Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
35
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Melrose
71 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
770 UNION AVENUE · 8 apartments · built 2003 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 5% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 8 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 71 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
71 violations the city still lists as unresolved
62 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 22 months.
- Pests21
- Heat / hot water11
- Plumbing9
- Paint / plaster9
- Disrepair8
- Fire & life safety7
- Structural3
- Other2
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2018-12-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.