455 Grant Avenue

455 Grant Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 25 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (52/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1915

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 52/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (25 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

25 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 7 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 42 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-08-20. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches (hallway). HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2019-07-15. HPD violation 13163102
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2019-07-15. HPD violation 13163093
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUBLIC HALL & ON BOILER ROOM DOOR., issued 2008-08-20. HPD violation 1510959
• Class B: Mold, east wall, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 1 SQ FT AT CEILING AND APPROXIMATELY 1 SQFT AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16942136 ISSUED 01-MAY-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1L), issued 2024-09-03. HPD violation 17241964
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR, issued 2024-05-03. HPD violation 16942137
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, north wall, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2022-11-30. HPD violation 15581632
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, window on the east wall, kitchen, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER SASH WINDOW AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2022-05-16. HPD violation 15153577
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 1st floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 1L), issued 2019-07-15. HPD violation 13163115

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 12 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: RICKHEERAM FAMILY IRRV TR. Head officer: Robert Rickheeram. Managing agent: Lilawatee Rickheeram. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3041830007, HPD building ID 303235. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Grant Av (A), 4 min walk
• 80 St (A), 8 min walk
• Euclid Av (A, C), 9 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.