Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
45
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in Melrose
148 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
733 PROSPECT AVENUE · 17 apartments · built 1906 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 17 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 148 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
148 violations the city still lists as unresolved
148 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.4 years.
- Paint / plaster25
- Mold23
- Disrepair20
- Water leak17
- Fire & life safety14
- Pests10
- Heat / hot water9
- Other8
- Electrical6
- Plumbing6
- Refuse / sanitation4
- Lead paint3
- Gas2
- Structural1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2017-08-14 and remains open on HPD’s records.