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635 Riverside Drive

6,157Records
20City systems
102Open violations
631.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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6,157 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,085 HPD complaints, 1,766 HPD housing violations, 1,521 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1912
Floors11
Res. units67
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)RIVERSIDE DRIVE 635 REALTY LLC
BBL1020880051
BIN1062325

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 631.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
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 violations102 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 34 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-15.
Pending HPD litigation3 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

337 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 93 · winter 2025–26: 161 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
93
’24–25
161
’25–26
4
’26–27

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$16,029 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

556 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (157) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (61) · PLUMBING (54) · DOOR/WINDOW (52) · WATER LEAK (40) · PAINT/PLASTER (35).

Filed construction activity

$689,013 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (67)
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)RIVERSIDE DRIVE 635 REALTY LLC
Head officerangel fabian
Managing agentUS REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-10-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,488,000 $2,919,600
2026$7,034,000 $3,165,300
2027$7,321,000 $3,294,450

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 72/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 8)

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

Subway137 St-City College — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 142 St — M11 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 140 St & Riverside Dr · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff
Middle: Harold O. Levy School. 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

635 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

556 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 157 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 US REALTY CORP — 54 buildings, 1,876 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B16 · C12 · D11 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
199 Linden Boulevard BK145 D
211 West 146 Street MN108 D
1834 Caton Avenue BK84 D
612 Ocean Avenue BK80 B
2483 Devoe Terrace BX72 C
635 Riverside Drive MN67 D
25 Tennis Court BK61 D
65 Lenox Road BK60 B
35 Tennis Court BK60 B
260 Linden Boulevard BK58 A
894 Riverside Drive MN54 D
990 President Street BK54 B
454 Van Duzer Street SI52 B
145 Audubon Avenue MN48 B
1400 Ocean Avenue BK48 B
40 Sherman Avenue MN45 B
605 West 156 Street MN44 D
518 West 139 Street MN42 C
544 West 158 Street MN42 C
759 46 Street BK41 A
634 West 135 Street MN39 D
669 East 5 Street BK34 C
1514 Sterling Place BK32 B
837 East 22 Street BK32 B
625 West 156 Street MN32 C
291 Edgecombe Avenue MN31 C
754 East 23 Street BK31 C
170 East 17 Street BK30 C
1016 President Street BK26 C
20 Baughman Place BK24 A
287 Edgecombe Avenue MN24 C
166 Brooklyn Avenue BK24 A
162 East 109 Street MN20 C
46 Sullivan Street BK20 B
294 West 147 Street MN20 F
584 Rugby Road BK20 D
307 West 143 Street MN20 B
1021 Ocean Avenue BK16 A
553 East 2 Street BK16 C
483 Washington Avenue BK16 A
917 Greene Avenue BK16 B
1120 Madison Street BK16 B
545 West 133 Street MN10 D
861 Greene Avenue BK8 B
880 Greene Avenue BK8 A
363 East 21 Street BK8 B
640 Warren Street BK8 A
90 Remsen Street BK7 A
560 Vanderbilt Avenue BK6 A
908 Greene Avenue BK4 A
174 East 109 Street MN4 F
914 Greene Avenue BK4 D
1473 Amsterdam Avenue MN4 F
5308 13 Avenue BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,600,000 on 2015-05-14 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-02EASE $876,414 — from RIVERSIDE DRIVE 635 REALTY, LLC to WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC $876,414
2015-05-14AL&R $6,600,000 — from RIVERSIDE DRIVE 635 REALTY LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $6,600,000
2015-05-14Mortgage $6,600,000 — from RIVERSIDE DRIVE 635 REALTY LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $6,600,000
2013-10-08Deed $20,300,188 — from DHNY APT V LLC to RIVERSIDE DRIVE 635 REALTY LLC $20,300,188
2012-11-16AL&R $100,000,000 — from DHNY APT V LLC; DG UWS SUB LLC; DHNY APT II LLC; DHNY APT I LLC; DHNY APT III LLC; DHNY AP to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $100,000,000
2012-10-31Agreement $100,000,000 — from DHNY APT 1V LLC, C/O GEMSTONE REALTY PAR; DHNY APT 11 LLC, C/O GEMSTONE REALTY PAR; DG UWS to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $100,000,000
2012-09-26Deed $5,961,377 — from 635 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NY LLC to DHNY APT V LLC $5,961,377
2012-09-19Mortgage $62,132,000 — from 894 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NY ASSOCIATES, LLC C; 627 WEST 113TH STREET, LLC C/O THE PRAED; 625 WE to DG UWS SUB LLC, C/O GEMSTONE PROPERTY- $62,132,000
2012-09-19Mortgage $80,000,000 — from 5 WEST 101ST STREET LLC C/O THE PRAEDIUM; 203 WEST 108TH STREET, LLC C/O THE PRAED; 312 WE to DG UWS SUB LLC, C/O GEMSTONE PROPERTY- $80,000,000
2012-09-19Mortgage $50,000,000 — from 8-10 WEST 108TH STREET, LLC C/O THE PRAE; 625 WEST 156TH STREET, LLC C/O THE PRAED; 203 WE to DG UWS SUB LLC, C/O GEMSTONE PROPERTY- $50,000,000
2012-09-19Agreement $204,000,000 — from 123 WEST 106TH STREET, LLC C/O THE PRAED; 125 WEST 106TH STREET, LLC C/O THE PRAED; 3-5 WE to DG UWS SUB LLC, C/O GEMSTONE PROPERTY- $204,000,000
2007-04-18Agreement $204,000,000 — from 120 W. 105TH STREET LLC; 10-16 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC; 203 W. 108TH STREET LLC; 400-408 WEST to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $204,000,000
2007-04-18Agreement $165,000,000 — from 109 WEST 105TH STREET LLC; 5 WEST 101ST STREET LLC; 312 W. 114TH STREET LLC; 15 WEST 107TH to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $165,000,000
2007-04-18Agreement $220,000,000 — from 15 WEST 107TH STREET LLC; 243 WEST 109TH STREET LLC; 63 W. 107TH STREET LLC; 241 WEST 109T to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $220,000,000
2007-04-18Mortgage $39,000,000 — from 123 WEST 106TH STREET LLC; 120 W. 105TH STREET LLC; 203 W. 108TH STREET LLC; 21 W. 106TH S to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $39,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017559203105
2018122014702181
20193314004150
20202912213137
202121232403341
202231646606491
202324840605461
202401777507799
20250155906566
202601361425634
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The full timeline

Construction 77Enforcement 375Housing & tenants 5,546Ownership & money 101Health & systems 58

Every one of the 6,157 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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