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169 Hester Street

Walk-up · built around 1900 · 5 floors · 16 apartments City tax lot record

This building has no open HPD violations and 1 heat complaint in the last two winters.

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0Open HPD violations, of 18 on record

1Heat or hot water complaints in the last two winters

Two things to know

1 heat or hot water complaint was made to 311 during the previous two heating seasons (2025–26 and 2024–25).
Derived by PRASee the records
The most recent deed names 169 Hester Street Corp as buyer.
Official recordSee the records

Good signs

Landlord registration is current, through Sep 1, 2027.
Official recordSee the records
No open HPD violations.
Official recordSee the records

Compared with SoHo

About as many open HPD violations per apartment as most SoHo buildings PRA has checked (0 here)
About as many open HPD violations rated hazardous or immediately hazardous per apartment as most SoHo buildings PRA has checked (0 here)
More heat and hot water complaints in the last 12 months per apartment than 8 in 10 SoHo buildings PRA has checked (1 here, 0.06 per apartment)

Derived by PRACompared with 1,178 other buildings PRA has loaded in SoHo, as of Oct 26, 2026. Ranked per apartment, so building size doesn't decide the order.

Questions to ask the landlord

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How is heat and hot water handled in winter, and who do I call when it goes out?
1 heat or hot water complaint in the heating seasons 2025–26 and 2024–25.
Derived by PRANYC 311 (Office of Technology and Innovation), 311 Service Requests from 2020 to PresentSee the records
What were the HPD housing court cases about, and are any still open?
3 housing court cases on record, the latest from Nov 2016.
Official recordNYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Housing LitigationsSee the records
Complaints about this building most often concern pests. Has that been fixed?
12 of 117 complaints since Oct 2006.
Official recordNYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and ProblemsSee the records
Is this apartment rent-stabilized, and can I see its rent history?
PRA has no rent records yet. Rent stabilization limits how much rent can rise. Ask the landlord for the apartment's registered rent history; once you're the tenant, you can request it from NYS HCR yourself.
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169 Hester Street Corp

Buyer on the an unknown date deed

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Living conditions

Violations are issued by inspectors. Complaints are what residents reported; a complaint alone does not mean a problem was found.

Living here and something needs fixing? Ask for a repair in writing.

HPD housing code violations

Open violations

Open Class C (immediately hazardous)

Open Class B (hazardous)

On record, all years

HPD violations by class and status
Class	Open	Closed
Class C (immediately hazardous)	0	9
Class B (hazardous)	0	3
Class A (non-hazardous)	0	5
Class I (information orders)	0	1

“Closed” can mean the owner certified a repair, not that an inspector confirmed it.

All 18 HPD violation records

Source: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
Records: 18 records: 18680312, 16508018, 16508017, 16508016, 14841727, 14841728, 11423327, 11423346, 11423350, 11381549, 11366084, 11325770, …
Record date: Mar 3, 2026
Retrieved: Oct 9, 2026

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Mice, rats, roaches and bedbugs

No pest violations, rat inspections or pest complaints are on record since Oct 2023. Official record

What residents reported to 311

In the last 12 months, residents called 311 most about heat and hot water (1). Derived by PRA

Source

Counted by PRA from 311 requests created in the 12 months before this report, grouped into PRA's categories. Only request types about the homes count: housing problems 311 sends to the housing agency, rats and mice, and neighbors' noise. Street noise, parking, sidewalk trash and shops are left out. Each request is counted once.

Source: NYC 311 (Office of Technology and Innovation): 311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present (erm2-nwe9)
Records: 17 records: 69451816, 68175364, 66659202, 64461901, 63043172, 62977005, 62147513, 62073944, 61691795, 59676896, 58539170, 57925819, …
Record date: Jun 22, 2026
Retrieved: Oct 9, 2026

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Heat and hot water

311 heat and hot water complaints by heating season
Heating season (Oct 1 to May 31)	311 complaints	Distinct days
2026–27 (in progress)	0	0
2025–26	1	1
2024–25	0	0
2023–24	1	1

Derived by PRA Counted by PRA from 311 records. No “high” or “low” label is shown here; see “Compared with the neighborhood” near the top for how this building compares with others nearby.

