30 West 40th Street
30 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10018
BBL 1008410069
- Year built
- 1907
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 30 West 40th Street would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
30 West 40th Street is Bryant Park Place, the former Engineers' Club, on one of Midtown's most enviable blocks — the row of West 40th Street that faces the south side of Bryant Park, steps from the New York Public Library's main branch. Designed by Whitfield & King and built in 1905–07 as a Renaissance Revival clubhouse combining social rooms with 66 sleeping rooms, it was converted to apartments after 1979, became a cooperative in 1983, and is an individually designated New York City landmark. Today a residential cooperative of 62 homes, the twelve-story building delivers prewar character in a setting that is almost impossible to match: a park-facing corridor in the geographic center of Manhattan.
The location is the headline. Bryant Park is one of the city's great public spaces, and the blocks around it carry the New York Public Library, the Fifth Avenue retail and office core, and a dense convergence of transit — the B/D/F/M at 42nd Street–Bryant Park, the 7 below it, and the full Times Square and Grand Central networks within a short walk. For buyers who want to live at the crossroads of Midtown with a park at the doorstep, the building's position is a genuine rarity.
As a cooperative converted from a purpose-built clubhouse, 30 West 40th offers prewar apartments in an individually landmarked building, something the surrounding office-and-hotel stock cannot; ceiling heights and layouts follow the original club plan and should be confirmed home by home.
Architecture and unit composition
The building was purpose-built as a clubhouse, not a commercial loft. The Landmarks Preservation Commission describes a white-marble and red-brick Renaissance Revival facade whose columned base framed the club and billiard rooms, a red-brick shaft that held the bedroom floors, and an ornamental balcony at the top marking the banquet hall. Apartment layouts reflect that clubhouse plan and the later residential conversion, so assess each home's actual layout and alteration requirements rather than assuming industrial-loft characteristics.
The 62 residences occupy a building planned as a clubhouse; their layouts reflect the post-1979 conversion and the changes owners have made since, so confirm ceiling heights, windows and plan for each home. The park-facing exposures are the building's prize orientation, looking north across Bryant Park toward the library and the Midtown skyline. With twelve floors and a moderate unit count, the building pairs apartment scale with the staffing and services of a full-service cooperative.
Building operations
30 West 40th runs as a full-service cooperative with doorman service and a live-in superintendent, supported by the practical infrastructure of a well-run prewar building — central laundry and storage among the shared amenities. The staffing keeps a building of this size attentive and well-maintained.
As a cooperative, ownership follows the co-op model: purchases clear through a board review and admissions package, and the building's house rules govern subletting, financing, and alterations. That structure rewards committed owner-occupants and helps preserve the stability that makes a park-facing Midtown cooperative attractive over the long term.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Recent sales
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Recent transfers at this building, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | 4S | $950,000 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 4L | $800,000 |
| May 19, 2025 | 6C | $550,000 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 8E | $649,000 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 8D | $835,000 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 5A | $735,000 |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00841-0069). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price.
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At the recent median sale of $800K (3 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,550 to close, or 1.4% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,550
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
The case for the building is a landmark prewar cooperative facing Bryant Park — a combination that is genuinely scarce in Midtown. Buyers should focus on exposure above all: the park-facing homes carry a meaningful premium for the view and light, while interior and rear units trade at the building's value end. Evaluate each home for layout and renovation quality, since layouts vary in how the conversion and prior owners configured them.
Because it is a cooperative, plan for a board package and admissions process, and review the building's posture on financing, subletting, and alterations before you commit. For owner-occupant buyers who want a landmark prewar building and a park at the doorstep in the center of Midtown, the building offers something few addresses can.
What to know if you’re selling
The marketing core is the address and the view: a landmark prewar cooperative facing Bryant Park, steps from the New York Public Library and the Fifth Avenue core. For a park-facing home, the exposure is the story; for an interior unit, the layout and the location carry the case. Sellers should foreground whichever is strongest for the specific home.
Turnover is measured, so a well-prepared listing competes against a limited set of direct peers. Pricing should be benchmarked against the building's own activity and comparable Midtown prewar cooperatives, with exposure, condition, and layout driving the final number. Presenting a clean, complete board package and pricing to the home's strengths — park view or layout — is the path to the smoothest transaction.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 30 West 40th Street, also evaluate these nearby Midtown buildings:
- 247 West 46th Street — Midtown building to the north; compare ownership documents and purchase requirements
- 325 West 45th Street — full-service Midtown building
- 135 West 52nd Street — Midtown full-service building
- 20 West 53rd Street — Midtown building uptown
- 322 West 57th Street — The Sheffield, the 583-unit Emery Roth & Sons tower converted to condominium
- 150 West 56th Street — full-service Midtown building
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How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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