Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
63
out of 100
Heavier than 71% of buildings in Melrose
43 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
641 REAR EAGLE AVENUE · 6 apartments · built 1901 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 2/5 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 43 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
43 violations the city still lists as unresolved
43 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 17 years.
- Fire & life safety9
- Disrepair8
- Pests7
- Paint / plaster7
- Water leak4
- Other4
- Electrical1
- Plumbing1
- Heat / hot water1
- Structural1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2006-08-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.