Why am I seeing this?

Counts 311 HEAT/HOT WATER service requests whose created date falls in each heating season (October 1 to May 31). Each 311 request id is counted once. "Distinct days" counts calendar days with at least one request, since several tenants may call about the same outage. HPD's own complaint records overlap with 311 and are shown separately, never added to this count.

Method: derive:heat_season@1 with rule:nyc/heating-season@2026-10-06
Source: NYC 311 (Office of Technology and Innovation): 311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present (erm2-nwe9)
Records: 2 records: 68175364, 59676896
Record date: Mar 1, 2026
Retrieved: Oct 9, 2026

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Complaints to HPD

117 complaints to HPD since Oct 26, 2006, mostly heat and hot water and pests. Official record

HPD receives many housing complaints through 311, so these overlap with the 311 counts below. PRA never adds the two together.

Complaints by category

Heat and hot water75
Pests12
Plumbing and leaks10
Paint and plaster8
Other6
Electrical4
Sanitation2

All HPD complaint records

Source: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
Records: 117 records: 28390278, 24867830, 18255125, 17899229, 17645613, 17646501, 17645615, 17645614, 17645612, 17429346, 17429339, 17279643, …
Record date: Mar 1, 2026
Retrieved: Oct 9, 2026

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Complaints to 311

17 service requests since Jan 18, 2022, by category. They overlap with the HPD complaints above.

Other11
Noise4
Heat and hot water2

All 311 records

Source: NYC 311 (Office of Technology and Innovation): 311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present (erm2-nwe9)
Records: 17 records: 69451816, 68175364, 66659202, 64461901, 63043172, 62977005, 62147513, 62073944, 61691795, 59676896, 58539170, 57925819, …
Record date: Jun 22, 2026
Retrieved: Oct 9, 2026

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Housing court

1 repair case brought by tenants in housing court, the latest opened Apr 14, 2008. Official record

1 executed eviction on record for this building, the latest in 2018. Official record See the records

Buildings Department violations, housing court cases and evictions

12 records

Department of Buildings violations

0 active of 8 on record.

Apr 6, 2018 · closed · Building-wide
DOB violation (LBLVIO)
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
Source
Source
NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
Record
2264596
Record date
Apr 6, 2018
Retrieved
Oct 9, 2026
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Apr 6, 2018 · closed · Building-wide
DOB violation (LBLVIO)
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
Source
Source
NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
Record
2264597
Record date
Apr 6, 2018
Retrieved
Oct 9, 2026
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Mar 3, 2015 · closed · Building-wide
DOB violation (LBLVIO)
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
Source
Source
NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
Record
1936827
Record date
Mar 3, 2015
Retrieved
Oct 9, 2026
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Mar 3, 2015 · closed · Building-wide
DOB violation (LBLVIO)
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
Source
Source
NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
Record
1936826
Record date
Mar 3, 2015
Retrieved
Oct 9, 2026
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Jan 3, 2008 · closed · Building-wide
DOB violation (LL6291)
LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
Source
Source
NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
Record
1286745
Record date
Jan 3, 2008
Retrieved
Oct 9, 2026
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Housing court cases brought by HPD

Nov 11, 2016 · CLOSED · Building-wide
Heat and Hot Water
Judgement: NO
Source
Source
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Litigations (59kj-x8nc)
Record
294548
Record date
Nov 11, 2016
Retrieved
Oct 9, 2026
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Sep 22, 2016 · CLOSED · Building-wide
Heat and Hot Water
Judgement: NO
Source
Source
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Litigations (59kj-x8nc)
Record
292351
Record date
Sep 22, 2016
Retrieved
Oct 9, 2026
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Apr 14, 2008 · CLOSED · Building-wide
Tenant Action
Judgement: NO
Source
Source
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Litigations (59kj-x8nc)
Record
73726
Record date
Apr 14, 2008
Retrieved
Oct 9, 2026
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Executed evictions

Shown as yearly counts for the whole building only. PRA never shows which apartment, to protect households.

20181

Categories such as “Heat and hot water” are PRA's grouping of each agency's own complaint types; the original type is kept on every record.

