48 Hester Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~80% of buildings in this ZIP (20 open)
- 5 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built in 1990 (city records)
About this building
City records list 1990 as the year built — newer than 75% of the 29 buildings we cover in ZIP 10002. The building’s floor space is 2.5 times the size of its lot: 26,564 sq ft of building on a 10,820 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 14, 2026.
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
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48 Hester Street
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- City records show 20 open HPD violations, 5 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 2018 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at bulkhead….
- 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.
48 Hester Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10002. The closest subway is East Broadway (F) (3-minute walk), served by the B, D, F, J, M, and Z lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: April 2018 · Most recent: April 2024. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2024-04-23 "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
- 2022-10-05 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING 130 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT ALL HOT…"
- 2018-07-25 "§ 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SA…"
- 2018-04-12 "§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGA…"
- 2018-04-12 "§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY…"
- Class C · 5 open · penalty 75 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 7 open · penalty 35 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 8 open · penalty 8 · (1/ea)
- Nov 14, 2025 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- Nov 14, 2025 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- Nov 14, 2025 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1990, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 79
- HARRASSMENT 2: 29
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 24
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 22
- GRAND LARCENY: 19
- Noise - Commercial: 230
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 157
- Noise - Residential: 136
- Graffiti: 134
- Outdoor Dining: 81
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- Manhattan Charter School II
- M.S. 131
- JHS 056 Corlears
- University Neighborhood Middle School
- Essex Street Academy
- Urban Assembly Academy of Government and Law, The
- Lower Manhattan Arts Academy
- East Broadway
- Delancey St-Essex St
- Grand St
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- New York Artists Equity Association, Inc.
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- Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law, The
- Seward Park
- Corporation Yard Addition
- M.s. 131
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- 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.
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