Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
47
out of 100
Heavier than 89% of buildings in Melrose
150 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
425 EAST 153RD STREET · 25 apartments · built 1912 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 2/5 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 150 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
150 violations the city still lists as unresolved
150 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.8 years.
- Fire & life safety42
- Heat / hot water20
- Disrepair19
- Paint / plaster18
- Pests15
- Water leak9
- Mold8
- Other6
- Plumbing6
- Lead paint5
- Structural2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-08-06 and remains open on HPD’s records.