- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 99
- Floors
- 13
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $674K
- Recent range
- $516K – $815K
- Listing discount
- 1.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 19
140 East 40th Street is one of Manhattan's best-preserved Art Deco cooperatives — a 1930–31 building by Bien & Prince, the same firm behind the Carlyle Hotel. It sits in the heart of Murray Hill, a short walk from Grand Central, with an intact period lobby featuring a silvered frieze and a 1930s fireplace.
The building's appeal is architectural: it is a genuine Deco survivor in a neighborhood where much of the housing stock is postwar. Buyers who value original detail and a landscaped roof deck with Empire State Building views find it distinctive at an accessible price point.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2025 | 9D | 2 BR · 1 BA | $532,000 | -1.3% |
| Jan 7, 2025 | 2AB | 2 BR · 2 BA | $815,000 | -8.9% |
| May 6, 2024 | 10A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $515,500 | -0.7% |
| Oct 14, 2022 | 7D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $505,000 | -11.4% |
| Aug 16, 2022 | 12A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $515,000 | -6.4% |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 1D | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,180,000 | -7.5% |
| Dec 9, 2019 | 3D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $535,000 | -9.2% |
| Apr 12, 2018 | 2AB | 2 BR | $1,145,000 | -11.6% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2017): a median $1,154/sf across 2 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 5.5% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2014 | 12E | $500,000 |
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00895-0066) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a genuine Art Deco cooperative. Bien & Prince — the Carlyle Hotel firm — designed it in 1930–31, and the lobby detailing survives.
The roof deck is a real amenity. The landscaped roof deck delivers Empire State Building views, unusual for a building at this price point.
Note the pet policy. Dogs are not permitted; cats generally are.
The building runs on an attended lobby, not a full doorman. Factor the service level into your comparison with full-doorman peers.
Comparable buildings
- 303 East 57th Street (The Excelsior) — Birnbaum 1967; postwar Midtown East cooperative
- 141 East 55th Street — 1956 mid-century Midtown East condominium
- 227 East 44th Street — 2014 new-construction Midtown East condominium
The Roebling Team at 140 East 40th Street
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Midtown East — read The Roebling Team Guide to Midtown East.
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