Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
90
out of 100
Heavier than 69% of buildings in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 9% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
176 HESTER STREET · 13 apartments · built 1915 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 9% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 6/J/N/Q/R/W/Z train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
29 violations the city still lists as unresolved
29 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 10 years.
- Fire & life safety7
- Paint / plaster5
- Disrepair5
- Structural4
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Registration & signage2
- Pests1
- Other1
- Electrical1
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2009-09-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.