140 East 40th Street
A 13-story building with 99 apartments, built in 1931, in Manhattan, NY 10016.
Addresses on the lot: 138 to 142 East 40th Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
140 East 40th Street has 4 open HPD violations. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 14040 TENANTS CORP. 4 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2018.
Does 140 East 40th Street have open violations?
Yes: 4 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 0 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 1 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 3 |
No class C violation is open. 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 140 East 40th Street?
140 East 40th Street is registered with HPD to 14040 TENANTS CORP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, the latest from 2011.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 8% of residential buildings in 10016 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 140 East 40th Street rent stabilized?
4 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2018. That’s 4 of the building’s 99 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 135 East 39th Street29 apartments, built 1930
- 150 East 39th Street135 apartments, built 1928
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- 137 East 38th Street108 apartments, built 1936
- 114 East 40th Street35 apartments, built 1925
- 155 East 38th Street174 apartments, built 1960
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-00895-0066.