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 10002, 64% 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
43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (8) · Encampment (5) · Obstruction (4) · Noise (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Sewer (3).
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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (12)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
94 HESTER STREET, HDFC
Head officer
DOMINIC ENG
Managing agent
HSC MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered
2025-10-08
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,340,000
$1,053,000
2026
$2,029,000
$913,050
2027
$2,124,000
$955,800
The city's market estimate has fallen
9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2013 (1 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
Subway
Grand St — B D · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none East Broadway — F · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Allen St / Hester St — M15-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
Allen St & Hester St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
43 311 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.
2022-09-11311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — No Private Carter
2022-08-05Boiler inspection
2022-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-05311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2022-02-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2010-12-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-11-22Job filed: A2$20,500
2010-11-22Job filed: A2$20,500
2010-11-22Job filed: A2$20,500
2010-10-16ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK W.O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT 1ST FL COMMERCIAL SPACE KNOWN AS 94 HESTER ST 4 "HENG YUN MARKET FOOD CO" HAVING ERECTED AN APPR$200
2010-09-07311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2010-09-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Excessive
2010-09-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-09-07DOB complaint, category ?
2010-09-07DOB complaint, category ?
2010-02-06311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010-01-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-01-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-12-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-09-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254 16.32A.50.50A 50 GAS PRESSURE CONTROLS NOT VENTED TO OUTSIDE 50A SECOND LOW WATER CUT OFF NOT WIRED$2,500
2009-07-17Deed $3,262 — from CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING BY AND THROUGH I to 94 HESTER STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT$3,262
2009-07-17Agreement — from 94 HESTER STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING BY AND THROUGH I
2009-04-29Permit AL — ISSUED
2008
2008-11-26Job filed: RESPECTFULLY REQUEST TO SUBMIT THE BUILDER'S PAVEMENT PLAN CHECKLIST FOR ALT-3 IN LIEU OF PLANS.
2008-11-26Job filed: RESPECTFULLY REQUEST TO SUBMIT THE BUILDER'S PAVEMENT PLAN CHECKLIST FOR ALT-3 IN LIEU OF PLANS.
2008-11-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-09-21DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-01Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-04-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2008-01-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-11-25DOB complaint, category ?
2007-11-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-11-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-11-13Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 120 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/1991. NO CHANGE IN
2007-10-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-02-02DOB complaint, category ?
2007-02-02DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-12-29DOB complaint, category ?
2006-12-18DOB complaint, category ?
2006-12-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DOB RECORDS IN THAT THE 1ST FLR SW STORE CREATED A LOFT FOR SLEEPING FOR APPROX. 6 PERSONS C$2,500
2006-12-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT WORK NOTED INSTALLED A LOFT SPACE & STAIRS AT THE 1ST FLR SW STORE AT THE CORNER OF ELDERIDGE & HESTER ST LOFT$2,500
2006-11-30DOB complaint, category ?
2006-10-18Job filed: SUBSTANTIAL REHABILTATION: NEW KITCHENS,BATHROOMS, FINISHES, STAIRS, WIN DOWS, ROOF, MECHANICAL AND HEATINGSYSTEMS.$2,271,330
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-05-31ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 49 INSTALL DISCHARGE PIPE MISSING FROM SAFETY VACLE ON BOILER.$180
2000
2000-11-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-10-31Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED.COMPLY WITH LL 33/91 AND TPPN 9/99.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS O R OCCUPANCY. REPAIR CORNICE
2000-10-31Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED.COMPLY WITH LL 33/91 AND TPPN 9/99.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS O R OCCUPANCY. REPAIR CORNICE
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-03-13Permit AL — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-30Permit AL — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-01-20EASE — from CITY OF NEW YORK to CHURCH/UNITED ETC