Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Heavier than 26% of buildings in Melrose
12 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 31 apartments here are rent stabilized.
632 WALES AVENUE · 31 apartments · built 1911 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 31 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 12 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
12 violations the city still lists as unresolved
12 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 16 years.
- Pests8
- Lead paint4
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 58% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1998-11-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.