Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
74
out of 100
Heavier than 46% of buildings in Melrose
25 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 3% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
643 WALES AVENUE · 18 apartments · built 1904 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 3% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 18 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 25 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
25 violations the city still lists as unresolved
25 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Pests5
- Structural4
- Plumbing4
- Disrepair3
- Fire & life safety3
- Heat / hot water2
- Other2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Paint / plaster1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 88% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-08-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.