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189 Hester Street, Manhattan

3 open Class C — see them ↓$31,880.00 recorded as dueHPD registration valid
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189 Hester Street at a glance

189 Hester Street, Manhattan has 8 open city records on file, 3 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $31,880.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Dec 12, 2025.

Open Class C
3
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
4
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
1
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$31,880.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
10
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Dec 12, 2025
Bedbugs record

Health score for 189 Hester Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

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Health score · Aug 5, 2026
Scored from all 228 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 3
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 4
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 1
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $31,880
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 4
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 189 Hester Street

228 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 189 Hester Street

$31,880.00 is recorded as due across the 40 summonses below, out of $87,822.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 189 Hester Street
1664149Mar 29, 2022HOT WATER HEATER WITH H STAMP AND OVER 350,000 BTUS NOT REGISTERED MAKMay 19, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$2,815.00
1664147Mar 29, 2022BACKFLOW LEAKING ,REPLACE SMOKEPIPE ROTTING,HEADER LEAKING,NO COMBUSTIMay 19, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$2,815.00
1527245Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1591072Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1591110Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1491752Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1359388Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1591095Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1591122Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1591085Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1527176Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
941895Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1557144Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1591128Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1591111Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1555813Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1591104Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1591119Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1591075Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/THMar 24, 2022Admitted the violation—
1650747Jun 2, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CJun 30, 2022Found in violation—
1673260Jun 2, 2021REMOVED OR DEFACED A WRITTEN POSTED VACATE ORDER.NOTED:REMOVED VACATE Oct 27, 2022Found in violation$2,500.00
1650745Jun 2, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CMay 26, 2022Found in violation—
1650749Jun 2, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CJun 30, 2022Found in violation—
1650746Jun 2, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CJun 30, 2022Found in violation—
1650748Jun 2, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CJun 30, 2022Found in violation—
1650751Jun 2, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CJun 30, 2022Found in violation—
1547277Dec 9, 2020PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIALApr 14, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$5,000.00
1547619Dec 9, 2020FAILURE TI MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER.LACK OF AUTOMATIApr 14, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1547651Dec 9, 2020BC 907.2.8,FAILURE TO PROVIDE A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE(APApr 14, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
1650704Dec 9, 2020WORK WITHOUT PERMIT.NOTED AT APT#6 FULL HEIGHT PARTITION ERECTED TO CRMay 26, 2022Found in violation—
1547705Dec 9, 2020FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIApr 14, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1547505Dec 9, 2020FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER.LACK OF NUMBER OApr 14, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
1581739Nov 13, 2019FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY NOTED:AT 2ND FLOOR & 4Oct 22, 2020Found in violation—
1529332May 31, 2018PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL/PURPOSES Oct 18, 2018Found in violation—
1529336May 31, 2018FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF REQUIREOct 18, 2018Found in violation—
1553335May 31, 2018BC907.2.8 FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE. REM:Oct 18, 2018Found in violation—
1514565May 31, 2018FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF A SYSTEOct 18, 2018Found in violation—
1719351May 18, 2016UNLAWFUL ACT.FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ AN ORDER OF THE COMM'S.@ TIME OF INSJul 14, 2016Defaulted (did not respond)—
1308729Mar 13, 2013SEC. FGC E.2.3, 27-905 & P115.6. GAS METERS INSTALLED IN AN IMPROPER May 2, 2013Defaulted (did not respond)—
209528Jul 23, 1997OPERATION OF PLACE OF ASSEMBLY WITHOUT A CURRENT PERMIT. RESTAURANT WISep 11, 1997Defaulted (did not respond)—