Office building with commercial space · Midtown, Manhattan

140 West 57th Street

New York, NY 10019

140 West 57th Street is a 14-floor office building with commercial space in Midtown, Manhattan, built in 1908, with about 78,000 square feet of office space according to city records.

Also at 134-140 West 57th Street.

Office space
78K SF
Floors
14
Year built
1908
Zoning
C5-3

The 262nd largest of the 315 office buildings we track in Midtown. Compare it with 6 neighbors

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Compared with its neighbors

How 140 West 57th Street compares

Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 2 minute walk, 140 West 57th Street ranks 6th of 7 by office floor area. It went up in 1908; the median neighbor dates from 1988. Its estimated property tax, about $15.43 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is above the neighbors' median of $11.62.

140 West 57th Street and the 6 nearest large office buildings: size, floors, year built, estimated property tax per square foot and last sale
BuildingOffice spaceFloorsBuiltTax / SFLast sale
140 West 57th StreetThis building78K SF141908$15.43Oct 2009, $59M
130 West 57th Street1 min walk57K SF151908$10.95n/a
152 West 57th Street1 min walk538K SF611988Exemptn/a
123 West 57th Street1 min walk139K SF262022$3.67n/a
119 West 57th Street1 min walk102K SF141926$11.62Nov 2024, $27M
127 West 55th Street1 min walk527K SF231988$26.00May 2013, $470M
106 West 56th Street2 min walk88K SF272018$21.21n/a
The 262nd largest of the 315 office buildings we track in Midtown: see the full list

Sources: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2 for size, floors and year built; NYC Department of Finance 2026/27 roll for tax (taxable value times the class rate, before abatements, over the whole floor area); ACRIS for the last deed that moved the whole lot for a real price (a price for several lots is their combined price; condominiums sell by the unit and show n/a). Large means at least 50,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.

NYC tax lot records

Building facts

Other address
134-140 West 57th Street
ZIP code
10019
Building type
Office building with commercial space (city class O6)
Total floor area
90,000 SF
Commercial floor area
90,000 SF
Office
78,332 SF
Retail
11,668 SF
Height
14 floors
Average floor
About 6,400 SF (floor area divided by floors)
Year built
1908
Last major alteration
1998
Lot area
8,000 SF
Zoning district
C5-3
Built FAR
11.25
Max commercial FAR
15
Landmark status
Individual landmark
Tax lot (BBL)
1010090050

Nearest subway

  • 57 St-7 Av2 min walk · Accessible station
  • 57 St2 min walk · Accessible station
  • 7 Av4 min walk · Not accessible

Nearby large buildings

All 21 large office buildings on West 57th Street

Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-30; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-02. Floor areas are the city's estimates for the whole building, not available space. Walking times are straight-line estimates. How we build these pages. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

NYC storefront registry (Local Law 157)

Storefronts and vacancy

Owners registered one storefront at 140 West 57th Street for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day.

Storefronts registered for December 31, 2024
1
Vacant that day
0
Share vacant across Midtown
14.0%
Share vacant along West 57th Street
18.2%
Share vacant citywide
8.7%

Vacant on December 31, by year

  • 20190 of 1
  • 20200 of 1
  • 20210 of 1
  • 20220 of 1
  • 20230 of 1
  • 20240 of 1

Bars show the share of the lot's registered storefronts that stood vacant.

Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings for 2019 to 2024, pulled 2026-10-02. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31; counts are by tax lot, as the owners filed them. The 2024 filing was due June 3, 2025, so a storefront vacant then may have been leased since. A vacant storefront is not always on the market, and none here is listed on Leasemark unless it shows above.

NYC Department of Finance records

Owner, property tax and assessed value

The Department of Finance lists FGN 140 FEE OWNER LLC as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 140 West 57th Street at $30.7 million and assesses it at $13.8 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $12.8 million; at the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists) that comes to about $1.39 million a year before abatements, roughly $15.43 per square foot of floor area. Commercial leases here often pass a tenant's share of tax increases over a base year through as additional rent.

