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244 Riverside Drive

604Records
19City systems
40Open violations
0.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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604 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 149 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 134 311 service requests, 71 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1907
Floors6
Res. units63
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)244 RIVERSIDE OWNERS INC
BBL1018870036
BIN1057064

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 92% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.6. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations40 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2001-07-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Lead (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · New Tree Request (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,802,494 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (27 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1907)
YesSix or more residential units (63)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)244 RIVERSIDE OWNERS INC
Head officerKELLI KOBASHI
Managing agentSYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-13

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,740,000 $3,483,000
2026$8,011,000 $3,604,950
2027$9,129,000 $4,108,050

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,661,270 a year ($37.47 per sq ft), operating expenses $713,810 ($16.10 per sq ft), net operating income $947,460. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway96 St — 1 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 97 St — M5 · 100 ft
Citi BikeWest End Ave & W 94 St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 075 Emily Dickinson. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

244 Riverside Drive

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP — 91 buildings, 1,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B14 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
230 West End Avenue MN114 B
321 East 45 Street MN112 A
840A 9 Avenue MN102 B
244 Riverside Drive MN63 A
255 West End Avenue MN58 A
510 West 123 Street MN48 A
30 West 90 Street MN46 A
49 Pinehurst Avenue MN44 A
699 2 Avenue MN40 A
210 West 78 Street MN38 A
320 West 89 Street MN36 A
149 West 93 Street MN31 A
145 East 29 Street MN30 A
511 West 122 Street MN30 A
340 West 87 Street MN29 A
210 West 21 Street MN28 A
413 West 57 Street MN28 A
599 West End Avenue MN28 A
161 East 90 Street MN27 A
531 East 88 Street MN25 A
343 East 50 Street MN23 A
317 East 111 Street MN21 A
46 West 65 Street MN20 A
153 West 80 Street MN20 A
66 Rivington Street MN20 A
79 Barrow Street MN19 A
414 East 88 Street MN19 A
227 West 116 Street MN16 A
257 West 93 Street MN15 A
165 Spring Street MN14 A
481 Washington Street MN13 A
203 West 112 Street MN13 A
12 Warren Street MN13 B
111 West 113 Street MN12 A
46 West 96 Street MN12 A
151 Charles Street MN12 A
146 West 22 Street MN12 A
2 East 75 Street MN12 A
108 Duane Street MN11 A
468 West 23 Street MN11 A
145 West 80 Street MN10 A
74 Laight Street MN10 A
114 West 81 Street MN10 A
1 Gramercy Park West MN10 A
335 East 90 Street MN10 A
172 East 90 Street MN10 A
170 East 90 Street MN10 A
36 West 87 Street MN10 A
168 East 90 Street MN10 A
322 West 23 Street MN10 A
36 West 96 Street MN10 A
8 West 65 Street MN10 B
62 West 89 Street MN9 A
182 Grand Street MN9 A
261 West 71 Street MN9 A
56 Crosby Street MN9 A
228 West 21 Street MN9 A
36 West 69 Street MN9 A
324 West 88 Street MN9 A
624 West End Avenue MN9 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2025-10-07 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-27RPTT&RET $450,000 — from MECHANIC, ALAN; MECHANIC, JOYCE; MECHANIC, SHIRA to HAWALDAR, PRIYA; KOTHULE, KAVITA; HAWALDAR, PRASHANT; HAWALDAR, KARINA $450,000
2026-07-15RPTT&RET $1,056,750 — from DB DOM WEST LLC to JDC 45 LLC $1,056,750
2026-07-15RPTT&RET $1,056,750 — from DB DOM WEST LLC to JDC 45 LLC $1,056,750
2026-07-15RPTT&RET $1,056,750 — from DB DOM WEST LLC to JDC 45 LLC $1,056,750
2026-07-15RPTT&RET $1,056,750 — from DB DOM WEST LLC to JDC 45 LLC $1,056,750
2026-07-15RPTT&RET $1,056,750 — from DB DOM WEST LLC to JDC 45 LLC $1,056,750
2026-07-09Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $7,143
2026-07-08RPTT&RET $300,000 — from THE LAURA ESTHER WOLFSON IRREVOCABLE TRU; PAUL WOLFSON, TRUSTEE; ANNE WOLFSON, TRUSTEE to HA, MY DUNG THI; LEISZ, JOSEPH HA; LEISZ, STEPHEN JOSEPH $300,000
2026-06-29Sold for $1,056,750 $1,056,750 $16,774
2026-06-23Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $4,762
2026-04-09RPTT&RET $470,000 — from BARRY GOLDMAN, AS ADMIN OF E/O E. GOLDMA to OSMAN FREIHEYT, MATTHEW; WOLTERS OSMAN FREIHEYT, LUKAS $470,000
2026-04-08Sold for $470,000 $470,000 $7,460
2026-01-06RPTT&RET $400,000 — from BARRY GOLDMAN, AS ADMIN. OF E/O E. GOLDM to WOLFSON, PAUL, TRUSTEE; WOLFSON, ANNE, TRUSTEE; LAURA ESTHER WOLFSON IRREVOCABLE TRUST $400,000
2025-12-18Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $6,349
2025-10-07Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 244 RIVERSIDE OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171066316
201876608384
2019131211532
2020921111235
202120186228
202241168332
20234097222
2024301108251
20251821413350
202650813026
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The full timeline

Construction 116Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 223Ownership & money 182Health & systems 35

Every one of the 604 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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