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40 WEST 17 STREET

40 WEST 17 STREET · Chelsea

Year builtBuilt 1910
Residences≈ 21
Floors12
Building typeCooperative

A 12-story cooperative built in 1910, with approximately 21 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations8
Record areas covered20

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

In the Ladies' Mile Historic District historic district

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

This building sits in a Landmarks Preservation Commission historic district. Exterior work in a historic district generally requires LPC review.

LPC designation record · LPC designation record

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970201F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 52,986 sq ft is above the Local Law 97 size threshold. This is a size signal from filed floor area, not membership in the DOB Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.

2024 · Reported gross floor area 52986 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade A

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade A for this tax lot under Local Law 33.

Latest published grade · DOB Sustainability Compliance Map published LL33 letter grade

No DOB violation source records

NYC DOB

Brickwise found no DOB violation source records for this building in synced datasets.

Brickwise DOB sync · DOB violation datasets

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

1 major DOB filing (nearest: major alteration about 428 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Thu Apr 23 · 124057778

Subway about 2 minutes away

MTA

14 St (1 2 3 F L M) is about 516 ft from this building in a straight line (~2 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 229

No offering plan match

NY Attorney General

No NY Attorney General offering plan match is currently linked to this building in Brickwise.

NY AG sync · AG offering plan database

Building Intelligence Report

Deterministic scoring, attention items, precise recommendations, and evidence traceability — available now in beta for signed-in users.

The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeCooperative
Built1910
Floors12
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 21
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1008180073
BIN1015403
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodChelsea
Financials

No records found

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Financing & Lenders

Prior lender activity does not guarantee future loan approval. Building and borrower eligibility requirements may change.

Observed secured parties / lenders (last 36 months)

Citibank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Jun 2026
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Nov 2025
Bny MellonObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Jul 2025

Lender diversity

Distinct lenders observed (36 months)Factual count only — not a score.3

Agency / project status

Fannie MaeFannie Mae Condo Status Finder is not automated here. “No findings” does not mean approved. Enter authorized evidence when available.Not verified in Brickwise
Freddie MacFreddie Mac Condo Project Advisor requires authorized access. Brickwise does not scrape lender-only tools. Status appears only from authorized evidence.Not verified in Brickwise
FHA / HUDHUD publishes FHA condominium project status via a public search form. Brickwise stores verified evidence here when available; project not approved ≠ FHA financing impossible.Not verified in Brickwise

Co-op share financing appears as UCC / personal-property security filings, not real-property mortgages. Filings may be incomplete, assigned, or terminated; Brickwise does not infer outstanding loan balance.

Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers2
Mortgage records12
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building220
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationNo records found
Managing agentNot listed

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents0
Complaint source records0
Bedbug filings0
Litigations0
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

No records found

No DOB violation or complaint source records found in synced datasets.

Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits0
Jobs0
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators0
Latest FISP conditionNot available
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales10
Exemptions14
Abatements11
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

No records found

No offering plan match found in NY Attorney General records for this building.

Energy & Emissions

Owners file these figures with the City under Local Law 84. Brickwise reports the filed numbers and the published letter grade — we don't rate a building's energy performance.

Published grade & score

Energy letter gradeGrade published by DOB for this tax lot.A
ENERGY STAR score90

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.49
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.74.7
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.195.6
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.52,986
Property type (as filed)Multifamily Housing

Local Law 97 signals

Size threshold signalSize signal only. This is not membership in the DOB Local Law 97 Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.Above the Local Law 97 size threshold in reported floor area
Reported emissions used for the signal195.6
Landmark & Historic

Designation status comes from the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Landmark rules can affect exterior work and approvals — LPC, not Brickwise, decides what applies.

Designation

Individual landmarkNot available
Historic districtLadies' Mile Historic District
Interior landmarkNot available

Architectural record

ArchitectSchwartz & Gross
Primary styleBeaux-Arts
Primary materialLimestone
Original useCommercial, store and lofts
Date range (as recorded)1909 - 1910
Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtC6-4A
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning map8d
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area4,600 sq ft
Built floor area ratio10.77
Maximum residential FAR10
Land use category3
Building classD0
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970201F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.X
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block9
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft0
Within 250 ft0
Within 500 ft1
New building filings0
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.428 ft · Major alteration
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

14 St~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 2 3 F L M · 516 ft
18 St~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 1,306 ft
14 St-Union Sq~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 1,491 ft
23 St~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines F M · 1,620 ft
23 St~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines R W · 1,712 ft

Bus

6 AV/W 16 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M7 M55
6 AV/W 18 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M7 M55
AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS/W 16 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M7
6 AV/W 15 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes SIM1C SIM3C SIM4C SIM33C

Citi Bike

W 18 St & 6 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 69 docks (published)
W 15 St & 6 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 75 docks (published)
E 16 St & 5 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 65 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

Dainobu~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,157 ft
Trader Joe's~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,205 ft

Pharmacy

CVS Pharmacy~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,094 ft
Rite Aid~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,148 ft

Hospital

Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital~7 min walk (approx.) · 1,722 ft

Playground

Chelsea Green~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,194 ft

Parking

Vincent 15 Parking LLC~3 min walk (approx.) · 685 ft
Unnamed place~3 min walk (approx.) · 709 ft
Unnamed place~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,078 ft

Ev Charging

Icon Parking 16 W 16th Street - Tesla Destination~1 min walk (approx.) · 278 ft
iPark 10 West 15th - Tesla Destination~2 min walk (approx.) · 523 ft

Veterinarian

Bond Vet~2 min walk (approx.) · 479 ft
BluePearl~2 min walk (approx.) · 649 ft

Clinic

FMS-Southern Manhattan Dialysis Center~4 min walk (approx.) · 936 ft
Chelsea Center for Special Studies~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,607 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Nearby schools

Sixth Avenue Elementary School~1 min walk (approx.) · 368 ft
Harvest Collegiate High School~3 min walk (approx.) · 878 ft
The Clinton School~3 min walk (approx.) · 889 ft
Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,363 ft

Daycare

LITTLE SCHOLARS LEARNING CENTER VII~2 min walk (approx.) · 405 ft
LITTLE SCHOLARS LEARNING CENTER VII~2 min walk (approx.) · 405 ft
THE EAST CHELSEA CHILDRENS WORKSHOP, INC.~3 min walk (approx.) · 828 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.3957
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL1506
SANITATION AREA557
STREET CONDITION445
HEAT HOT WATER330
NOISE RESIDENTIAL314