Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
42
out of 100
Heavier than 94% of buildings in Melrose
50 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 11% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
696 UNION AVENUE · 8 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 11% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 8 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 50 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
50 violations the city still lists as unresolved
50 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.9 years.
- Paint / plaster11
- Lead paint9
- Pests8
- Disrepair7
- Mold7
- Water leak3
- Other2
- Fire & life safety2
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2016-09-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.