458 West 57th Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

The 5-story, 15-unit residential building at 458 West 57th Street, owned by Norma Dunkelberger, is a 1910 Old Law Tenement located in Hell's Kitchen. The property has experienced persistent heat and hot water issues in recent years, with multiple complaints filed between March and April 2025 alone, all involving the entire building and classified as emergencies.

Most notably, these complaints indicate that HPD inspectors were frequently unable to gain access to apartments for inspection. A violation was issued in March 2025 regarding inadequate heat or hot water in one apartment (2R), and another violation was recorded in November 2022 for similar conditions. While the building has maintained a clean bedbug record for the past three reporting periods (2022-2024), there were two instances of infestation in 2018-2019, affecting 7 units and requiring eradication.

The building has undergone periodic inspections for various maintenance requirements, with several open violations from 2018 related to public hall areas on the 3rd story (regarding fire retardant material and painting requirements) and an open violation related to hot water provision in apartment 2R from November 2022. The Department of Buildings conducted two inspections in 2018 and 2025 regarding work without permits and vent/exhaust issues, but found no violations at the time of inspection. Notably, the building has consistently passed all rodent inspections conducted between 2010 and 2024, and there were no violations recorded in the recent Bedbug Report for the 2023-2024 period, suggesting effective pest management practices have been implemented.