Know your rights

Rules that apply to renters across New York City, not findings about this building. Each one names the law or rule it comes from.

Every renter

Your landlord has to keep it livable
Every lease in New York, written or spoken, comes with a promise that the apartment and shared areas are fit to live in and not dangerous to your health or safety. You can't sign that promise away.
Official recordNY Real Property Law §235-b, checked Oct 19, 2026
Put repair problems on the record
A complaint to the city (311 in NYC) creates a dated record and can lead to an inspection. Those records are what PRA shows.
Official recordNYC HPD / 311, checked Oct 19, 2026
There's public money for repairs
Owners can apply to city programs for repairs. J-51 lowers property taxes for renovating apartment buildings. HPD's lead program offers loans that can be forgiven, averaging $10,000 per apartment, for buildings built before 1960. Each program has its own rules.
Official recordNYC Finance (J-51); NYC HPD owner resources, checked Oct 19, 2026

If your apartment is rent-stabilized

PRA can't tell yet which apartments are rent-stabilized. Ask the landlord, or check your lease.

Apartment upgrades have a limit
If your apartment is rent-stabilized, the owner can raise the rent to pay for work inside it, up to $30,000 of work. That's at most about $179 a month. For a vacant apartment the state approved first, the limit is $50,000, at most about $347 a month. These increases are permanent.
Official recordNY HCR Fact Sheet 26 (rules since Oct 17, 2024), checked Oct 19, 2026
Ask for the receipts
If your apartment is rent-stabilized and your new rent includes an increase for apartment improvements, you can ask the owner for proof of the work by certified mail, when you're offered the lease or within 60 days of signing. The owner has 30 days to send it.
Official recordNY HCR Fact Sheet 26, checked Oct 19, 2026
Building-wide upgrades: 2% a year at most
If your apartment is rent-stabilized, the state can approve a rent increase for work on the whole building, like a new boiler or roof. It's capped at 2% a year and comes off the rent after 30 years.
Official recordNY HCR Fact Sheet 24, checked Oct 19, 2026

Ask for a repair

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Your nameApartmentOwner or manager's name

Problems

What's wrongSince

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Your message

Subject: Repair request for 169 Hester Street

Hi [owner or manager's name], I'm writing about these problems in my apartment or the building at 169 Hester Street: - [problem], since [date] Under New York law (Real Property Law §235-b), the apartment and shared areas have to be kept fit to live in. Please let me know by [date] when the repairs will be done. If cost is a concern, there are public programs for repairs, such as NYC Finance's J-51 tax benefit (https://www.nyc.gov/site/finance/property/benefits-j51.page) and HPD's repair loans (https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdfs/services/property-owner-landlord-resources.pdf). I'm keeping a copy of this message. Thank you, [your name]

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Send it in writing and keep a copy. A text or email has a date on it.
If nothing happens, you can file a complaint with 311, which creates a city record.
For the paperwork request, the rule is certified mail within 60 days of signing.

General information, not legal advice.

Who owns it

Who the records say owns and manages this building, how that changed, and what else those organizations appear on.

Owner of record

169 Hester Street Corp

Official record Buyer on the most recent deed, dated unknown date.

Deed record

Source: NYC Department of Finance: ACRIS Real Property Master (bnx9-e6tj)
Record: FT_1540008553854
Retrieved: Oct 9, 2026

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No sale price on the an unknown date deed. Official record Prices as written on the recorded deeds. A deed with no price is often a transfer between related parties.

Landlord registration

Official record Valid until Sep 2027. Last filed Jun 25, 2026.

