Attention Contractors & Investors! Rare side-by-side two-family duplex in Melrose loved by the same family for over 60 years. This property is located in a prime downtown location close to Melrose Center, across the street from Whole Foods, right on the bus line, walk to commuter rail, schools, hospital, shops and restaurants. Great opportunity to break into the Melrose market – live in one unit and rent the other or house your extended family. Each spacious unit has three levels of living, with one unit having four generous bedrooms, and the other having three. The first floor of each unit has a living room, dining room and large eat-in kitchen. Both kitchens and baths are older but functional. Each unit has their own driveway with shared fenced-in back yard with mature plantings. Updates include roof in 2009, heating and water system for Unit 8. Roll up your sleeves and modernize this beloved home for the future! OH 10/11/25 – 12-2.