Manhattan · Block 238 · Lot 38 · 10013

171 Hester Street

5 floors · 24 apartments · 9,000 sq ft · built 1900 · class C7 · owner of record: John Gee Man Chiu, As Cotrustee

21open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
2HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 64 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 64 days
Annual
Annual boiler inspection (2 boilers) Applies
Boiler inspection · By December 31 each year
What this is

Boilers are inspected each calendar year and the report is filed in DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection (low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of 5 or fewer families are exempt). Latest report on record: 2025-11-21 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 64 days
2 of 2 without an accepted 2026 report yet
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 80 days
Annual
Gas piping inspection (2029 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2029
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 2 is on the 2029 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1160 days
Next cycle year 2029

Open violations

ECB / OATH (6)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Sep 6, 2024Construction CLASS - 2
WWOP OBSERVED NEW PLUMBING IN ENCLOSED POWDER ROOM AND SHOWER ROOM IN APT 5F. NO PERMIT ON FILE FOR WORK PERFORMED. WORK IS 100% COMPLETE, OBTAIN ALL PERMITS; OBTAIN PERMIT AND/OR RESTORE TO PRIOR LEGAL USE.
#39124369H
Dec 11, 2025
DEFAULT
$0
Sep 6, 2024Construction CLASS - 2
WWOP OBSERVED NEW ELECTRICAL AND RECESSED LIGHTS IN ENCLOSED POWDER ROOM AND SHOWER ROOM IN APT 5F. NO PERMIT ON FILE FOR WORK PERFORMED. WORK IS 100% COMPLETE, OBTAIN ALL PERMITS; OBTAIN PERMIT AND/OR RESTORE
#39124370P
Dec 11, 2025
DEFAULT
$0
Sep 6, 2024Construction CLASS - 2
WWOP OBSERVED NEW PARTITION WALLS ERECTED ENCLOSING TOILET WITH SINK AND SHOWER WITH SINK IN ANOTHER ROOM IN APT 5F. NO PERMIT ON FILE FOR WORK PERFORMED. WORK IS 100% COMPLETE, OBTAIN ALL PERMITS; OBTAIN PERMI
#39124368X
Dec 11, 2025
DEFAULT
$0
Sep 6, 2024Construction CLASS - 2
WWOP OBSERVED WINDOWS INDICATED ON HPDI CARD IN ROOMS FROM SHAFT ARE CLOSED UP AT APT 5F. NO PERMIT ON FILE FOR WORK PERFORMED. WORK IS 100% COMPLETE, OBTAIN ALL PERMITS; OBTAIN PERMIT AND OR RESTORE TO PRIOR.
#39124367Y
Dec 11, 2025
DEFAULT
$0
Oct 17, 2017Boilers CLASS - 2
36-B254 (36) FOUND BURHAM BOILER MODEL #5012N NOT REGISTER.REGISTER BOILER & SUBMIT CERT OF CORRECTIONS.
#32091723Z
Feb 22, 2018
IN VIOLATION
$0
Oct 17, 2017Boilers CLASS - 2
36;B254 (36) FOUND (AO) SMITH BOILER MODEL #HW-200M NOT REGISTER.REGISTER BOILER & SUBMIT CERT OF CORRECTION
#32091724K
Feb 22, 2018
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (5)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 30, 2023LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#18495
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 25, 2023LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#06306
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 25, 2023LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#06307
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Feb 24, 2017LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
#02707
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Oct 1, 2015LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
#02383
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (5)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 30, 2023Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
Apr 25, 2023Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2022 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
Apr 25, 2023Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2022 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
Feb 24, 2017Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
Oct 1, 2015Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
HPD (5) · C 2 · B 3 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Feb 2, 2026CApt 5F · § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5F, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHFeb 8, 2026
Dec 5, 2016BApt 8F · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LEAKING AIR VENT AT RADIATOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8F, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJan 9, 2017
Dec 5, 2016BApt 8F · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LEAKING AIR VENT AT RADIATOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 8F, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHJan 9, 2017
Mar 8, 2013CSECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOMMar 14, 2013
Dec 13, 2012BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD TREAD 1ST FROM BOTTOM UP AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 4th STORYJan 17, 2013

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City records as of Oct 28, 2026, 10:53 AM ET. BBL 1002380038.

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