Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
58
out of 100
Heavier than 77% of buildings in Melrose
41 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
609 TINTON AVENUE · 7 apartments · built 1932 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 6 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 41 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
41 violations the city still lists as unresolved
41 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.6 years.
- Paint / plaster14
- Water leak7
- Fire & life safety5
- Mold4
- Pests3
- Disrepair2
- Heat / hot water2
- Electrical1
- Other1
- Structural1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1989-05-09 and remains open on HPD’s records.