161 Hester Street, Manhattan
Three-family with store · built c. 1920 · Block 238, Lot 33.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Apr 28, 2023, estimated cost $9K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 28, 2023, estimated cost $8K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 26, 2023, estimated cost $250K, described as “Interior renovation at the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor apartments of an existing 4-story mixed-use building. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $899,550
- 2026–27 tax
- $51,335
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,999,000
- Taxable value
- $412,690
- Assessed land
- $162,000
- Assessed improvements
- $737,550
Zoning
C6-2G: floor area ratio 3.20 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Dec 16, 2022: $5,150,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.