Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

197 Hester St

built 1910 · 6 stories · 38 apartments
Also known as 199 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.
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Aug
Fire safety class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Aug
Fire safety class B
2026 Aug
Doors and windows class B
2026 Aug
Fire safety class C
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 18 class B
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 18 class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 18 class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 18 class B
2026 Aug
PestsApt 18 class C
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 18 class B
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 18 class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2026 Aug
Structure and facade class B
2026 Aug
Doors and windows class B
2026 Aug
Fire safety class C
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2026 Aug
Doors and windows class B
2026 Aug
Plumbing class B
2026 Aug
Pests class C
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2026 Aug
Construction class - 2
DOB Violations
2026 Aug
Outside the building, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 18
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Aug
Mold
2026 Jun
Electrical, paint or plaster, leaksApt 18
2026 May
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz
DOB Violations
2026 May
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz
2026 Apr
Construction class - 1
2026 Apr
Construction class - 1
2026 Jan
Plumbing
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jan
Plumbing, pests, leaksApt 1
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Nov
Unsanitary conditions
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 33
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2
2025 Oct
Construction class - 2
DOB Violations
2025 Oct
Construction class - 2
2025 Aug
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 39 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jul
Paint or plaster, plumbingApt 1
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 39
2025 Apr
Heat or hot water
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4
2025 Jan
GasApt 36 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 36 class C · closed
2025 Jan
Appliances, doors or windows, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 36
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Boiler burning natural gas (Weil-Mclain 788), registration expired since Nov 2024
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations
2024 Aug
General repairsApt 43
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Aug
General repairs, moldApt 10
2024 Jun
General repairs, heat or hot water
2024 Jun
Boilers class - 2
DOB Violations
2024 Jun
General repairs
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jun
General repairs, heat or hot water
2024 May
Construction class - 3
DOB Violations
2024 May
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 May
Heat or hot water
2024 Apr
Heat or hot water
2024 Apr
Heat or hot water
2024 Apr
Heat or hot water
2024 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 16
2024 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2021 Aug
Boilers class - 2
DOB Violations
2021 Apr
Boilers class - 2
2021 Mar
Construction class - 2
2019 Jun
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2013 Mar
Fuel burning permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2004 Dec
Latest boiler work permit 2004
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2004 Dec
Plumbing permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2001 Dec
Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
1910
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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