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55 Hester Street
Lower East Side

55 Hester Street,
Manhattan, NY 10002

27 Units

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Built in 1940

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12 Floors

3.8(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
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    Open Violations
    A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 1 month ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.07 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    1
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 01, 2024: (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 hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
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    Hazardous
    1
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Aug 02, 2018: § 27-2040 adm code provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following minimum of 100 watts as required(light fixture present). at front areaway
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    Immediately hazardous
    0
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Missing information/filings
    0
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Property Owners and Associates
    H
    55 Hester Condo Inc.
    3.8(3)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•29 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
    V
    Vincent Pan
    3(8)
    Head Officer•
    10 Properties•102 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    K
    Kim Tsoi
    3.8(3)
    Head Officer•
    2 Properties•29 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
    K
    Kim Hung Tsoi
    3.8(3)
    Site Manager•
    Agent•
    1 Property•27 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
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    Building Ratings

    Cleanliness
    1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
    Garbage Management
    1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
    Heat
    1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
    Neighbors
    1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
    Noise Levels
    1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
    Owner Responsiveness
    1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
    Pest Control
    1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
    Water Pressure
    1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
    Cleanliness
    Garbage Management
    Heat
    Neighbors
    Noise Levels
    Owner Responsiveness
    Pest Control
    Water Pressure

    Renter Recommendations

    --% of renters recommend this building

    --% of renters approve of this owner

    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

    Reviews (3)

    8 months ago
    Energy dump overall
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great location near a ton of transportation, cute restaurants and plenty of shopping
    Cons:
    Rat infestation, flooding in apartments, scaffolding was up for years and we had to keep curtains closed because construction workers used the landing outside of our apartment as home base. No insulation with the windows and each room has its own electric AC/heater that was massively expensive. Energy bill averaged $500 per month for a 500 sq ft apartment.
    Advice to owner:
    Get your building in order so it doesn't affect active residents.
    Over 1 year ago
    Expensive for the entirety of it
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Marble kitchen and bathroom
    Roof when not under construction for 2 years
    Elevator
    Cons:
    Utilities are insane
    They raised the rent on us 20% for last 2 years
    Super will ghost you
    Roof been under construction for 2 years with no end date in sight
    Laundry only has 2 washer 2 dryer and 1 dryer and now 1 washer out of commission and no one will fix
    Over 3 years ago
    Great location near LES
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Quiet street in a central location, accessible to soho, LES, and Chinatown. Conveniently located a few blocks from the Delancey station and east Broadway station. Lots of galleries and restaurants around.
    Cons:
    A units facing two courtyards on the 2nd floor, so it really depends on how courteous your neighbors are and if they like to throw summer parties and blast music. Heat is electric and may run up the bill in winter months. Poor natural light in north facing units.
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