339 West 55th Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

339 West 55th Street is a 9-story, 72-unit residential building located in Hell's Kitchen, constructed in 1925 and currently owned by Melissa Cafiero. The building has experienced several notable issues in recent years, most significantly a heating system failure reported in November 2022 that affected the entire building, though inspectors were unable to access units for verification. In April 2024, multiple violations were documented regarding fire safety concerns, specifically regarding defective self-closing doors across various sections including the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th stories, as well as the roof access points.

Additionally, there is an open violation from the same inspection related to an unauthorized closet alteration under the north staircase on the 1st floor. The building had several significant incidents in 2021, including multiple complaints regarding construction safety and debris management, which resulted in Oath Violations being served. Two ECB violations were issued that year: one concerning inadequate safeguarding of persons and property during construction (with a $5,000 penalty) and another related to temporary construction equipment conditions (with a $625 penalty).

While there have been numerous complaints about various issues over the years, most were found to have "No Violation Warranted" upon inspection. Notably, the building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections, with the most recent inspection in October 2024 passing successfully. The building has shown a clean record regarding bedbug infestations since 2019, with no reported cases in the annual filings from 2018 through 2024.