Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

56 Hester St

built 1930 · 6 stories · 5 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 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2016 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2016 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
2016 Mar
Fire safety class B · never closed
2016 Mar
Smoke or CO detectors class B · never closed
2016 Mar
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed
2016 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
2016 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
2016 Mar
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · never closed
2013 Feb
Doors and windows class C · never closed
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1988 Oct
Fire safetyApt 5 class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1988 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5 class B · never closed
1987 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B · never closed
1987 Jul
Other conditions class A · paperwork · never closed
1981 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 3 class B · never closed
1930
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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