189 Hester Street

189 Hester Street in SoHo, Manhattan, has 5 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 3 of 8 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (58/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 8 units · Built 1900

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 58/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 50 buildings' registrations; 44 graded D or F.
• 3 of 8 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (5 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

5 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 123 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-18. Newest violation issued 2024-11-12.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7), issued 2023-05-17. HPD violation 15992649
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7), issued 2023-05-17. HPD violation 15992650
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 5th room from the north, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH 2ND WINDOW AT WEST IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7), issued 2024-06-05. HPD violation 17020838
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION ...ACOUSTIC DROP CEILING .... IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2020-11-17. HPD violation 13897031
• Class A: Items blocking a hallway or exit. M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION EXTENSION ERECTED AT REAR EAST BLOCKING DROP LADDER., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 2645995

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 55 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 5 infested, 5 treated, 2 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

3 of 8 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Owner and management

Owner: BSP HESTER LLC. Head officer: MATTHEW KELLER. Managing agent: NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. This owner has 50 buildings on record, 44 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 20, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1002370035, HPD building ID 22797. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Canal St (J, Z), 2 min walk
• Canal St (6), 3 min walk
• Canal St (N, Q), 3 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.