Connections, registration contacts and recorded documents

2 documents

Connections

169 Hester Street Corporation
- Owner of record (deed) · start unknown
  Source
  Named as grantee (buyer) on ACRIS deed FT_1540008553854.
  Source
  NYC Department of Finance: ACRIS Real Property Parties (636b-3b5g)
  Record
  FT_1540008553854
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
- Owner on HPD registration · from Jun 25, 2026 to Sep 1, 2027
  Source
  Listed as CorporateOwner on HPD registration 128796.
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Registration Contacts (feu5-w2e2)
  Record
  128796
  Record date
  Jun 25, 2026
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
Not linked to any other building PRA has retrieved.
169 Hester Street
- Managing agent (HPD) · from Jun 25, 2026 to Sep 1, 2027
  Source
  Listed as Agent on HPD registration 128796.
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Registration Contacts (feu5-w2e2)
  Record
  128796
  Record date
  Jun 25, 2026
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
Not linked to any other building PRA has retrieved.
Yamseid INC
- Seller on deed · start unknown
  Source
  Named as grantor (seller) on ACRIS deed FT_1540008553854.
  Source
  NYC Department of Finance: ACRIS Real Property Parties (636b-3b5g)
  Record
  FT_1540008553854
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
Also appears on 165 Hester Street (Seller on deed), 165 REAR Hester Street (Seller on deed). Lead, not proof

Connections link organizations to buildings only where a public record names them, such as a deed or an HPD registration. Another building that shares an owner name or managing agent is a lead worth checking, not proof that the same people control both. PRA compares exact organization names only, and only among buildings it has already retrieved.

Registration details

Official record Registration 128796, last filed Jun 25, 2026, valid until Sep 1, 2027.

Owner (corporate)	169 Hester Street Corporation
Managing agent	169 Hester Street
Head officer	Betty Go
Site manager	Betty Go

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Registration record

Source: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Multiple Dwelling Registrations (tesw-yqqr)
Record: 128796
Record date: Jun 25, 2026
Retrieved: Oct 9, 2026

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Sales and recorded documents

Date	Document	Parties	Amount
Oct 22, 2007	CORRD Source Source NYC Department of Finance: ACRIS Real Property Master (bnx9-e6tj) Record 2007102300465001 Record date Oct 22, 2007 Retrieved Oct 9, 2026	Party: 169 Hester Street Corp. Party: 169 Hester Street Corp.	Not listed
unknown date	Deed Source Source NYC Department of Finance: ACRIS Real Property Master (bnx9-e6tj) Record FT_1540008553854 Retrieved Oct 9, 2026	Seller (grantor): Yamseid INC Buyer (grantee): 169 Hester Street Corp	Not listed

Department of Finance owner name (via PLUTO): 169 Hester Street Corp.. Owner name from the Department of Finance as published in PLUTO. It can lag behind recorded deeds.

Rent

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More detail

The building's full records, for anyone who wants to check the details. Nothing here changes what's above.

Building

Basic facts from the city's tax lot record. Facts are shown only when a source reports them.

Residential units

Floors

1900

Built (est.)

Building class

Total units (incl. commercial)	17
Lot area	2,472 sq ft
Building floor area	9,221 sq ft
Tax lot (BBL)	1002380037
Building ID (BIN)	1083320

Official record Tax lot From PLUTO 26v2 (tax lot record). PLUTO's construction year is an estimate for older buildings. It is not a certificate of occupancy date.

Source

Source: NYC Department of City Planning: Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks)
Record: 1002380037
Retrieved: Oct 8, 2026

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Building or apartment?

Most public records describe the whole building, not one apartment. Building-level records still matter for every unit (heat, pests and building-wide repairs affect everyone), but only records that name this unit say anything specific about it.

Turnover

Not yet availableObserved listing turnover needs licensed listing data, which PRA does not have yet. PRA will not estimate turnover from other records, and listing activity alone would not show that a tenant moved out.

Timeline

Every dated record PRA holds for this building, newest first, ordered by when the event happened.

