250 East 40th Street
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- Fewer HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (0 vs ~5)
- Built in 1988 (city records)
About this building
The building’s floor space is 16.8 times the size of its lot: 200,417 sq ft of building on an 11,924 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 9, 2026.
250 East 40th Street
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- City records show 2 open HPD violations at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2019 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling at basement….
250 East 40th Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10016. The closest subway is Grand Central-42 St (4,5,6,7,S) (6-minute walk), served by the 4, 5, 6, 7, and S lines.
Building Condition
On record since April 2019. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2019-04-17
- 2019-04-17
- Class B · 2 open · penalty 10 · (5/ea)
- 2025-12-23
- 2025-06-05
- 2021-08-03 "FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1988, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
- Illegal Parking: 102
- Noise: 59
- For Hire Vehicle Complaint: 35
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 31
- Noise - Vehicle: 29
- 747 2 AVENUE
- 315 E 40TH ST
- 235 E 38TH ST
- The River School
- P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
- The 47 American Sign Language & English Lower Scho
- The 47 American Sign Language & English Lower Scho
- School of the Future High School
- P.S./I.S. 217 Roosevelt Island
- Manhattan Academy For Arts & Language
- Murray Hill Academy
- Unity Center for Urban Technologies
- Grand Central-42 St
- 33 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Earth Day New York
- Temple Of Understanding
- New York Institute Of Career Develop
- Mary O'connor Playground
- Red Fern Theatre Company, Inc.
- Trygve Lie Plaza
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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