Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
69
out of 100
Heavier than 66% of buildings in Melrose
40 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 29% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
778 UNION AVENUE · 28 apartments · built 1912 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 29% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 26 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 40 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
40 violations the city still lists as unresolved
40 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.4 years.
- Pests17
- Mold9
- Paint / plaster4
- Disrepair3
- Water leak3
- Plumbing2
- Fire & life safety1
- Other1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 82% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2013-02-07 and remains open on HPD’s records.