1,683 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 552 311 service requests, 385 HPD housing violations, 371 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 187.6. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 71 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2013-10-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 28 · winter 2025–26: 30). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
155 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (51) · HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · PLUMBING (16) · WATER LEAK (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (7).
$318,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | DK HESTER LLC |
| Head officer | ANDREW WRUBLIN |
| Managing agent | DALAN MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,337,000 | $2,401,650 |
| 2026 | $5,134,000 | $2,310,300 |
| 2027 | $5,115,000 | $2,301,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Hours Tea House | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
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.
| Subway | Grand St — B D · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bowery — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Allen St / Hester St — M15-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Forsyth St & Grand St · 350 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.
119 Hester Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
155 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Managed by DALAN MANAGEMENT — 40 buildings, 1,561 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B11 · C4 · D8. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 Duffield Street | BK | 286 | A |
| 1134 Fulton Street | BK | 182 | B |
| 300 East 46 Street | MN | 171 | A |
| 230 East 44 Street | MN | 164 | B |
| 102 8 Avenue | MN | 102 | B |
| 1056 Manhattan Avenue | BK | 90 | A |
| 10 Lexington Avenue | BK | 81 | A |
| 93 Linden Street | BK | 68 | A |
| 75 Ralph Avenue | BK | 57 | B |
| 1520 Fulton Street | BK | 49 | A |
| 384 Broome Street | MN | 40 | A |
| 55 Delancey Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 233 Elizabeth Street | MN | 27 | B |
| 119 Hester Street | MN | 25 | C |
| 17 Menahan Street | BK | 24 | B |
| 412 Evergreen Avenue | BK | 21 | A |
| 91 Christopher Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 89 Christopher Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 61 Delancey Street | MN | 15 | C |
| 9 Christopher Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 313 Knickerbocker Avenue | BK | 8 | D |
| 383 Bleecker Street | MN | 7 | B |
| 194 Avenue A | MN | 6 | B |
| 678 9 Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 116 Bedford Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 329 Bleecker Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 7 Lexington Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 196 Avenue A | MN | 3 | D |
| 1 Lexington Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 54 2 Avenue | MN | 3 | A |
| 505 East 12 Street | MN | 3 | A |
| 11 Lexington Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 376 Bleecker Street | MN | 3 | B |
| 5 Lexington Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 7A Lexington Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 3 Lexington Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 9 Lexington Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 503 East 12 Street | MN | 3 | D |
| 335 Bleecker Street | MN | 2 | D |
| 60 West 22 Street | MN | 1 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $973,361 on 2016-04-08 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-30 | RPTT $2,501,585 — from RCG TOWER GROUP I, LLC to DCHSCU ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, LLC | $2,501,585 | |
| 2021-07-02 | AL&R $5,800,000 — from DK HESTER STREET, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,800,000 | |
| 2021-07-02 | Agreement $5,900,000 — from DK HESTER STREET, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,900,000 | |
| 2016-04-08 | Deed $16,500,000 — from HESTER RB LLC; 119 HESTER STREET LLC; W HESTER, LLC; STANDARD HESTER, LLC to DK HESTER STREET, LLC | $16,500,000 | |
| 2016-04-08 | Mortgage $973,361 — from DK HESTER STREET, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $973,361 | |
| 2016-04-08 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from DK HESTER STREET, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $8,000,000 | |
| 2016-04-05 | Sold for $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | $660,000 |
| 2014-05-15 | Mortgage $2,500,000 — from STANDARD HESTER LLC; HESTER RB LLC; W HESTER LLC; 119 HESTER STREET LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $2,500,000 | |
| 2014-05-15 | AL&R $7,350,000 — from STANDARD HESTER LLC; 119 HESTER STREET LLC; W HESTER LLC; HESTER RB LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $7,350,000 | |
| 2014-05-15 | Agreement $7,350,000 — from 119 HESTER STREET LLC; W HESTER LLC; STANDARD HESTER LLC; HESTER RB LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $7,350,000 | |
| 2012-09-18 | Mortgage $4,850,000 — from STANDARD HESTER LLC; 119 HESTER STREET LLC; HESTER RB LLC; W HESTER LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,850,000 | |
| 2012-09-18 | AL&R $4,850,000 — from W HESTER LLC; 119 HESTER STREET LLC; STANDARD HESTER LLC; HESTER RB LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,850,000 | |
| 2012-09-18 | Deed $7,400,000 — from FORSYTH STREET, L.L.C. to 119 HESTER STREET LLC; HESTER RB LLC; W HESTER LLC; STANDARD HESTER LLC | $7,400,000 | |
| 2008-05-08 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from FORSYTH STREET , L.L.C. to CITIC KA WAH BANK LIMITED NEW YORK BRANC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2008-05-08 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from FORSYTH STREET , L.L.C. to CITIC KA WAH BANK LIMITED NEW YORK BRANC | $3,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 15 | 99 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 81 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 13 | 61 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 8 | 90 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 4 | 2 | 148 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 58 |
| 2023 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 12 | 102 |
| 2024 | 0 | 18 | 97 | 4 | 12 | 131 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 8 | 97 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 | 134 | 0 | 5 | 148 |
Every one of the 1,683 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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