# 404 W 40 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/404-west-40-street-manhattan

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about walls, floors and stairs (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1930 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 8 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about walls, floors and stairs
- 1 hazardous (class 1) building code violation from 2016 is still open
- 3 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2016–2024
- 10 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (excavation) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Boiler inspection filed Dec 2025 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (excavation) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 10 open: 10 about building conditions — doors and windows (2), fire safety (2), walls, floors and stairs (2), heat or hot water (1); 2 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 3 older records from 1993–2000 never closed. 16 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 238 violations on record in all, 1993–2026 — the 29 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 5 open: 4 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 4 heat or hot water, 2 general repairs, 2 paint or plaster, 2 plumbing, 1 floors or stairs, 1 leaks, 1 mold, 1 outside the building (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Weil-Mclain EG-75-S), registration current since Feb 2025 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 3 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

5 of 8 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 2: https://blueflo.tech/b/404-west-40-street-manhattan/unit/2
- Apt 3: https://blueflo.tech/b/404-west-40-street-manhattan/unit/3
- Apt 6: https://blueflo.tech/b/404-west-40-street-manhattan/unit/6
- Apt 7: https://blueflo.tech/b/404-west-40-street-manhattan/unit/7
- Apt 8: https://blueflo.tech/b/404-west-40-street-manhattan/unit/8

## Registered with the city

- WAYFINDER PM LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- BUS 404 LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- BUS 404 LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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