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140 East 40th Street is a charming boutique prewar co-op!
Apartment 3J is an East facing studio apartment and is officially available, making it the best studio with the greatest value on this side of 5th Avenue
Apartment features: GREAT CLOSETS – ENTRY FOYER – HIGH BEAMED CEILINGS – PARQUET FLOORS – CASEMENT WINDOWS- EXQUISITE PRE-WAR DETAIL – PANTRY
The building features a spectacular ROOF DECK with magnificent views of the Empire State Building, part-time attended lobby, magnificent Art Deco Lobby with terrazzo floors and Le Corbusier seating, locked package room, modern Central Laundry Room, and both bike and personal storage (waitlist may apply).
Located in one of the most spectacular NYC neighborhoods, you are minutes from Grand Central Station, a hub for major transportation as well as all the fine dining and shopping that New York City has to offer. Also just minutes from the building are the HAMPTON JITNEY, SHAKE SHACK, BRYANT PARK, and TRADER JOE’s.
The apartment features three HUGE CLOSETS, one currently being used as a PANTRY, unheard of in New York City, an updated kitchen, original parquet floors, casement windows as well as a WINDOWED BATH with original cast iron tub.
You will also find high beamed ceilings along with all of the PRE-WAR CHARM you could desire from an ART DECO pre-war building in Manhattan.
The building allows parents buying for children, co-purchasing and pied-a-terre. 1.5% flip tax PBB
Sorry, Dogs are not permitted!!
Cats OK.
| Service Level | Elevator |
| Building Type | Coop |
| Building Pets Policy | No Pets |
| Building Profile | View Building Page |
| More on StreetEasy | View Building |
| Listed | August 1, 2026 |
| Days on Market | 70 |
| Last Updated | October 1, 2026 |
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140 East 40th Street, Unit 3J
140 East 40th Street, Unit 3J
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