2026
1. Jun 25
  Management
  HPD registration filed
  Managing agent listed: 169 Hester Street.
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Multiple Dwelling Registrations (tesw-yqqr)
  Record
  128796
  Record date
  Jun 25, 2026
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2. Jun 22
  Complaints
  311 complaint: Graffiti
  Graffiti
  Source
  Source
  NYC 311 (Office of Technology and Innovation): 311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present (erm2-nwe9)
  Record
  69451816
  Record date
  Jun 22, 2026
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
3. Mar 3
  Violations · this unit
  HPD Class C (immediately hazardous) violation
  § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9F, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
  Record
  18680312
  Record date
  Mar 3, 2026
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
4. Mar 1
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heat/Hot Water
  Entire Building: No Hot Water
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  28390278
  Record date
  Mar 1, 2026
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
5. Mar 1
  Complaints
  311 complaint: Heat/Hot Water
  Entire Building
  Source
  Source
  NYC 311 (Office of Technology and Innovation): 311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present (erm2-nwe9)
  Record
  68175364
  Record date
  Mar 1, 2026
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2025
1. Oct 30
  Complaints
  311 complaint: Graffiti
  Graffiti
  Source
  Source
  NYC 311 (Office of Technology and Innovation): 311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present (erm2-nwe9)
  Record
  66659202
  Record date
  Oct 30, 2025
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2. Sep 11
  Permits
  DOB filing: Alteration (Objections)
  INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXIST REAR BUILDING APT#2 WITH NO CHANGE C OF O
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings (w9ak-ipjd)
  Record
  M01235697-I1
  Record date
  Sep 11, 2025
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
3. Sep 11
  Permits
  DOB filing: Alteration (Objections)
  RERLOCATE EXIST BATHROOM & REPLACE EXIST KITCHEN WITH NO CHANGE C OF O.
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings (w9ak-ipjd)
  Record
  M01235719-I1
  Record date
  Sep 11, 2025
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
4. Mar 26
  Complaints
  311 complaint: Sanitation Worker Or Vehicle Complaint
  Inappropriate Behavior
  Source
  Source
  NYC 311 (Office of Technology and Innovation): 311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present (erm2-nwe9)
  Record
  64461901
  Record date
  Mar 26, 2025
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2024
2. Jul 3
  Permits
  DOB filing: Alteration (LOC Issued)
  REMOVE CORNICE AND INSTALL BRICKS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY WITH THIS APPLICATION
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings (w9ak-ipjd)
  Record
  M01075146-I1
  Record date
  Jul 3, 2024
  Retrieved
  Oct 25, 2026
3. Jun 5
  Permits
  DOB filing: Alteration (Permit Entire)
  PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings (w9ak-ipjd)
  Record
  M01062098-I1
  Record date
  Jun 5, 2024
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2023
1. Dec 11
  Violations · this unit
  HPD Class C (immediately hazardous) violation
  § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
  Record
  16508018
  Record date
  Dec 11, 2023
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2. Dec 11
  Violations · this unit
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
  Record
  16508017
  Record date
  Dec 11, 2023
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
3. Dec 11
  Violations · this unit
  HPD Class C (immediately hazardous) violation
  § 27-2028, 2032 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM, OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECTRICAL HEATING IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION FOR THE DWELLING UNIT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
  Record
  16508016
  Record date
  Dec 11, 2023
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2022
1. Dec 30
  Permits
  DOB filing: Alteration (LOC Issued)
  RENOVATION OF EXIST. COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH, REPAIR/REPLACE PARTITION, FLOOR, CEILING, DOOR, PAINTING, ALSO INSTALL WALK-IN FREEZER AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings (w9ak-ipjd)
  Record
  M00806219-I1
  Record date
  Dec 30, 2022
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2. May 7
  Complaints
  311 complaint: Noise - Residential
  Loud Music/Party
  Source
  Source
  NYC 311 (Office of Technology and Innovation): 311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present (erm2-nwe9)
  Record
  54106913
  Record date
  May 7, 2022
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
3. Feb 15
  Violations
  HPD Class A (non-hazardous) violation
  (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS. · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
  Record
  14841727
  Record date
  Feb 15, 2022
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
4. Feb 15
  Violations
  HPD Class I (information orders) violation
  §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED. · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
  Record
  14841728
  Record date
  Feb 15, 2022
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
5. Jan 18
  Complaints
  311 complaint: Lead
  Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
  Source
  Source
  NYC 311 (Office of Technology and Innovation): 311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present (erm2-nwe9)
  Record
  53098150
  Record date
  Jan 18, 2022
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2020
1. Aug 12
  Permits
  DOB filing: Alteration (Approved)
  PROPOSE PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARCH DESIGN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings (w9ak-ipjd)
  Record
  M00365641-I1
  Record date
  Aug 12, 2020
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2018
1. Apr 6
  Violations
  DOB violation (LBLVIO)
  VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
  Record
  2264596
  Record date
  Apr 6, 2018
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2. Apr 6
  Violations
  DOB violation (LBLVIO)
  VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
  Record
  2264597
  Record date
  Apr 6, 2018
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
3. Mar 20
  Court
  Executed eviction (residential)
  Building-level record. PRA does not show which apartment.
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Investigation (City Marshals): Evictions (6z8x-wfk4)
  Record
  79259/17NY:077493
  Record date
  Mar 20, 2018
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
4. Jan 19
  Complaints · this unit
  HPD complaint: Heat/Hot Water
  Entire Building: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  18255125
  Record date
  Jan 19, 2018
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2017
2016
2. Nov 11
  Court
  Heat and Hot Water
  CLOSED
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Litigations (59kj-x8nc)
  Record
  294548
  Record date
  Nov 11, 2016
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
4. Sep 22
  Court
  Heat and Hot Water
  CLOSED
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Litigations (59kj-x8nc)
  Record
  292351
  Record date
  Sep 22, 2016
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2015
1. Dec 31
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heat/Hot Water
