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70 Hester Street

396Records
10City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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396 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 295 311 service requests, 45 rodent inspections, 15 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)NEW HORIZON OVERSEAS LLC
BBL1002990020
BIN1003863

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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

170 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (155) · Illegal Parking (4) · Graffiti (2) · Lost Property (2) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$369,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,002,000 $900,900
2026$1,661,000 $747,450
2027$1,710,000 $769,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Manny Janeth CafeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayEast Broadway — F · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Hester St — M15-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeAllen St & Hester St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman
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

70 Hester Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

170 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-06-03Deed $5,900,000 — from CSC LANDSCAPE HOLDINGS INC. to NEW HORIZON OVERSEAS LLC $5,900,000
2016-05-17Sold for $5,900,000 $5,900,000 $1,966,667
2013-01-10Deed $3,691,000 — from FIEFER GOLDMAN, PEARL to CSC LANDSCAPE HOLDINGS, INC. $3,691,000

Ten-year activity

100500
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
82
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017706114
201831127
201920439
2020701210
2021507113
20220074377
20230131335
20240050555
20250078482
20261041648
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 295Ownership & money 11Health & systems 49

Every one of the 396 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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