458 East 48th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The 6-unit, 3-story New Law Tenement building at 458 East 48th Street in East Flatbush, owned by Muriel David and constructed in 1920, has experienced persistent heating and hot water issues over the past several years. Most recently, in January 2024, there was another heat/hot water emergency reported, following a pattern of similar complaints throughout 2020-2024, with multiple instances of no heat or hot water affecting either individual apartments or the entire building.

The building currently has several open Housing Maintenance Code violations, including a failure to file annual bedbug reports (2021-2024) and various safety concerns from a 2021 inspection such as problematic vestibule doors, fire escape obstructions, and a bulkhead door issue. Significant historical events include an October 2019 gas utility referral leading to three Environmental Control Board violations against a former respondent, related to unpermitted gas appliance installations and an untested plumbing system, though these violations have been resolved.

The building has also received Department of Buildings violations for failing to file required low pressure inspections in 2022 and 2023, which remain active as of the current date. Between October 2019 and December 2020, there was a series of heating system outages, with HPD inspections showing that heat and hot water had typically been restored by the time of their response, though access issues sometimes prevented proper inspection. The building underwent an inspection in 2024 that identified the unresolved bedbug reporting requirement as a violation.