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38-40 West 68 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01120 • Lot 0048 • Zip: 10023

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 38-40 West 68 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10023
Block: 01120
Lot: 0048
BBL: 1011200048
Unified address ID: 1011200048

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: R8 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 7,757 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 77 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 3.1
Max residential FAR: 6.02
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 3

Building

Building class: Educational Structures - School or Academy (W3)
Year built: 1949
Last altered: 1949
Floors: 4
Total units: 2
Residential units: 0
Building area: 24,030 sq ft
Building dimensions: 77 ft x 98 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: COGNITA US PROPCO LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $10,641,000
Total assessment: $4,788,450
Land assessment: $1,597,500
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: YORK PREP REALTY LLC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Upper West Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
86 St 1 2

About 2 minutes on foot · 92 m

  • Times Square 14 min 2 walking, 12 riding
  • Penn Station 16 min 2 walking, 14 riding
  • Grand Central 21 min 2 walking, 19 riding
  • Union Square 26 min 2 walking, 24 riding
  • Fulton Street 27 min 2 walking, 25 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 34 min 2 walking, 32 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

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

2026

  1. ECB violation Apr 15, 2026 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION # 39063123L FOR WORK WITHOUT PERMIT ISSUED ON 05/31/2022, C...

  2. ECB violation Apr 15, 2026 $6,250

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION # 39063121H FOR OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C...

2023

  1. Sale Feb 6, 2023 $50,000,000

    Changed hands

    40 WEST 68TH STREET

2022

  1. DOB NOW filing Jul 29, 2022 $0

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. ECB violation May 31, 2022 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDINGS DEPT RECORDS. NOTED (5) STORY, CLASS ...

  3. ECB violation May 31, 2022 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED (5) STORY, CLASS 1 STRUCTURE WITH LANDMARK STATUS CURRENTLY UTILIZED AS A PRIVATE SCHOOL...

2021

  1. DOB violation Aug 26, 2021

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2020

  1. DOB violation Jun 10, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2019

  1. DOB violation Apr 22, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Apr 5, 2019

    EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST

2017

  1. DOB filing Oct 24, 2017 $18,600

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACEMENT OF FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEDL. ADDITIONS & MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING FDNY APPROVED MASTER CODED INTERI...

2015

  1. DOB violation Apr 30, 2015

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2014

  1. DOB filing Nov 12, 2014 $0

    Alteration Type III

    PIPE SCAFFOLD PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APP...

  2. DOB filing Sep 10, 2014 $0

    Alteration Type III

    SIDEWALK SHED PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APP...

  3. Permit issued Jun 13, 2014

    EQ / EQ

    SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC

  4. Permit issued Jun 13, 2014

    EQ / EQ

    SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC

  5. DOB violation Apr 23, 2014

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2012

  1. DOB filing Oct 26, 2012 $266,400

    Alteration Type I

    PROPOSE TO ERECT TWO STORY EXPANSION TO EXISTING GYMNASIUM, INCLUDING REMOVAL AND INSTALLING STAIRS. MINOR INTERIOR A...

  2. DOB filing Apr 4, 2012 $0

    Place of Assembly

  3. DOB filing Feb 23, 2012 $2,700

    Alteration Type II

    ADDITIONS/MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING MANUAL & AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2011

  1. Permit issued Nov 2, 2011

    AL

    SKYLAND DEVELOPMENT CORP

  2. Permit issued Jun 10, 2011

    PL / PL

    PETER PLUMBING ASSOC. INC

  3. Permit issued Jun 3, 2011

    AL

    SKYLAND DEVELOPMENT CORP

2004

  1. Sale Jan 10, 2004 $0

    Changed hands

    40 WEST 68 STREET

1997

  1. Permit issued Sep 9, 1997

    EW / SP

    MAGOR PLUMBING & HEATING

1989

  1. ECB violation Dec 4, 1989 $50

    Non-Hazardous

    EXIT SIGN MISSING AT FRONT ENTRANCE TO ROOM. REMEDY: INSTALL APPROVED TYPE EXIT SIGN.

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
YORK PREPARATORY SCHOOL
RONALD STEWART
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
WILLIAM LAFFEY
Owner
YORK PREPATORY SCHOOL
RONALD STEWART
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
YORK PREPARATORY SCHOOL
NEW YORK, NY, 10012
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY TWO
41-42 EASTCASTLE STREET, 3RD FLOOR
LONDON, W1
GRANTOR/SELLER
22 WEST 68TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10023
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PARTY 2
1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
20TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
6TH AVENUE BUSINESS BANKING LPO
1166 6TH AVENUE- FLOOR 20
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
GRANTEE/BUYER
40 WEST 68TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 100236092
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
452 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10018

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner