171 Hester Street
A 5-story building with 24 apartments, built in 1900, in Manhattan, NY 10013.
Addresses on the lot: 171 Hester Street, 171 Rear Hester Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
171 Hester Street has 5 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered with HPD under a person’s name, not a company’s. 14 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 171 Hester Street have open violations?
Yes: 5 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 2 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 3 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 2 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 171 Hester Street?
171 Hester Street is registered with HPD under a person’s name rather than a company’s. The name is on the registration at HPD Online.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, the latest from 2017.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10013 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 171 Hester Street rent stabilized?
14 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 16 in 2018. That’s 14 of the building’s 24 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 173 Hester Street30 apartments, built 1910
- 124 Mott Street39 apartments, built 1912
- 123 Mott Street25 apartments, built 1912
- 121 Mott Street25 apartments, built 1912
- 83 Elizabeth Street34 apartments, built 1900
- 158 Hester Street61 apartments, built 2004
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-00238-0038.