173 Hester Street

173 Hester Street in SoHo, Manhattan, has 17 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 28 of 30 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (82/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 30 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 82/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 28 of 30 units are rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Medium (17 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 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)

17 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 6 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 37 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-05. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 956 days from issue to close for the 6 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CLG & WALL 4 STY NORTHWEST APT 20 BATHROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 20), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 2645684
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS & CLG 4 STY NORTHWEST APT 20 BATHROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 20), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 2645683
• Class B: Fire escape defect. D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 3RD STY SOUTHEAST APT 16. LOCATED AT APT 16 (apt 16), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 2645693
• Class B: Fire escape defect. D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 5 STY NORTH APT 27 NORTHEAST ROOM. LOCATED AT APT 27 (apt 27), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 2645692
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING CELLAR AT EAST., issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 2645674
• Class B: Fire escape defect. D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 4TH STY NORTHWEST APT 19. LOCATED AT APT 19 (apt 19), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 2645694
• Class B: No heat / heating defect. D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RADIATOR VALVES 3 STY APT 14 ALL ROOMS. , SECTION '' '' (apt 14), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 2645678
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint. D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILINGS AND WALLS 5 STY SOUTH APT 31 NORTH EAST ROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 31), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 2645680

311 housing complaints

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

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 3 DOB violations 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

28 of 30 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).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 28 in 2024, 28 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: LEE PAN REALTY INC. Head officer: ZHI PAN. Managing agent: ZHI PAN. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 9, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1002380040, HPD building ID 22785. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Canal St (J, Z), 3 min walk
• Grand St (B, D), 3 min walk
• Canal St (6), 4 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 2026-10-28.