Manhattan · Midtown and Garment District

Office buildings on West 40th Street

13 large office buildings on West 40th Street in Manhattan, from 2-4 West 40th Street to 240 West 40th Street, with about 4.7 million square feet of office space, through Midtown and the Garment District. In address order, with each building's size, age, last sale and nearest subway from the city's own records.

Buildings
13
Office space
4.7M SF
Median year built
1923
Tallest
110 West 40th Street, 25 floors

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NYC tax lot records

Every large building on West 40th Street, in address order

From 2-4 West 40th Street to 240 West 40th Street. 8 corner or through-block buildings have a main address on another street and are listed at their West 40th Street address.

  1. Knox Building2-4 West 40th StreetMain address: 452 Fifth Avenue
    Midtown · Office building · 592K SF office · 29 floors · built 1902NYC landmark · sold April 2010, $330 million with 1 other lot
  2. Midtown · Office building · 111K SF office · 23 floors · built 1916
  3. Five Bryant Park101-111 West 40th StreetMain address: 5 Bryant Park
    Midtown · Office building · 614K SF office · 35 floors · built 1958sold May 2018, $640 million
  4. Springs Mills Building104 West 40th StreetMain address: 109 West 39th Street
    Midtown · Office building · 157K SF office · 20 floors · built 1963NYC landmark · sold December 2012, $103 million
  5. Midtown · Office building · 120K SF office · 25 floors · built 1914
  6. Midtown · Office building · 291K SF office · 22 floors · built 1915sold November 2025, $133 million
  7. 116-132 West 40th StreetMain address: 1430 Broadway
    Midtown · Office building · 352K SF office · 22 floors · built 1954
  8. 121-133 West 40th StreetMain address: 1440 Broadway
    Midtown · Office building · 723K SF office · 25 floors · built 1924sold December 2017, $520 million
  9. 136-150 West 40th StreetMain address: 1411 Broadway
    Garment District · Office building · 1.0M SF office · 42 floors · built 1969
  10. 206-216 West 40th StreetMain address: 205 West 39th Street
    Garment District · Office building with commercial space · 222K SF office · 16 floors · built 1922
  11. Garment District · Office building with commercial space · 127K SF office · 12 floors · built 1923sold November 2004, $46.2 million
  12. 219-229 West 40th StreetMain address: 230 West 41st Street
    Garment District · Office building · 237K SF office · 20 floors · built 1923sold July 2004, $60 million
  13. Garment District · Office building with commercial space · 128K SF office · 12 floors · built 1923sold July 2018, $105 million

Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-27, with other addresses on each lot from the city's Property Address Directory and sales from ACRIS. Buildings with at least 100,000 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 West 40th Street

Largest by office space

Buildings with their main address on West 40th Street.

  1. 22 floors · built 1915
  2. 12 floors · built 1923
  3. 12 floors · built 1923
  4. 25 floors · built 1914
  5. 23 floors · built 1916

By year built

  1. Before 19000 buildings
    none on the list
  2. 1900 to 19299 buildings
    2.7M SF commercial
  3. 1930 to 19592 buildings
    1.0M SF commercial
  4. 1960 to 19892 buildings
    1.3M SF commercial
  5. 1990 and later0 buildings
    none on the list

Landmarks on West 40th Street

NYC property records (ACRIS)

Building sales on West 40th Street

5 sales of the large buildings on West 40th Street have been recorded since 2016, $1.68 billion in all. Median price: about $765 a square foot of floor area across 3 one-building sales.

  1. November 2025 · $437 a SF · to 114 W 41 OWNER BH LLC and 75 MAIDEN PW LLC
  2. December 2018 · $927 a SF
  3. July 2018 · $765 a SF · to 240 W 40 LLC
  4. May 2018 · to 5 BRYANT PARK PROPERTY INVESTORS IV, LLC
  5. 1440 Broadway$520 million
    December 2017 · to 1440 BROADWAY (NY) OWNER, LLC
Recent building sales across NYC

Source: NYC Department of Finance, ACRIS, Real Property Master, Legals and Parties, pulled 2026-09-29; 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 West 40th Street

Estimated yearly tax per square foot of floor area across the 13 taxed large buildings on West 40th Street, from the 2026/27 assessment roll: taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate, before abatements.

Largest estimated bills

  1. 1411 Broadway$17 million
    $15.60 a SF a year
  2. Knox Building$16.8 million
    $27.19 a SF a year
  3. 1440 Broadway$13.3 million
    $17.84 a SF a year
  4. Five Bryant Park$13.3 million
    $20.35 a SF a year
  5. $17.04 a SF a year

On West 40th Street

  • Median: $14.68 a square foot a year; middle half $11.25 to $17.07.
  • Manhattan median across every tracked building: $14.56 a square foot.
  • None of the buildings is fully exempt.
Property tax by neighborhood across NYC

MTA station data

Subway along West 40th Street

The closest station to each building on the list, in the order the street reaches them. Walks are straight-line estimates.

  • 5 AvClosest station to 6 buildings here · 1 min walk from the nearest
  • Times Sq-42 StClosest station to 7 buildings here · 1 min walk from the nearest

Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-09-26.

Questions about West 40th Street

How many office buildings are on West 40th Street?

Leasemark tracks 13 large office buildings on West 40th Street in Manhattan: 5 with their main address on West 40th Street and 8 corner or through-block buildings with a West 40th Street address as well. Together they hold about 4.7 million square feet of office space, from 2-4 West 40th Street to 240 West 40th Street, through Midtown and the Garment District. The list counts buildings with at least 100,000 square feet of commercial space in the neighborhoods Leasemark covers.

What is the largest office building on West 40th Street?

The largest is 115 West 40th Street, with 291,345 square feet of office space on 22 floors, built in 1915. Next come 240 West 40th Street (128K SF) and 218 West 40th Street (127K SF). The tallest is 110 West 40th Street, 25 floors.

How old are the buildings on West 40th Street?

The median office building on West 40th Street was built in 1923. The oldest with its main address here is 110 West 40th Street (1914) and the newest 240 West 40th Street (1923). 9 date from 1900 to 1929, 2 date from 1930 to 1959 and 2 date from 1960 to 1989. 2 are designated New York City landmarks.

When did a building on West 40th Street last sell?

The newest sale on record is 115 West 40th Street, which sold in November 2025 for $133 million to 114 W 41 OWNER BH LLC and 75 MAIDEN PW LLC, per the deed recorded with the city. 5 sales, $1.68 billion in all, have been recorded of the large buildings Leasemark tracks on West 40th Street since 2016. The median price was about $765 a square foot of floor area across 3 one-building sales.

How much property tax do buildings on West 40th Street pay?

The median estimated tax across the 13 taxed large buildings on West 40th Street is about $14.68 a square foot of floor area a year on the Department of Finance's 2026/27 roll (middle half $11.25 to $17.07), against $14.56 across Manhattan. The largest estimated bill, about $17 million a year, is for 1411 Broadway. Estimates are before abatements, and tenants usually pay their share through the lease.

What subway lines are near West 40th Street?

The closest stations to the large buildings on West 40th Street, in the order the street reaches them, are 5 Av (7 B D F M) and Times Sq-42 St (1 2 3 7 N Q R W S A C E). Together they serve the 1, 2, 3, 7, A, B, C, D, E, F, M, N, Q, R, W and S lines, per MTA station data.

Is there office space for lease on West 40th Street?

No space on West 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.