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240 Kelton St
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240 Kelton St,
Boston, MA 02134

Built in 1999

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3(1)
Pet Friendly: Yes
    Violations, Complaints, and Requests in The Past Year
    A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from Boston's Office of Housing validates and confirms a complaint made to BOS:311 and the City's Inspectional Services Division. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
    Duration in the past 10 years.
    Data last updated 3 months ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    -- violations per unit
    BOSTON CITY AVERAGE:
    Less than 0.01 violation per unit
    housing violations
    6
    Housing Violations
    i.e extermination of insects, rodents and skunks, unsatisfactory living conditions...
    MOST RECENT:
    June 23, 2023: residences containing one dwelling unit: (1) the occupant shall maintain the unit free from all pest infestation and shall be responsible for pest elimination. (2) the owner has not maintained structural or other building elements necessary to keep pests from entering.
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    housing complaints
    6
    Housing Complaints
    i.e unsatisfactory living conditions, insufficient heat, pest infestation...
    MOST RECENT:
    February 2, 2024: unsatisfactory living conditions
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    housing violations
    5
    Building and Enforcement Violations
    i.e testing & certification, certificate of occupancy, unsafe structures...
    MOST RECENT:
    August 2, 2022: improper storage trash: res
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    housing violations
    1
    Civic Maintenance and Sanitation Requests
    i.e abandoned vehicles, rodent activity, utility repair, contractor complaints...
    MOST RECENT:
    March 17, 2024: abandoned bicycle
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    Property Owners and Associates
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    Building Ratings

    Cleanliness
    1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
    Garbage Management
    1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
    Heat
    1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
    Neighbors
    1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
    Noise Levels
    1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
    Owner Responsiveness
    1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
    Pest Control
    1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
    Water Pressure
    1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
    Cleanliness
    Garbage Management
    Heat
    Neighbors
    Noise Levels
    Owner Responsiveness
    Pest Control
    Water Pressure

    Renter Recommendations

    --% of renters recommend this building

    --% of renters approve of this owner

    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

    Reviews (1)

    2 months ago
    Nick Baker is a borderline slumlord
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Location is good, neighbors are nice, pets are allowed, the street is quiet(er). Parking spots available from the landlord that are moderately priced compared to others in the area.
    Cons:
    COCKROACHES. GERMAN COCKROACHES, THE WORST KIND. THERE IS VERY BAD PEST INFESTATION. August 2022 was when cockroaches first appeared, landlord didn't do anything about it until almost a year later when he BLAMED the residents and their pets for the roaches. He did not order a full building treatment for the roaches until February of 2024 (a year and a half after first report of cockroaches). Still cockroaches as I'm writing this, in March of 2024.

    Nick is borderline unhinged, as he has threatened tenants and taken retaliatory actions against them like raising rent so high they are forced to move. The rent is very high. He definitely messes with the heat and the hot water pressure. He doesn't respond to texts very well, even though his read receipts are on so you can see that he read your text. The basement is disgusting and full of old junk, kind of like a hoarder's basement. The laundry machines in the building are filthy and super expensive. He does not treat the sidewalks or driveway when it snows or ices. There's a porch pirate who regularly targets the mailroom for packages to steal. Some tenants have complained of mice. He is not quick or reliable when it comes to sending maintanence to repair pressing issues.

    Basically every bad thing about a landlord applies to Nick Baker. Avoid him / Goldstein Investment Group.
    Advice to owner:
    DO BETTER. OR DONT BE A LANDLORD