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34-40 East 45 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01279 • Lot 0045 • Zip: 10017

Condition

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

3 Open DOB violations 111 on record • 1988–2025 0 Open ECB violations 25 on record • 1988–2023

Address

Primary address: 34-40 East 45 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10017
Block: 01279
Lot: 0045
BBL: 1012790045
Unified address ID: 1012790045

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C5-3 (Commercial)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 9,105 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 100 ft x 90 ft
Built FAR: 17.83
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 15
Max facility FAR: 15
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office Only or Office with Commercial – 20 Stories or More (O4)
Year built: 1916
Last altered: 1916
Floors: 20
Total units: 38
Residential units: 0
Building area: 162,330 sq ft
Building dimensions: 100 ft x 91 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $54,272,000
Total assessment: $24,422,400
Land assessment: $398,250
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES

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.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Aug 13, 2026 $97,000

    Alteration

    Prof Cert QA Review

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 7, 2026 $50,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Jul 15, 2026 $0

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Jul 14, 2026 $200,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  5. DOB NOW filing Jul 1, 2026 $70,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  6. DOB NOW filing Jun 26, 2026 $5,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  7. DOB filing Jan 22, 2026 $181,950

    Alteration Type II

    DEMO EXISTING A/C UNITS, DUCTWORK ON 1ST FL, INSTALL HVAC EQUIPMENT, RELATED PIPING, DUCTWORK ON 1ST FL & MEZZ, R...

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

  3. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  5. 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 filing Mar 20, 2024 $210,000

    Alteration Type II

    VARIOUS PARTITION, SUSPENDED CEILING, FLOOR & WALL FINISH CHANGES ON THE 18TH FLOOR IN SPACE OCCUPIED BY U.S. INT...

2023

  1. ECB violation Oct 26, 2023 $0

    CLASS - 2

    OBSERVED SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD AT EXPOSURE #1 AND #4 INSTALLED CONTRARY TO APPROVED DRAWINGS, INSTALLATION, AND LOAD LET...

2022

  1. DOB filing Jul 6, 2022 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    VARIOUS PARTITION, DOOR, SUSPENDED CEILING, MILLWORK, WALL & FLOOR FINISH CHANGES ON PART OF 4TH FLOOR IN SPACE O...

2020

  1. DOB filing Jul 23, 2020 $10,000

    Alteration Type I

    PLAN AND APPLICATIONS FILED TO EXPAND EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT, OCCUPANT LOAD AND REPLACE EXISTING ...

  2. Sale Feb 28, 2020 $33,072,265

    Changed hands

    52 VANDERBILT AVENUE

  3. DOB filing Jan 24, 2020 $3,000

    Alteration Type III

    ERECT NON ILLUMINATED NON ADVERTISING AWNING ON WALL. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  4. Permit issued Jan 22, 2020

    EW / OT

    G GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LL

2019

  1. Permit issued Aug 2, 2019

    AL / OT

    SIGNS ARTISTRY AWNING CO*

  2. Permit issued Jul 1, 2019

    EW / MH

    KAYAFAS CONTR. CO. INC

  3. Permit issued Jul 1, 2019

    EW / OT

    KAYAFAS CONTR. CO. INC

  4. DOB filing Jun 6, 2019 $17,500

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE THE EXISTING 5-TON SPLIT SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  5. Permit issued May 2, 2019

    EW / MH

    MOREAIR MECHANICAL SERVIC

  6. Permit issued Apr 26, 2019

    EW / SP

    CMA PLUMBING & HEATING IN

2016

  1. ECB violation Dec 2, 2016 $0

    CLASS - 2

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O OR DOB RECORDS. NOTED: ON 2ND FLR ABOVE "COSI RESTAURANT" OBSERVED C...

  2. ECB violation Dec 2, 2016 $0

    CLASS - 2

    ALTERED/CHANGED BLDG OCCUPIED. W/OUT A VALID C OF O. NOTED: TEMPORARY C OF O# 103848142T030 HAS BEEN EXPIRED ON 10/21...

