12 West 40 Street, Manhattan

A 1915 house of worship on West 40 Street carrying 12.03 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C5-3 zoning.

12 West 40 Street is a house of worship in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008410057). The property is zoned C5-3, on a 2,472 sq ft lot, with 3 floors and 4 residential units. It was built in 1915. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 28 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1008410057
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	Midtown-Times Square
ZIP code	10018
Zoning district	C5-3
Building class	M1 — house of worship (what’s a building class?)
Land use	08 — Public facilities & institutions
Lot area	2,472 sq ft
Floors	3
Residential units	4
Year built	1915
FAR	2.97 built · 10 max residential · 15 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

27 open Department of Buildings violations
1 open ECB (OATH) violation
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.