61 Hester Street, Manhattan
A 1915 walk-up apartment building on Hester Street with 19 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
61 Hester Street is a walk-up apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1003100040). The property is zoned C6-2, on a 3,263 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 24 residential units. It was built in 1915. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 19 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1003100040 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 3 |
| Neighborhood | Chinatown-Two Bridges |
| Zoning district | C6-2 |
| Building class | C7 — walk-up apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 3,263 sq ft |
| Floors | 6 |
| Residential units | 24 |
| Year built | 1915 |
| FAR | 4.57 built · 6.02 max residential · 6 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 1 open Department of Buildings violation
- 1 open ECB (OATH) violation
- 17 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
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- Recorded ownership & last sale
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- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.