Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
54
out of 100
Heavier than 81% of buildings in Melrose
50 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
729 PROSPECT AVENUE · 16 apartments · built 1906 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 16 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 4 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 6 years.
- Mold12
- Fire & life safety9
- Heat / hot water6
- Pests6
- Water leak5
- Disrepair5
- Paint / plaster4
- Other2
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2017-11-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.