Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
58
out of 100
Heavier than 77% of buildings in Melrose
65 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 20 apartments here are rent stabilized.
851 TINTON AVENUE · 20 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 20 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 65 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
65 violations the city still lists as unresolved
65 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 6 years.
- Disrepair19
- Lead paint16
- Pests7
- Paint / plaster5
- Fire & life safety5
- Structural4
- Water leak4
- Mold2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Plumbing1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1989-03-14 and remains open on HPD’s records.