Manhattan · Grand Central and Murray Hill
Office buildings on East 40th Street
22 large office buildings on East 40th Street in Manhattan, from 1 East 40th Street to 211 East 40th Street, with about 8.5 million square feet of office space, through Grand Central and Murray Hill. In address order, with each building's size, age, last sale and nearest subway from the city's own records.
- Buildings
- 22
- Office space
- 8.5M SF
- Median year built
- 1931
- Tallest
- 10 East 40th Street, 48 floors
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NYC tax lot records
Every large building on East 40th Street, in address order
From 1 East 40th Street to 211 East 40th Street. 16 corner or through-block buildings have a main address on another street and are listed at their East 40th Street address.
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Owner of record, size, floors, year built, zoning, estimated property tax, last sale, energy grade and nearest subway for every building on this list, as a CSV file for Excel or Google Sheets. Free with a Leasemark account.
City records and estimates, not availability: a building on the list is not a space for lease.
- 1 East 40th StreetMain address: 461 Fifth Avenue
- 19-21 East 40th StreetMain address: 284 Madison Avenue
- 20 East 40th StreetMain address: 278 Madison Avenue
- 22-26 East 40th StreetMain address: 273 Madison Avenue
- 23-29 East 40th StreetMain address: 285 Madison Avenue
- 31-89 East 40th StreetMain address: 100 Park Avenue
- 34-42 East 40th StreetMain address: 90 Park Avenue
- 100-102 East 40th StreetMain address: 99 Park Avenue
- 101-119 East 40th StreetMain address: 101 Park Avenue
- 121-129 East 40th StreetMain address: 354 Lexington Avenue
- 130 East 40th StreetMain address: 349 Lexington Avenue
- 133-139 East 40th StreetMain address: 355 Lexington Avenue
- 141-155 East 40th StreetMain address: 622 Third Avenue
- 150-152 East 40th StreetMain address: 600 Third Avenue
- 200-214 East 40th StreetMain address: 605 Third Avenue
- 211 East 40th StreetMain address: 633 Third Avenue
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-30, with other addresses on each lot from the city's Property Address Directory and sales from ACRIS. Buildings with at least 50,000 square feet of commercial space in the neighborhoods Leasemark covers; floor areas are the city's estimates for whole buildings, not available space.
Largest and oldest on East 40th Street
Largest by office space
Buildings with their main address on East 40th Street.
By year built
NYC property records (ACRIS)
Building sales on East 40th Street
4 sales of the large buildings on East 40th Street have been recorded since 2016, $588.8 million in all. Median price: about $809 a square foot of floor area across 3 one-building sales.
Source: NYC Department of Finance, ACRIS, Real Property Master, Legals and Parties, pulled 2026-10-02; prices as the deeds state them, buyers named only when they are companies. Condo buildings (sold unit by unit), partial interests and sales of the company that owns a building are left out.
NYC Department of Finance
Property tax on East 40th Street
Estimated yearly tax per square foot of floor area across the 22 taxed large buildings on East 40th Street, from the 2026/27 assessment roll: taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate, before abatements.
Largest estimated bills
On East 40th Street
- Median: $14.62 a square foot a year; middle half $10.86 to $17.97.
- Manhattan median across every tracked building: $13.61 a square foot.
- None of the buildings is fully exempt.
MTA station data
Subway along East 40th Street
The closest station to each building on the list, in the order the street reaches them. Walks are straight-line estimates.
- 5 Av
- Grand Central-42 St
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-10-02.
Questions about East 40th Street
How many office buildings are on East 40th Street?
Leasemark tracks 22 large office buildings on East 40th Street in Manhattan: 6 with their main address on East 40th Street and 16 corner or through-block buildings with a East 40th Street address as well. Together they hold about 8.5 million square feet of office space, from 1 East 40th Street to 211 East 40th Street, through Grand Central and Murray Hill. The list counts buildings with at least 50,000 square feet of commercial space in the neighborhoods Leasemark covers.
What is the largest office building on East 40th Street?
The largest is 10 East 40th Street, with 409,090 square feet of office space on 48 floors, built in 1928. Next come 16 East 40th Street (83K SF) and 7 East 40th Street (78K SF).
How old are the buildings on East 40th Street?
The median office building on East 40th Street was built in 1931. The oldest with its main address here is 16 East 40th Street (1911) and the newest 10 East 40th Street (1928). 9 date from 1900 to 1929, 6 date from 1930 to 1959 and 7 date from 1960 to 1989.
When did a building on East 40th Street last sell?
The newest sale on record is 354 Lexington Avenue, which sold in November 2024 for $65.5 million to AMCAP 360 LLC, per the deed recorded with the city. 4 sales, $588.8 million in all, have been recorded of the large buildings Leasemark tracks on East 40th Street since 2016. The median price was about $809 a square foot of floor area across 3 one-building sales.
How much property tax do buildings on East 40th Street pay?
The median estimated tax across the 22 taxed large buildings on East 40th Street is about $14.62 a square foot of floor area a year on the Department of Finance's 2026/27 roll (middle half $10.86 to $17.97), against $13.61 across Manhattan. The largest estimated bill, about $25.2 million a year, is for 101 Park Avenue. Estimates are before abatements, and tenants usually pay their share through the lease.
What subway lines are near East 40th Street?
The closest stations to the large buildings on East 40th Street, in the order the street reaches them, are 5 Av (7 B D F M) and Grand Central-42 St (4 5 6 7 S). Together they serve the 4, 5, 6, 7, B, D, F, M and S lines, per MTA station data.
Is there office space for lease on East 40th Street?
No space on East 40th Street is listed on Leasemark right now. Owners and brokers can list space here for free and it is matched against every active requirement the day it goes up; tenants can post a requirement to be matched when space opens up.