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252 W 40th St

Manhattan, NY 10018BBL 1-00789-00BIN 1090450
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

252 W 40TH ST is a property located at 252 W 40TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10018. There are 220 building permits on record (218 active). There are 31 violations on record (2 currently open). Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

413records on file
81Energy Star

The lot at 252 W 40TH St holds its ground over New York. In the 66 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 413 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 220 of its 413 records, fully 53%, fall under that one heading. Inspection (142) and violation (31) trail well behind. 2 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2017.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 81, with a site energy-use intensity of 64.8 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 763 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 53% permit, 66 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

413 filings. 66 years. One address.

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Property Details

Address252 W 40TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10018
Year BuiltN/A
FloorsN/A
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1-00789-00
1090450

Building Permits

220 on record · 218 active
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 26, 2023Job #122771278-01-02

SP

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 26, 2023Job #122657437-01-02

SP

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 13, 2022Job #122771269-02-03

PL

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Apr 19, 2022Job #123696410-01-02

OT

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 20, 2021Job #122657428-02-02

PL

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Violations

31 on record · 2 open
DOB LegacyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued May 20, 2019#2354916

FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION

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ECBBoiler
ACTIVE
Issued Dec 24, 1997#32015149Z

36

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 252 W 40TH ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 252 W 40TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10018 has 220 building permits on record, with 218 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Construction Equipment (ISSUED) filed May 26, 2023.

Does 252 W 40TH ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 252 W 40TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10018 has 31 violations on record, with 2 currently open. Breakdown: 4 DOB, 27 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 252 W 40TH ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 252 W 40TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10018. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

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