Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
45
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in Melrose
121 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 33 apartments here are rent stabilized.
701 ELTON AVENUE · 33 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 33 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 121 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 6% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
121 violations the city still lists as unresolved
108 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.0 years.
- Pests38
- Fire & life safety22
- Disrepair15
- Other14
- Paint / plaster8
- Plumbing7
- Refuse / sanitation4
- Structural3
- Heat / hot water3
- Water leak2
- Registration & signage2
- Mold2
- Electrical1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2022-05-31 and remains open on HPD’s records.