Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

171 Hester St

built 1900 · 5 stories · 9 apartments

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 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5F class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5F
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5F
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5F
2024 Sep
Construction class - 2
DOB Violations
2024 Sep
Construction class - 2
2024 Sep
Construction class - 2
2024 Sep
Construction class - 2
2024 Jun
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith 19-S/W-8), registration current since Jun 2024
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2017 Oct
Boilers class - 2
DOB Violations
2017 Oct
Boilers class - 2
2017 Feb
Low Pressure Boiler
2016 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 8F class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2016 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 8F class B
2015 Oct
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
DOB Violations
2013 Mar
Heat or hot water class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2012 Dec
Walls, floors and stairs class B · never closed
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2007 Jul
Fire protection permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2000 Feb
Latest boiler work permit 2000
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2000 Feb
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1999 Jun
Fire protection permit
1998 Jan
Plumbing permit, Fire protection permit
1997 Mar
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
1997 Feb
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
1900
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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