Is 197 Hester St rent stabilized?
197 Hester St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in SoHo, Manhattan (10013). It has about 40 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 197 Hester Street — or 197 Hester St, Manhattan, NY 10013.
How this building compares
With about 40 apartments it is larger than 91% of the 269 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in SoHo. Its 1910 construction date sits close to the 1900 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 177 open violations here, about 4.4 per apartment — above the one for every 6 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 218 violations on record at the address, 57 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 36 of them are still open. HPD issued 38 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | SoHo |
| ZIP | 10013 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 40 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1002360033 |
Owner & management
| Owner | BEN SHU MANAGEMENT CORP 197 HESTER ST · NEW YORK, NY 10013 |
| Managing agent | CHUN FONG |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 177 open / 218 total · 38 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 376 total |
| HPD registration last filed | January 21, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 197 Hester St rent stabilized?
197 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 197 Hester St?
197 Hester St (BBL 1002360033) has about 40 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.