40 East 45 Street
Grand Central, Manhattan
Parcel ID (BBL): 1012790045
Owner: Brause Realty
Debt: June 11, 2020, $20 million
Built: 1916
SF: 162,330
Dwelling units: 0
No. of buildings: 1
Class: Miscellaneous (O9)
Floors: 20
Transactions:
• Brause Realty borrowed $20 million from Minnesota Life Insurance Company for 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, Grand Central, Manhattan on June 11, 2020.
Development:
• David Brause filed major alteration job M01119671 for 162,300 sqft 56 building with 0 apartments in Grand Central, Manhattan, on April 21, 2025.
• David Brause filed major alteration job 123880050 for 162,000 sqft B building in Grand Central, Manhattan, on July 15, 2019.
• David Brause filed alteration job M01358347 for 3,300 sqft COM building with 0 apartments in Grand Central, Manhattan, on March 27, 2026.
• Peter Ren filed alteration job M01372634 for 12 sqft building with 0 apartments in Grand Central, Manhattan, on March 16, 2026.
• Joshua Steinberg filed alteration job M01369539 for building in Grand Central, Manhattan, on March 10, 2026.
• David Brause filed alteration job M01332306 for 3,500 sqft COM building with 0 apartments in Grand Central, Manhattan, on January 12, 2026.
• David Brause filed alteration job M01330934 for 530 sqft COM building with 0 apartments in Grand Central, Manhattan, on December 16, 2025.
Most recent Schedule of Occupancy
Violations:
According to city public data, the properties have received five DOB violations and $1,940 in OATH penalties in the last year.