Owner of record
FGN 140 FEE OWNER LLC
Tax class
Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
City market value
$30,653,000
Land market value
$11,700,000
Assessed value
$13,793,850
Taxable value (phased in)
$12,801,510
Estimated yearly tax
About $1.39 million
Tax per SF of floor area
About $15.43

City market value by tax year

  • 2022/23$26 million
  • 2023/24$27.6 million
  • 2024/25$28.7 million
  • 2025/26$29.2 million
  • 2026/27$30.7 million

Market value rose 18% from 2022/23 ($26 million) to 2026/27.

How Midtown compares: property tax per SF across NYC neighborhoods

Source: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data (2026/27 roll; owner names as the roll records them, which cuts some long names short), pulled 2026-10-02; tax rate from the Department of Finance tax rates page, checked 2026-09-28. The estimate is the taxable value times the class rate. It leaves out abatements, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements and charges, so the actual bill can differ.

NYC property records (ACRIS)

Sales history

140 West 57th Street last sold in October 2009 for $59 million, according to the deed recorded with the city. 140 WEST 57TH ST. LLC sold it to 140 W. 57TH STREET BUILDING LLC. That comes to about $655 per square foot of floor area.

Last sale (deed date)
October 30, 2009
Price
$58,956,382
Price per SF of floor area
About $655
Seller
140 WEST 57TH ST. LLC
Buyer
140 W. 57TH STREET BUILDING LLC
Deed recorded
November 6, 2009
ACRIS document
2009110300229005
All 71 building sales in Midtown since 2016

Source: NYC Department of Finance, ACRIS, Real Property Master, Legals and Parties, pulled 2026-10-02; prices as the deeds state them, names as recorded (companies and public bodies only). Shown are deeds that move the whole lot for a real price. Transfers between related companies for a nominal sum, sales of partial interests, land sales before the building went up and sales of the company that owns a building are left out.

NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)

Energy score, grade and emissions

140 West 57th Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 75 out of 100 for 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33 that score earns a B (70 to 84). Its site energy use came to 78.4 kBtu per square foot, 29% below the national median of 110.7 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 655 metric tons of CO2e (7.28 kg per square foot).

ENERGY STAR score (2024)
75 of 100
Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
B (70 to 84)
Property type (Portfolio Manager)
Office
Site energy use intensity
78.4 kBtu/SF
National median for the type
110.7 kBtu/SF
Greenhouse gas emissions
655 t CO2e
Emissions per SF
7.28 kg CO2e
Floor area in the filing
90,000 SF

ENERGY STAR score by year

  • 202265 (C)
  • 202367 (C)
  • 202475 (B)

Energy sources in 2024

  • Electricity56%
  • District steam36%
  • Natural gas8%

Share of the energy used on site, as filed.

Source: NYC Department of Buildings and Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, NYC Building Energy and Water Data Disclosure for Local Law 84 (2024 filing), pulled 2026-10-02; grade cutoffs from the Department of Buildings energy grades page. Figures are as the owner filed them in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The grade is the one the filed score earns under the law's cutoffs; the Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, which can differ.

NYC Department of Buildings permits

Work permits and build-outs

The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 140 West 57th Street in the 12 months to September 2026; the last one was first permitted in June 2025.

New jobs, last 12 months
0
Initial permits, last 12 months
2
Newest job first permitted
June 2025
Interior build-outs, last 24 months
0
Facade and sidewalk jobs, last 24 months
1

New jobs by year

  • 20215
  • 20221
  • 20231
  • 20240
  • 20251
  • 2026 to date0

Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-02 (permits issued through 2026-09-30). A job counts once, when its first permit is issued; renewals are not new work. A build-out groups jobs on the same floors first permitted within 120 days of each other. Costs are the estimates filed with the jobs. Jobs filed before DOB NOW (in the older BIS system) are not counted. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

Landmarks Preservation Commission records

Architecture and history

140 West 57th Street was designed by Pollard & Steinam and built in 1907-1908. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated it a New York City landmark on October 19, 1999.

