258 West 17th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

258 West 17th Street is a 5-story old law tenement building in Chelsea, built in 1901 and currently owned by Scott Goldenberg. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with several emergency complaints filed between 2022 and 2025, including multiple instances in 2024-2025 where HPD was unable to gain access for inspection, despite complaints suggesting building-wide deficiencies.

While some heating issues appeared resolved upon inspection (notably in May 2023 and previously in early 2022), the pattern of complaints raises ongoing concerns about temperature maintenance. The building has also faced various maintenance challenges, including violations for defective hot water systems in apartments 3B and 4A in 2022 (both now closed), and more recent 2023 issues with unsecured window A/C units on the 3rd and 4th floors. The Department of Buildings has documented several inspections and complaints, including a 2024 December complaint regarding structural stability (though no violations were found), and a sidewalk shed issue in 2025 that was also cleared upon inspection.

The building's maintenance history shows generally responsive management to violations, with most being promptly addressed and closed, including various bathroom and door repairs in apartment 3A and 4A identified in 2018-2022. A significant rodent infestation was recorded between July and August 2016, but subsequent inspections from 2017 onwards have consistently shown passed inspections with no active rodent issues. Importantly, the building has maintained a clean bedbug record since at least 2018, with no reported infestations in the past seven years.