140 Hester Street
Manhattan · 10013 · BBL 1002030017 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, October 2, 2026
140 Hester Street is a commercial or office building in SoHo, Manhattan, ZIP 10013. City records date it to 1910. The city's property file lists the owner of record as BOWERY 88 LLC. Its total assessed value is $3.9M, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 203 in Manhattan, the block 140 Hester Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 1 building changed hands in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 14 parcels and 117 residential units.
Anything filed on 140 Hester Street itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 140 Hester Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $3.9M for the 2026 tax year. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 140 Hester Street
No executed eviction is on record at 140 Hester Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 140 Hester Street
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 140 Hester Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 140 Hester Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 92 violations against this building, of which 36 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 19 open violations.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 140 Hester Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches at public hall, 4th storyNov Sent Out | Oct 2, 2026 | C |
| Remove all encumbrances consisting of construction material at public hall, 5th storyNov Sent Out | Oct 2, 2026 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches at public hall, 5th storyNov Sent Out | Oct 2, 2026 | C |
| Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 5th storyNov Sent Out | Oct 2, 2026 | B |
| Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet .. at community ba…Nov Sent Out | Oct 2, 2026 | B |
| Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures at ceiling at basementNov Sent Out | Oct 2, 2026 | B |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling at boiler roomNov Sent Out | Jun 30, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at boiler roomNov Certified On Time | Jun 30, 2026 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 7 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Permits filed at 140 Hester Street
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| SHDINSTALLATION OF 300 PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY | Aug 19, 2026 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through October 9, 2026.
311 complaint history at 140 Hester Street
5 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 140 Hester Street compares in 10013
PulseCities tracks 1,590 lots in 10013, of which 34 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 73 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10013 scores 33.0 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 73 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for SoHo →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 1 other address on tax block 203 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 140 Hester Street
Who owns 140 Hester Street?
The city's property file lists BOWERY 88 LLC as the owner of record for 140 Hester Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 140 Hester Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 140 Hester Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 140 Hester Street?
No executed eviction at 140 Hester Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 140 Hester Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 140 Hester Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 140 Hester Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $3.9M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 140 Hester Street?
10013 (SoHo) scores 33.0 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.