290 East 55th Street

290 East 55th Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 13 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (13 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 7 class A. 2 issued in the last 12 months. 22 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-06-28. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 120 days from issue to close for the 4 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Floor or stair defect, foyer, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FLOOR CERAMIC TILES IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2025-08-22. HPD violation 18174442
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES ON DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2025-08-22. HPD violation 18174446
• Class B: Mold, east wall, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18174443 ISSUED 20-AUG-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2F), issued 2025-12-22. HPD violation 18528264
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd window from the north, east wall, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT UPPER SASH AT 2ND WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2025-08-22. HPD violation 18174441
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. (B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2025-08-22. HPD violation 18174448
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATTS REQUIRED, issued 2006-06-28. HPD violation 6225290
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-04. HPD violation 18865590
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST AND WEST WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2025-08-22. HPD violation 18174445

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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: RUPERT T ROSS. Managing agent: GAIL E HENRY-ROSS. See the full portfolio.

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

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3047020032, HPD building ID 270982. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Saratoga Av (3), 18 min walk
• Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3), 19 min walk
• Rockaway Av (3), 24 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.