  3. ECB violation Dec 2, 2016 $0

    CLASS - 2

    WORK W/OUT PERMIT. WORK NOTED: FULL PARTITIONS WERE ERECTED TO CREATE 4 ROOMS TO USE IT AS A COMMERCIAL SPACE/ OFFICE...

  4. ECB violation Jan 6, 2016 $400

    CLASS - 2

    3314.10.2 PARTIAL STOP WORK ORDER FOR SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD ISSUED PURSUANT TO 28-207.2 AND POSTED AT PREMISES. SUSPENDE...

  5. ECB violation Jan 6, 2016 $1,600

    CLASS - 1

    3314.1 PARTIAL STOP WORK ORDER FOR ROOF LEVEL,SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD ISSUED PURSUANT TO 28-207.2 AND POSTED AT PREMISES. ...

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

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
BRAUSE REALTY AS AGENT FOR
DAVID BRAUSE
DOB Filing 01/22/2026
Owner
VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES C/O BRAUSE
DAVID BRAUSE
DOB Filing 01/24/2020
Owner
BRAUSE REALTY AS AGENT FOR VANDE
DAVID BRAUSE
DOB Filing 06/06/2019
Owner
BRAUSE REALTY AS AGENT FOR C/O
LOUIS BRAUSE
DOB Filing 04/26/2019
Owner
BRAUSE REALTY
MELISSA RACKOFF
DOB Filing 01/16/2019
Owner
BRAUSE REALTY LLC
DAVID BRAUSE
DOB Filing 08/21/2017
Owner
BRAUSE REALTY INC.
MELISSA RACKOFF
DOB Filing 03/01/2017
Owner
BRAUSE REALTY INC
LOUIS BRAUSE
DOB Filing 07/12/2016
Owner
VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES I, LLC.
LOUIS BRAUSE
DOB Filing 05/23/2016
Owner
BRAUSE REALTY AS AGENT FOR OWNER
LOUIS BRAUSE
DOB Filing 03/24/2016

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
BRAUSE REALTY INC.
NEW YORK, NY, 10041
DOB NOW 08/13/2026
Owner
Doria Scaffolding LLC
RIDGEWOOD, NY, 11385
DOB NOW 07/15/2026
Owner
8203 3RD AVE PROPERTY LLC
BROOKLYN, NY, 11228
DOB NOW 03/16/2026
Owner
SAFWAY ATLANTIC LLC
Ridgewood, NJ, 07450
DOB NOW 05/06/2022
Owner
PR
EAST ROCKAWAY, NY, 11518
DOB NOW 07/23/2019
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
2 BROADWAY, 4TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10004
ACRIS 08/01/2023
PARTY 1
VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES I, L.L.C.
52 VANDERBILT AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 08/01/2023
GRANTOR/SELLER
MIDTOWN TRACKAGE VENTURES LLC
387 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 8TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
ACRIS 10/02/2020
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
400 ROBERT STREET NORTH
ST. PAUL, MN, 55101
ACRIS 06/05/2020
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
122 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10168
ACRIS 06/05/2020
PARTY TWO
VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES I, L.L.C.
NY
ACRIS 06/05/2020
PARTY 2
VERIZON WIRELESS C/O VERIZON WIRELESS
ONE VERIZON WAY, MAIL STOP 4AW100
BASKING RIDGE, NJ, 079201097
ACRIS 01/23/2015
PARTY 2
NEW YORK SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP C/O VERIZON
WIRELESS, ONE VERIZON WAY, MAIL STOP 4AW100
BASKING RIDGE, NJ, 079201097
ACRIS 01/23/2015
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
122 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10168
ACRIS 07/29/2010
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
LASALLE BANK
118 WELSH ROAD
HORSHAM, PA, 19044
ACRIS 07/29/2010

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES
PLUTO