  Entire Building: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  14982046
  Record date
  Dec 31, 2015
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2. Dec 29
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heat/Hot Water
  Entire Building: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  14973674
  Record date
  Dec 29, 2015
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
3. Mar 3
  Violations
  DOB violation (LBLVIO)
  VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
  Record
  1936827
  Record date
  Mar 3, 2015
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
4. Mar 3
  Violations
  DOB violation (LBLVIO)
  VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
  Record
  1936826
  Record date
  Mar 3, 2015
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
5. Jan 6
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heat/Hot Water
  Entire Building: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  14999003
  Record date
  Jan 6, 2015
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
6. Jan 6
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heat/Hot Water
  Entire Building: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  14999807
  Record date
  Jan 6, 2015
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2014
1. Dec 20
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heat/Hot Water
  Entire Building: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  14956059
  Record date
  Dec 20, 2014
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2. Nov 14
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heat/Hot Water
  Entire Building: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  14831255
  Record date
  Nov 14, 2014
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
3. Jan 9
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heating
  Heat Related: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  14020564
  Record date
  Jan 9, 2014
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2013
1. Nov 26
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heating
  Heat Related: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  13864787
  Record date
  Nov 26, 2013
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2. Nov 5
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heating
  Heat Related: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  13792030
  Record date
  Nov 5, 2013
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2012
1. Oct 12
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heating
  Heat Related: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  12760920
  Record date
  Oct 12, 2012
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2011
1. Dec 28
  Complaints · this unit
  HPD complaint: Heating
  Heat Related: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  10969254
  Record date
  Dec 28, 2011
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2010
1. Dec 10
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heating
  Heat Related: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  10900162
  Record date
  Dec 10, 2010
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2. Dec 8
  Complaints
  HPD complaint: Heating
  Heat Related: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  10888118
  Record date
  Dec 8, 2010
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
3. Jan 6
  Complaints · this unit
  HPD complaint: Heating
  Heat Related: No Heat
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems (ygpa-z7cr)
  Record
  9909802
  Record date
  Jan 6, 2010
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2009
2008
2. Aug 18
  Violations
  HPD Class C (immediately hazardous) violation
  D26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM FLAP DOORS PADLOCKED AT FRONT YARD AT FRONT OF BUILDING. · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
  Record
  2645666
  Record date
  Aug 18, 2008
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
3. Apr 24
  Violations · this unit
  HPD Class A (non-hazardous) violation
  § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION ERECTING SHEET ROCK PATITION WITH DOOR TO SUBDEVIED BY 2 ROOMS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 16F, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
  Record
  7253079
  Record date
  Apr 24, 2008
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
4. Apr 24
  Violations · this unit
  HPD Class A (non-hazardous) violation
  § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION ERECTING SHEET ROCK PARTITION WITH DOOR AT SOUTH ALCOVE FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 16F, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
  Record
  7253071
  Record date
  Apr 24, 2008
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
5. Apr 14
  Court
  Tenant Action
  CLOSED
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Litigations (59kj-x8nc)
  Record
  73726
  Record date
  Apr 14, 2008
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
6. Jan 3
  Violations
  DOB violation (LL6291)
  LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
  Record
  1286745
  Record date
  Jan 3, 2008
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2007
2. Oct 22
  Ownership
  CORRD
  169 Hester Street Corp., 169 Hester Street Corp.
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Finance: ACRIS Real Property Master (bnx9-e6tj)
  Record
  2007102300465001
  Record date
  Oct 22, 2007
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
3. Aug 28
  Violations · this unit
  HPD Class A (non-hazardous) violation
  § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 16F, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
  Record
  6899160
  Record date
  Aug 28, 2007
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
4. Jun 19
  Violations
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT SOUTH BALCONY AT FIRE ESCAPE, 2nd STORY · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
  Record
  6793225
  Record date
  Jun 19, 2007
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
5. Jan 19
  Violations
  DOB violation (LL6291)
  LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
  Record
  1185155
  Record date
  Jan 19, 2007
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2006
2. Jan 6
  Violations
  DOB violation (LL6291)
  LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
  Record
  1130570
  Record date
  Jan 6, 2006
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2005
1. Jan 31
  Violations
  DOB violation (LL6291)
  LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Buildings: DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9)
  Record
  1037035
  Record date
  Jan 31, 2005
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
2000
1. Jun 28
  Violations
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 200 WATTS. AT FRONT AREAWAY · Status: closed
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)
  Record
  3525164
  Record date
  Jun 28, 2000
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026
1900
1. Jan 1
  Construction
  Built around 1900
  Construction year from PLUTO, an estimate for older buildings.
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of City Planning: Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks)
  Record
  1002380037
  Retrieved
  Oct 8, 2026
Unknown
1. Date unknown
  Ownership
  Ownership transferred, no price stated
  Yamseid INC to 169 Hester Street Corp. Recorded Oct 10, 1975.
  Source
  Source
  NYC Department of Finance: ACRIS Real Property Master (bnx9-e6tj)
  Record
  FT_1540008553854
  Retrieved
  Oct 9, 2026

