Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
47
out of 100
Heavier than 89% of buildings in Melrose
64 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 22 apartments here are rent stabilized.
561 CAULDWELL AVENUE · 22 apartments · built 1918 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 22 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 64 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 8% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
64 violations the city still lists as unresolved
64 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 13 months.
- Mold17
- Disrepair16
- Pests9
- Plumbing8
- Fire & life safety4
- Refuse / sanitation4
- Structural4
- Paint / plaster2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2018-10-22 and remains open on HPD’s records.