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126 Hester Street

Manhattan · 10002 | BBL 1003030019 | BIN 1091754
HPD data as of November 6, 2026
Compliance grade not yet available

HPD has no violation records on file for this building yet — common for buildings completed recently, which may not have registered. We’ll assign a grade once records exist. The other public-records sections below are unaffected.

664
311 calls
12 months to Nov 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
8
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
191
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$1,207
ZIP median
rent
2024
Year built
2 min
Closest subway
min walk
D
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
747 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

126 Hester Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10002. The closest subway is Grand St (B,D) (2-minute walk), served by the B and D lines.

What's the closest subway to 126 Hester Street?
Grand St (B,D) — a 2-minute walk (174m) from 126 Hester Street. Served by the B and D lines.
Is 126 Hester Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
No — built in 2024, after the 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Standard NYC paint regulations apply. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
—
HPD has no registration record for this address, so no violation history is linked to this building. Registration requirements depend on how a building is owned and occupied. This is not a data outage.
HPD Complaints
No HPD complaints filed in the past 12 months. No tenant has formally escalated a condition to HPD; could indicate clean upkeep, or that issues are being handled before reaching HPD.
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total13
Open13
Closed0
Complaints
Total76
Open (active)1
Closed75
Recent open violations
  • 2024-01-24 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2011-12-13 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT"
  • 2010-12-30 EGNCY-EMERGENCY NONE
DOB data as of November 6, 2026 — read from the Department of Buildings on that date.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file0
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2024, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built2024 (2 yr old)
Building classD7 — Elevator apartment
Floors7
Residential units8
Total units9
Building area (sqft)14,440
Lot area (sqft)2,493
Owner of record (PLUTO)FORTUNE ASSETS LLC
Designations
Council district1
Rent Stabilization
—
BBL not found in the Who Owns What database — typically a small portfolio outside that dataset's coverage, or a recently created tax lot. Rent-stabilization status cannot be confirmed here without a DHCR records request. (As of November 6, 2026.)
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total1911,107
Violent25127
Shooting incidents (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies76414
Misdemeanors81526
Violations28104
Shooting counts are incidents, not people injured, and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • PETIT LARCENY: 164
  • GRAND LARCENY: 126
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 112
  • SEX CRIMES: 101
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 100
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 130,218 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls664
Top complaint types
  • Illegal Parking: 104
  • Graffiti: 76
  • Building/Use: 47
  • Traffic Signal Condition: 43
  • Noise - Commercial: 34
By category
Other437
Parking106
Noise62
Construction47
Homeless7
Rats2
Trash2
Drinking1
Drug0
311 data as of November 6, 2026 — read from NYC 311 on that date.
Noise (311 dedicated)
D
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints62
Dominant subtypeCommercial
By subtype
Commercial34
Street Sidewalk16
Residential11
Vehicle1
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: D — High noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility3 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 145 HESTER ST 26m · $400–600/mo licensee: HENG YIP CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
  • 82 Bowery 60m · $400–600/mo licensee: RAINERI JEWELERS, INC.
  • 72 BOWERY 91m · $400–600/mo licensee: PUBLIC METAL BUYERS, INC.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby26
Elementary (K-5)6
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)6
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • P.S. 124 Yung Wing Pre-K-5 · 3 min (229m) · District 2
  • P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto Pre-K-5 · 4 min (345m) · District 2
  • P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman Pre-K-5 · 4 min (356m) · District 2
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • M.S. 131 6-8 · 2 min (136m) · District 2
  • Great Oaks Charter School 6-12 · 5 min (395m) · District 84
  • P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis Pre-K-8 · 9 min (734m) · District 2
High — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • Pace High School 9-12 · 2 min (136m) · District 2
  • Great Oaks Charter School 6-12 · 5 min (395m) · District 84
  • Essex Street Academy 9-12 · 6 min (471m) · District 2
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby6
Unique lines11
Lines served: 6 · B · D · F · J · M · N · Q · R · W · Z
Closest 3 stations
  • Grand St B, D · 174m · 2 min walk
  • Bowery J, Z · 377m · 5 min walk
  • Canal St 6, J, Z, N, Q, R, W · 516m · 6 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby747
Eating (491) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants376
Fast food115
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)77
→ Supermarkets27
→ Convenience50
Pharmacies48
ATMs8
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (135 places selling coffee, of which 131 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby148
A: 87 B: 8 C: 3 Pending: 50
Sample
  • Grade A Manna House · Chinese
  • Grade A Barrio Chino · Mexican
  • Grade A Nam Son · Southeast Asian
  • Grade A Dudley's · Australian
  • Grade A Clandestino · American
  • Grade A Sticky Rice · Thai
  • Grade A Duo Tian Bakery · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Carol's Bun · Chinese
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby213
By category — top 8 of 19 (170 of 213 facilities)
Youth Services43
Cultural Institutions27
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten22
Health Care21
Transportation18
Historical Sites15
Parks And Plazas13
Human Services11
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • New York Artists Equity Association, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • P.s. 002 Meyer London Schools (K-12)
  • Museum Of Chinese In The Americas Cultural Institutions
  • Create In Chinatown, Inc Cultural Institutions
  • Greater Chinatown Community Association Cultural Institutions
  • H.t. Dance Company, Inc. Cultural Institutions

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
  • Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
  • Verizon Fiber Up to 980 Mbps down · 880 Mbps up

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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10002 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,207/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10002 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$46,525/yr
Median monthly income$3,877/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,163/mo
ZIP median rent$1,207/mo
ZIP median rent is 31.1% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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