Sources

Each source's status for this building. A failed source is never shown as “no records”.

Source	Status	Retrieved	Records
2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (NTAs) NYC Department of City Planning · 9nt8-h7nd · updated with each decennial census	Not retrieved	Never	None
Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) NYC Department of City Planning · 64uk-42ks · updated several releases per year	OK	Oct 25, 2026	1
Housing Maintenance Code Violations NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development · wvxf-dwi5 · updated daily	OK	Oct 25, 2026	18
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development · ygpa-z7cr · updated daily	OK	Oct 25, 2026	117
Multiple Dwelling Registrations NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development · tesw-yqqr · updated daily	OK	Oct 25, 2026	1
Registration Contacts NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development · feu5-w2e2 · updated daily	OK	Oct 25, 2026	4
Housing Litigations NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development · 59kj-x8nc · updated daily	OK	Oct 25, 2026	3
DOB Violations NYC Department of Buildings · 3h2n-5cm9 · updated daily	OK	Oct 25, 2026	8
DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings NYC Department of Buildings · w9ak-ipjd · updated daily	OK	Oct 25, 2026	6
311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present NYC 311 (Office of Technology and Innovation) · erm2-nwe9 · updated daily	OK	Oct 25, 2026	17
ACRIS Real Property Legals NYC Department of Finance · 8h5j-fqxa · updated monthly	OK	Oct 25, 2026	2
ACRIS Real Property Master NYC Department of Finance · bnx9-e6tj · updated monthly	OK	Oct 25, 2026	2
ACRIS Real Property Parties NYC Department of Finance · 636b-3b5g · updated monthly	OK	Oct 25, 2026	4
Evictions NYC Department of Investigation (City Marshals) · 6z8x-wfk4 · updated periodic	OK	Oct 25, 2026	1
Rodent Inspection NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · p937-wjvj · updated daily	OK	Oct 25, 2026	3
Bedbug Reporting NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development · wz6d-d3jb · updated as owners file (yearly per building)	OK	Oct 25, 2026	6

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