Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
52
out of 100
Heavier than 84% of buildings in Melrose
44 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
605 PROSPECT AVENUE · 13 apartments · built 1907 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 6 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 44 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
44 violations the city still lists as unresolved
44 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.2 years.
- Disrepair12
- Fire & life safety9
- Pests8
- Plumbing5
- Other4
- Mold2
- Water leak1
- Heat / hot water1
- Registration & signage1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-02-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.