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 178 open violations here, about 4.5 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. Tenants have filed 376 HPD complaints at the address, 31 of them 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 | 178 open / 218 total · 39 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 376 total |
| HPD registration last filed | January 21, 2025 |