Architect
Pollard & Steinam
Constructed
1907-1908
Primary material
Brick
Built as
Studio
City landmark
140 West 57th Street Studio Building: individual landmark, designated October 19, 1999 (LP-02043)

Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Individual Landmark Sites and Individual Landmark and Historic District Building Database on NYC Open Data, pulled 2026-10-02. A designation can cover part of a lot, such as a facade or a lobby interior.

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Questions about 140 West 57th Street

How big is 140 West 57th Street?

140 West 57th Street has about 90,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 78,000 square feet of office and 12,000 square feet of retail, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

When was 140 West 57th Street built?

The Landmarks Preservation Commission's building records date 140 West 57th Street to 1907-1908, designed by Pollard & Steinam. The building is 14 floors tall.

Who designed 140 West 57th Street?

Pollard & Steinam, according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission's building records and its original use as a studio.

Is 140 West 57th Street a New York City landmark?

Yes. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated 140 West 57th Street an individual landmark on October 19, 1999 (LP-02043). Changes to a designated landmark, including many storefront, window and signage changes, need a permit from the Commission.

What other addresses does 140 West 57th Street have?

City records list 134-140 West 57th Street on the same tax lot (BBL 1010090050) as 140 West 57th Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

What is the ZIP code of 140 West 57th Street?

140 West 57th Street is in ZIP code 10019, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 140 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019, in Midtown.

What is the zoning at 140 West 57th Street?

The lot is in the C5-3 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 11.25 and a maximum commercial FAR of 15 for this lot.

What subway station is closest to 140 West 57th Street?

The closest subway station to 140 West 57th Street is 57 St-7 Av (the N, Q, R and W trains), about 500 feet away in a straight line, roughly 2 minutes on foot. The MTA lists it as an accessible station. Also nearby: 57 St (the M train), 2 min walk; 7 Av (the B, D and E trains), 4 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.

Who owns 140 West 57th Street?

The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists FGN 140 FEE OWNER LLC as the owner of record of 140 West 57th Street (BBL 1010090050). Big buildings are usually held through a company set up for that one property, so the name on the roll can differ from the landlord's brand or the managing agent. Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.

When was 140 West 57th Street last sold?

140 West 57th Street last sold in October 2009 for $59 million, according to the deed recorded with the city. 140 WEST 57TH ST. LLC sold it to 140 W. 57TH STREET BUILDING LLC. That comes to about $655 per square foot of floor area. The deed is ACRIS document 2009110300229005 (BBL 1010090050) in the city's property records. A sale of the company that owns a building is not recorded as a deed, so it would not show there.

What is the energy grade of 140 West 57th Street?

140 West 57th Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 75 for calendar year 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33, as amended by Local Law 95 of 2019, a score of 85 or higher earns an A, 70 to 84 a B, 55 to 69 a C and under 55 a D, so 75 earns a B. The Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, so the posted label can differ if a filing was corrected. Its site energy use came to 78.4 kBtu per square foot, 29% below the national median of 110.7 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 655 metric tons of CO2e (7.28 kg per square foot).

Is there construction at 140 West 57th Street?

The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 140 West 57th Street in the 12 months to September 2026; the last one was first permitted in June 2025. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1010090050. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

What are the property taxes at 140 West 57th Street?

The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $12.8 million for 140 West 57th Street. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $1.39 million a year, roughly $15.43 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1010090050 show the actual bill.

What is the assessed value of 140 West 57th Street?

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 140 West 57th Street at $30.7 million ($11.7 million of it land) and its assessed value at $13.8 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 18% from 2022/23 ($26 million) to 2026/27.

Are there vacant storefronts at 140 West 57th Street?

Owners registered one storefront at 140 West 57th Street for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day. These are the owners' filings with the Department of Finance under Local Law 157, so a storefront may have come free since. Owners and brokers can list a storefront on Leasemark for free.

Is there office space for lease at 140 West 57th Street?

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