Manhattan · Block 237 · Lot 35 · 10013

189 Hester Street

5 floors · 8 apartments · 7,731 sq ft · built 1900 · class C7 · owner of record: Bsd Hester Llc

14open violations
$31,880ECB/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 66 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 66 days
Annual
Annual boiler inspection (1 boiler) 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: 2024-12-17 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 66 days
1 of 1 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 82 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 1162 days
Next cycle year 2029

Open violations

ECB / OATH (9) · $31,880 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Mar 29, 2022Boilers CLASS - 2
HOT WATER HEATER WITH H STAMP AND OVER 350,000 BTUS NOT REGISTERED MAKE A.O. SMITH MODEL HW670 BTUS 670,0000 SERIAL#FO508424, MAINTAIN BOILER; CORRECT VIOLATION & SEND IN CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
#39059100R
May 19, 2022
DEFAULT
$2,815
Mar 29, 2022Boilers CLASS - 2
BACKFLOW LEAKING ,REPLACE SMOKEPIPE ROTTING,HEADER LEAKING,NO COMBUSTION AIR,CORRECT SUPPORT FOR WATER PIPES,MISSING SPILL SWITCH,MISSING CHECK VALVE AFTER FEEDER,SEPERATE PRESSURETROLS, CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND
#39059099Z
May 19, 2022
DEFAULT
$2,815
Jun 2, 2021Construction CLASS - 1
REMOVED OR DEFACED A WRITTEN POSTED VACATE ORDER.NOTED:REMOVED VACATE ORDER #M-107/20 ISSUED ON:12/09/2020 NEW VACATE STICKER POSTED TO FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR.REMEDY:COMPLY WITH CODE
#35510799H
Oct 27, 2022
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Dec 9, 2020Construction CLASS - 1
BC 907.2.8,FAILURE TO PROVIDE A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE(APARTMENT 6).REM:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.
#35498723M
Apr 14, 2022
DEFAULT
$6,250
Dec 9, 2020Quality of Life CLASS - 2
PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING RECORDS INDICATES PERMISES TP BE LEGALLY APPROVED AS CLASS"A"MULTIPLE DWELLINGS.NOW APT#6 HAS BEEN USED/
#35498720R
Apr 14, 2022
DEFAULT
$5,000
Dec 9, 2020Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TI MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER.LACK OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER WHERE REQUIRED AS PER BC 903-2 AND 27-954 FOR TRANSIENT USE AT APT#6.REM:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL USE.
#35498722K
Apr 14, 2022
DEFAULT
$3,125
Dec 9, 2020Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER.LACK OF NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PER BC1021.1 AND 27-366 FOR TRANSIENT USE AT APT-6.REM:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL USE.
#35498721Z
Apr 14, 2022
DEFAULT
$6,250
Dec 9, 2020Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED LIGHT AND VENTILATION FOR EVERY BEDROOM.NOTED:AT APARTMENT #6 CREATED AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM IN THE MIDDLE ADJACENT TO THE BEDROO
#35498724Y
Apr 14, 2022
DEFAULT
$3,125
Mar 13, 2013Plumbing CLASS - 1
SEC. FGC E.2.3, 27-905 & P115.6. GAS METERS INSTALLED IN AN IMPROPER LOCATION. OBSERVED GAS METERS AND GAS PIPING INSTALLED IN PUBLIC HALLWAYS OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING APTS. *PHOTO TAKEN* REMEDY: OBTAIN
#34932532M
May 2, 2013
DEFAULT
$0
DOB (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 20, 2023LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#06888
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 20, 2023LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#28408
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 14, 2023Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device
Active
Nov 14, 2023Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2021 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device
Active
Jun 20, 2023Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
Jun 20, 2023Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
HPD (5) · C 2 · B 1 · A 2
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jun 5, 2024BApt 7 · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH 2ND WINDOW AT WEST IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJul 10, 2024
May 17, 2023CApt 7 · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJun 12, 2023
May 17, 2023CApt 7 · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJun 12, 2023
Nov 17, 2020AApt 2 · § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION ...ACOUSTIC DROP CEILING .... IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHFeb 20, 2021
Jun 18, 2008A§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION EXTENSION ERECTED AT REAR EAST BLOCKING DROP LADDER.Sep 21, 2008

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City records as of Oct 26, 2026, 9:29 PM ET. BBL 1002370035.

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