Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
81
out of 100
Heavier than 38% of buildings in Melrose
56 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 9% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
526 MORRIS AVENUE · 26 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 9% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 25 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 56 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
56 violations the city still lists as unresolved
56 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 9 years.
- Lead paint16
- Fire & life safety11
- Disrepair6
- Water leak5
- Other4
- Structural3
- Paint / plaster3
- Heat / hot water2
- Plumbing2
- Electrical2
- Mold1
- Pests1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 88% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-03-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.