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Murray Hill Tower

245 East 40th Street, NY 100164.7 ★ (236 reviews)
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Summary

Murray Hill Tower offers a staffed lobby, rooftop pool and laundry rooms on every floor near Grand Central. Residents consistently praise the doormen and maintenance team. Higher ongoing costs and occasional building-service interruptions temper that strong service reputation.

270 unitsBuilt 1972Managed by Vivmark Residential

Reviews

Residents repeatedly praise the doormen, maintenance and shared facilities. Critical accounts focus on renewal and utility costs, with a cluster of 2025 complaints about a prolonged cooking-gas outage.

Google
4.7
236 reviews
Openigloo
4.1
32 reviews
ApartmentRatings
3.5
5 reviews
Yelp
3.1
32 reviews

What residents praise

A particularly well-liked on-site team

Residents describe caring doormen, capable maintenance staff and repairs often handled the same day.

Useful rooftop facilities

Residents value the pool, gym and roof deck, along with the convenience of walking to Midtown offices.

What residents complain about

Costs can rise beyond the headline rent

Residents mention renewal increases and changing utility bills even when they otherwise enjoy the building.

Communication during service problems

Residents affected by a prolonged cooking-gas outage in 2025 describe vague updates and difficulty getting a clear timetable.

Amenities

Murray Hill Tower is a 24-hour doorman and concierge high-rise with a glass-enclosed rooftop pool, a 35th-floor fitness center and a seasonal roof deck. Apartments have dishwashers and central air; laundry is in shared rooms on every floor, and a commercial Icon garage sits inside the building.

In the apartment
Central air
Dishwasher
In the building
24-hour doorman
Elevator
Fitness center*
Pool*
Shared outdoor space
On-site parking*
Package service
Resident storage
Shared laundry

* Fees apply to marked amenities. See Costs in the Availability tab.

Also here: Bike storage · Resident lounge · Children's playroom · Screening room · Valet dry cleaning

Location

Murray Hill Tower is located at 245 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016. The East 40th Street location is convenient for Grand Central and Midtown offices. Street noise can still reach upper floors, so exposure matters alongside the short commute.

TransitSupermarketsParks
  • 6 min
    Grand Central-42 St4567S
  • 13 min
    5 Av7BDFM
  • 14 min
    33 St6
  • 15 min
    42 St-Bryant Pk7BDFM
  • 15 min
    51 St6EF
  • 15 min
    Lexington Av/53 St6EF

Building records

Housing complaints are relatively uncommon compared with similar buildings, with air quality the largest category. Open mold and rodent violations make indoor conditions and pest control the main things to check.

Reported housing complaintsPast 3 years

Reported housing complaints
Housing-related reports submitted to NYC 311 by residents or the public. A report describes a reported issue, not a confirmed violation.

5.9 reports per 100 apartments, versus 28.8 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

CategoryReportsLatest
7
Jun 2024
2
Feb 2026
2
Jun 2026

HPD housing-code violationsPast 3 years

HPD housing-code violations
Housing-code violations issued by NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development after an inspection. Routine administrative filings and notices are excluded.
ConditionCitationsStatus
4
2 open
1
1 open

2 additional older citations remain open.

Construction nearby

Construction nearby
Construction projects on or near this building with active work permits.
ProjectDistanceLatest permit
500 ftJun 2026
500 ftJun 2026
650 ftJun 2026

Rent history

Recent one-bedrooms cost more than the nearby median but also offer more floor area. Two-bedroom rents carry a premium with a much smaller difference in typical size.

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year, compared with the same apartment size across buildings in Murray Hill.
Studio
$4,078median / mo
−3% vs area
$3,647–$4,277519 sq ft · 2% larger than area
1 bed
$5,874median / mo
+12% vs area
$4,673–$7,046812 sq ft · 19% larger than area
2 beds
$8,640median / mo
+13% vs area
$7,150–$10,1681,118 sq ft · 5% larger than area

Concessions

Historical concessions
Free-rent offers on listings that ended in the past year, including listings with no offer.

No free-rent offers appeared in the past year’s listings.

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