Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1900 · 6 stories · 14 apartments
Also known as 191 Hester St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC · 45 other buildings here list it; BES 2 LLC · 1 other building here list it
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.
2026 Mar
Latest accepted inspection Mar 2026, defects reported: yes
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Mar
Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith GB300-S/W-8), registration current since Mar 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2024 Feb
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Aug
Mechanical systems permit, General construction permit
2021 Aug
Mechanical systems permit
2015 Mar
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2013 Jan
No active shed permit
2012 Nov
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2012 Mar
Scaffold permit
2012 Mar
General construction permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2004 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1 class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2004 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1 class B · never closed
2004 Jul
Fire safetyApt 1 class B · never closed
1997 Nov
Latest boiler work permit 1997
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1990 Jun
Electric Signs never closed
DOB Violations
1990 Jun
Electric Signs never closed
1986 Jan
Other conditions class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1986 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class B · never closed
1986 Jan
Fire safety class B · never closed
1981 Sep
Fire safety class B · never closed
1981 Sep
Heat or hot water class B · never closed
1981 Sep
Fire safety class B · never closed
1981 Sep
Heat or hot water class B · never closed
1900
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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