301 East 40th Street
A 21-story building with 359 apartments, built in 1963, in Manhattan, NY 10017.
Addresses on the lot: 748 to 760 2nd Avenue.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
301 East 40th Street has 7 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 11 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 305 East 40th Owners Corp. 16 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 301 East 40th Street have open violations?
Yes: 7 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 3 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 1 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 3 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 6 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 11 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 301 East 40th Street?
301 East 40th Street is registered with HPD to 305 East 40th Owners Corp. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 9% of residential buildings in 10017 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 301 East 40th Street rent stabilized?
16 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 19 in 2018. That’s 16 of the building’s 359 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
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 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 1-01333-0001.