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40 Downing St

Manhattan, NY 10014Company-ownedBBL 1005280035BIN 1066791
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1888
Floors5
Units20
Building Area10,825 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassC6
Market Value$2.9M

40 DOWNING ST is a property located at 40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan, NY 10014. The building was constructed in 1888. It has 5 floors and 20 units. The building area is 10,825 square feet on a 2,786 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $2.9M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 13 building permits on record (10 active). There are 52 violations on record (47 currently open). 5 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

187records on file
100Energy Star

Completed in 1888, 40 Downing St rises 5 stories over New York. Public records put it at 20 units and 10,825 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.9M, and assessed for tax at $1.3M. In the 43 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 187 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 52 of its 187 records, fully 28%, fall under that one heading. Assignment (32) and inspection (30) trail well behind. 47 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. Activity is spread across the decades, with 1988 the busiest year on file.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 100, with a site energy-use intensity of 30.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 95 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 28% violation, 43 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.

$2.9M of New York, written across 187 government filings.

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Property Details

Address40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan, NY 10014
C6
Year Built1888
Floors5
Total Units20
Building Area10,825 sqft
Lot Size2,786 sqft
ZoningR6
1005280035
1066791
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.9M
$1.3M
$258K

Building Permits

13 on record · 10 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Dec 24, 2025Job #481010
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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 16, 2009Job #120192745-01-01

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 16, 2009Job #120192745-1-1-hist

OT

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Dec 16, 2009Est. cost $5KJob #120192745-01

GEN. CONSTR

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 17, 2008Job #110353643-01-01

EQ

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Violations

52 on record · 47 open
Judgments · 5 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 20, 2012Ticket #040213779K
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLES
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2008Ticket #040174797P
NON-RECYCLABLES LEFT IN RECYCLING CONTAINER FOR COLLECTION
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2003Ticket #0130668670
20020925N
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2003Ticket #0130305533
20020821N
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2003Ticket #0130301261
20020815N
HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Dec 29, 2010#8750069

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Dec 29, 2010#8750072

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOISTURE PENETRATING AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Dec 29, 2010#8750079

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Dec 29, 2010#8750080

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Dec 29, 2010#8750084

§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan, NY 10014 was constructed in 1888. with 5 floors and 20 units. The building area is 10,825 sqft.

Are there building permits at 40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan, NY 10014 has 13 building permits on record, with 10 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration (CURRENT) filed Dec 24, 2025.

Does 40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan, NY 10014 has 52 violations on record, with 47 currently open. Breakdown: 4 DOB, 48 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan, NY 10014 has 5 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 40 DOWNING ST?

40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan, NY 10014 has an assessed market value of $2.9M and a total assessed value of $1.3M (land: $258K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 40 DOWNING ST?

40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan, NY 10014 is zoned R6. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 40 DOWNING ST?

40 DOWNING ST, Manhattan, NY 10014 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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