUEENS BOULEVARD
FOREST HILLS, NY, 11375
ACRIS 10/07/2021
PARTY ONE
20 WEST 40 BRYANT PARK OWNER LLC
C/O HFZ CAPITAL GROUP
600 MADISON AVENUE, 17TH FL.
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ACRIS 04/09/2015
PARTY 1
COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
140 EAST 45TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 03/11/2015
GRANTEE/BUYER
452 FIFTH OWNERS LLC
C/O JOSEPH MOSHKOVSKY, CPA,
747 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 04/13/2010
GRANTOR/SELLER
PROPERTY OWNER (USA) LLC
ONE HSBC ENTER
BUFFALO, NY, 14203
ACRIS 04/13/2010
PARTY 1
HSBC BANK ( USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
452 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
ACRIS 03/12/2008
PARTY 2
40TH STREET PARTNERS, LLC
C/O AREA- NY MANAGER, LLC
11 EAST 44TH STREET 6TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 03/12/2008
PARTY 1
PROPERTY OWNER ( USA) LLC
C/O HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, CORPORATE
REAL ESTATE, ONE HSBC CENTER - 10TH FLOOR
BUFFALO, NY, 14203
ACRIS 03/12/2008
PARTY TWO
40TH ST. PARTNERS, LLC
C/O AREA-NY MANAGER
1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 18TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
ACRIS 09/26/2006

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
452 FIFTH OWNERS LLC
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
THE GREATER NEW YORK CORPORATION OF
PLUTO