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181 Hester Street

249Records
14City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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249 recorded events, 2003–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 55 311 service requests, 20 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built2004
Floors7
Res. units9
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1002377502
BIN1087250

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (6) · Noise (1) · Street Sign (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2004)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BEL AIR COURT ASSOCIATION CORP
Head officerTHINH A NGUYEN
Managing agentNEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC
Last registered2025-09-09

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$275,168 $123,826
2026$220,156 $99,070
2027$480,144 $216,065

The city's market estimate has risen 74% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayCanal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Grand St — B D · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / Grand St — M103 · 600 ft
Citi BikeGrand St & Elizabeth St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto
Middle: M.S. 131. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

181 Hester Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC. — 34 buildings, 710 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B7 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
148 Madison Street MN80 A
25 Market Street MN74 A
158 Hester Street MN61 A
46 Henry Street MN32 A
17 Catherine Street MN32 C
420 42 Street BK31 A
165 Henry Street MN30 A
121 East Broadway MN30 A
249 East 50th Street MN27 A
48 Market Street MN26 A
136 East Broadway MN23 A
375 Broome Street MN22 D
135-10 35 Avenue QN20 A
87 Elizabeth Street MN18 A
107 Hester Street MN17 A
41 Spring Street MN17 A
33 Catherine Street MN16 A
38 East Broadway MN16 A
31 Orchard Street MN15 A
33 Orchard Street MN14 B
217 Mott Street MN12 A
18 Eldridge Street MN10 A
181 Hester Street MN9 A
118 Madison Street MN8 B
143 Mott Street MN8 B
100 Mott Street MN8 A
238 Elizabeth Street MN8 A
127 East Broadway MN8 B
259 East 7 Street MN8 B
136 Division Street MN7 B
41 Market Street MN7 A
61 East Broadway MN6 A
24 West 56 Street MN6 C
150-01 Northern Boulevard QN4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-16Deed $735,000 — from LAW, IRENE to ZHOU, WEN ZHEN; LEU, FUI FONG $735,000
2026-06-16Mortgage $400,000 — from LEU, FUI FONG; ZHOU, WEN ZHEN to CATHAY BANK $400,000
2026-05-29Sold for $735,000 $735,000 $81,667
2021-07-28Agreement $674,500 — from KOLLI, VENUGOPAL; SAJJA, PHANI to HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $674,500
2021-07-28Mortgage $25,588 — from KOLLI, VENUGOPAL; SAJJA, PHANI to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION $25,588
2020-06-24Agreement $232,000 — from LAW, ERIC to MERS $232,000
2020-06-24Mortgage $37,803 — from LAW, ERIC to MERS $37,803
2019-10-25Agreement $289,800 — from NGUYEN, THINH HUUANH to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $289,800
2019-10-25Mortgage $15,020 — from NGUYEN, THINH HUUANH to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $15,021
2019-09-26Mortgage $200,000 — from LAW, ERIC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $200,000
2018-08-21Mortgage $347,488 — from KOLLI, VENUGOPAL; SAJJA, PHANI to QUICKEN LOANS INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $347,488
2018-08-21Agreement $675,000 — from KOLLI, VENUGOPAL; SAJJA, PHANI to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; QUICKEN LOANS INC. $675,000
2018-07-10Mortgage $5,578 — from KOLLI, VENUGOPAL to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; CARNEGIE MORTGAGE LLC $5,578
2018-07-10Agreement $385,000 — from KOLLI, VENUGOPAL to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; CARNEGIE MORTGAGE LLC $385,000
2014-02-20Deed $420,625 — from NGUYEN, THINH HUUAHN to GRANDNYC LLC $420,625

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201716018
20180712524
20191310519
202010225
2021127212
2022070310
202320035
202404037
202502035
2026074011
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 66Ownership & money 99Health & systems 30

Every one of the 249 recorded events, 2003–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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