Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
40
out of 100
Heavier than 96% of buildings in Melrose
28 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 6 apartments here are rent stabilized.
721 MELROSE AVENUE · 6 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 6 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 8 minutes away
Against it
- 28 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
28 violations the city still lists as unresolved
22 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 6 years.
- Fire & life safety11
- Lead paint3
- Other3
- Electrical3
- Structural2
- Disrepair2
- Paint / plaster1
- Pests1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-06-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.