Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1912 · 6 stories · 25 apartments
Also known as 177 Hester St, 179 Hester St, 179 Hester St — one building, several doors.
The building’s record over time
Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2025 Dec
Fire safetyApt 25 class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Dec
ElectricalApt 25 class C · closed
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 25 class C · closed
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2025 Oct
Boiler burning natural gas (A.O.Smith HW-420), registration current since Oct 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Sep
Latest accepted inspection Sep 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2024 Jul
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2011 Oct
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2006 Sep
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2005 Aug
General construction permit
2003 Oct
Heating/ventilation permit, Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2000 Apr
Construction never closed
DOB Violations
2000 Apr
Construction never closed
2000 Apr
Construction never closed
2000 Apr
Zoning never closed
2000 Apr
Zoning never closed
1996 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1994 Jan
Zoning never closed
DOB Violations
1993 Dec
Construction never closed
1990 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1990 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class B · never closed
1990 May
Other conditions class B · never closed
1990 May
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 17 class B · never closed
1990 May
PestsApt 17 class B · never closed
1912
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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