Is 171r Hester St rent stabilized?
171r Hester St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in SoHo, Manhattan (10013). It has about 24 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 171r Hester Street — or 171r Hester St, Manhattan, NY 10013.
How this building compares
With about 24 apartments it is larger than 68% of the 269 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in SoHo. HPD lists 5 open violations here, about one for every 5 apartments — close to the one for every 6 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 18 violations on record at the address, 4 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 2 of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 25 HPD complaints at the address, 2 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | SoHo |
| ZIP | 10013 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 24 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1002380038 |
Owner & management
| Owner | Kenneth Chiu 171 Hester Street #1F · New York, NY 10013 |
| Managing agent | Kenneth Chiu |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 5 open / 18 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 25 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 8, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 171r Hester St rent stabilized?
171r Hester St in SoHo, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 171r Hester St?
171r Hester St (BBL 1002380038) has about 24 residential apartments and was built in 1900, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.