Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
89
out of 100
Heavier than 34% of buildings in Melrose
9 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 31 apartments here are rent stabilized.
640 WALES AVENUE · 31 apartments · built 1911 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 31 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 9 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 6% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
9 violations the city still lists as unresolved
9 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 21 years.
- Lead paint5
- Mold3
- Pests1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 53% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-08-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.