165 Hester Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~77% of buildings in this ZIP (7 open)
- 1 open hazardous (Class C) violation
- Built before 1939 (1910) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 13 units registered
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
165 Hester Street
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- City records show 7 open HPD violations, 1 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2021 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 13 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
165 Hester Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10013. The closest subway is Grand St (B,D) (3-minute walk), served by the 4, 5, 6, B, D, F, J, M, N, Q, R, W, and Z lines.
Building Condition
- 2021-11-28 "§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NE…"
- 2021-11-28 "§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNAT…"
- 2021-11-28 "§ 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NE…"
- 2021-11-28 "§ 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMIS…"
- 2021-11-28 "§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY…"
- Class C · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- Class A · 6 open · penalty 6 · (1/ea)
- 2001-06-20
- 2001-06-20
- 1990-04-23
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1910. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 152
- GRAND LARCENY: 136
- SEX CRIMES: 108
- HARRASSMENT 2: 94
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 82
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 200
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 135
- Illegal Parking: 133
- Graffiti: 116
- Vendor Enforcement: 90
- ELITE SURGICAL SUPPLY, INC.
- ALL HEALTH PHARMACY CORP.
- CHAO WEN GAO & WAN YI ZHANG
- P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto
- P.S. 124 Yung Wing
- P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman
- M.S. 131
- Great Oaks Charter School
- P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis
- M.S. 131
- Pace High School
- Emma Lazarus High School
- Grand St
- Bowery
- Canal St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Doyers Street Plaza
- Petrosino Square
- Civil Municipal Court
- P.s. 124 Yung Wing
- Ny County Clerk's Office, Hist Recs
- Crim Courthouse/Detention Cplx
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 50 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.
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