Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
85
out of 100
Heavier than 35% of buildings in Melrose
19 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 13 apartments here are rent stabilized.
689 PROSPECT AVENUE · 13 apartments · built 1901 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 13 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 19 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
19 violations the city still lists as unresolved
19 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 12 years.
- Fire & life safety8
- Heat / hot water3
- Pests2
- Paint / plaster2
- Other2
- Structural1
- Disrepair1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 84% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-08-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.