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. Its 1900 construction date sits close to the 1900 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. 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. 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 |