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550 Riverside Drive

1,521Records
19City systems
15Open violations
74.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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1,521 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 482 311 service requests, 385 HPD complaints, 330 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1926
Floors6
Res. units50
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)550 RIVERSIDE CO. LLC
BBL1019950001
BIN1059880

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 74.3. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations15 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1999-05-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

39 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 21 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

21
’23–24
10
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

99 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · PLUMBING (10) · Noise (9) · WATER LEAK (7) · APPLIANCE (6).

Filed construction activity

$666,328 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (50)
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)550 RIVERSIDE CO. LLC
Head officerMORRIS SCHREIBER
Managing agentRCR MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,692,000 $2,561,400
2026$5,740,000 $2,583,000
2027$6,334,000 $2,850,300

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,355,078 a year ($23.14 per sq ft), operating expenses $740,198 ($12.64 per sq ft), net operating income $614,880. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 89/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

Subway125 St — 1 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / Tiemann Pl — M5 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Moylan Pl · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 36, 125. 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

550 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

99 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 RCR MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC — 40 buildings, 3,048 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B13 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42-11 Corporal Kennedy St QN219 B
425 Riverside Drive MN178 B
98 Riverside Drive MN133 B
280 Riverside Drive MN129 A
900 West End Avenue MN128 A
205 West 88 Street MN116 B
275 Central Park West MN109 A
10-06 Neilson Street QN108 C
618 Amsterdam Avenue MN108 A
652 West 189 Street MN96 B
41-15 50 Avenue QN95 B
300 Wadsworth Avenue MN95 B
27 West 96 Street MN92 A
90-01 Braddock Avenue QN88 B
825 West 187 Street MN87 A
42-06 212 Street QN84 A
84-50 Austin Street QN75 A
80 Ft Washington Avenue MN75 B
89-39 221 Place QN66 A
45-41 39 Place QN66 A
86 Ft Washington Avenue MN65 B
120 West 79 Street MN64 A
155 Riverside Drive MN64 A
305 Riverside Drive MN63 A
210-02 43 Avenue QN63 A
290 Riverside Drive MN58 A
225 Central Park North MN58 D
55 West 92 Street MN55 A
211-01 42 Avenue QN54 A
550 Riverside Drive MN50 B
412 Cathedral Parkway MN49 A
168 West 86 Street MN46 A
760 Amsterdam Avenue MN44 B
209-30 43 Avenue QN42 A
101 West 85 Street MN41 A
521 West 122 Street MN32 B
515 West 122 Street MN32 A
100 West 86 Street MN12 A
102 West 86 Street MN6 A
35 Union Square MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $247,500 on 2013-06-27 (lender: People's United Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-07AL&R $4,100,000 — from 550 RIVERSIDE CO. LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $4,100,000
2020-10-07Agreement $4,100,000 — from 550 RIVERSIDE CO. LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $4,100,000
2013-06-27Deed $18,386,667 — from 500 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, LLC to 550 RIVERSIDE CO. LLC $18,386,667
2013-06-27Mortgage $247,500 — from 550 RIVERSIDE CO. LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $247,500
2013-06-27Agreement $4,100,000 — from 550 RIVERSIDE CO. LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $4,100,000
2010-09-20Agreement $4,000,000 — from 550 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $4,000,000
2010-09-20AL&R $4,000,000 — from 550 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $4,000,000
2004-08-09DEEDO $6,525,000 — from RVR REALTY LLC to 550 RIVERSIDE DRIVE LLC $6,525,000
2000-02-11Mortgage $1,100,000 — from RVR REALTY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $1,100,000
1987-03-16Mortgage $294,840 — from 55O RIVERSIDE OWNERSCP to LEND-MOR CORPORATION $294,840
1983-09-13Mortgage $364,159 — from 550 RIVERSIDE OWNERSCP to MIDDLETOWN SAVINGS BANK $364,159
1983-09-13Agreement $364,159 — from 550 RIVERSIDE OWNERSCP. to MIDDLETOWN SAVINGS BANK $364,159
1983-08-29Mortgage $250,000 — from 550 RIVERSIDE OWNERSCP. to BOMBART, LOUIS $250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201772112021142
201801840489
201936650276
2020143343256
20218413605153
20221225101075
202342650475
20242514003150
202561620372
202604240432
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The full timeline

Construction 109Enforcement 83Housing & tenants 1,212Ownership & money 38Health & systems 79

Every one of the 1,521 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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