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655 Riverside Drive

348Records
15City systems
11Open violations
3.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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348 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 107 HPD housing violations, 104 311 service requests, 54 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)THE CHEOPS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP
BBL1020890049
BIN1062350

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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 77% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.9. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1982-10-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (3) · Water Quality (2) · Street Light Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$46,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (10)
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)THE CHEOPS HDFC
Head officerCARLO ACCETTI
Managing agentCOVINGTON REALTY SERVICES
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,555,000 $699,750
2026$1,790,000 $805,500
2027$1,432,000 $644,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway145 St — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 142 St — M11 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 142 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell
Middle: 319, 324. 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

655 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

17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 COVINGTON REALTY SERVICES, INC. — 37 buildings, 529 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B8 · C4 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
35 Mt Morris Park West MN32 B
38 West 129 Street MN30 B
47 West 129 Street MN25 A
35 West 129 Street MN25 B
34 West 129 Street MN25 A
127 West 133 Street MN24 C
213 West 111 Street MN24 A
46 Rivington Street MN24 A
401 West 130 Street MN23 B
104 Lenox Avenue MN22 C
266 West 123 Street MN20 B
375 Manhattan Avenue MN20 A
200 West 112 Street MN18 A
207 West 147 Street MN15 A
1965 Madison Avenue MN15 C
108 West 114 Street MN15 A
2046 Adam C Powell Blvd MN14 A
252 West 123 Street MN12 A
137 West 128 Street MN11 A
211 West 115 Street MN10 A
311 West 128 Street MN10 A
145 West 111 Street MN10 A
655 Riverside Drive MN10 A
1842 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 A
310 West 128 Street MN9 A
2364 8 Avenue MN8 A
111 Lenox Avenue MN8 A
2052 Adam C Powell Blvd MN8 A
172 West 130 Street MN8 C
66 West 116 Street MN8 B
64 West 116 Street MN8 B
2276 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN6 A
1963 Madison Avenue MN5 B
314 West 112 Street MN5 A
152 West 130 Street MN4 D
111 West 126 Street MN4 D
150 West 130 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2007-09-05 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-21RPTT&RET $342,900 — from HUCKABEE, BRITTANY to THE CHEOPS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP $342,900
2025-05-21RPTT&RET $342,900 — from THE CHEOPS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to HUCKABEE, BRITTANY $342,900
2025-04-21Sold for $342,900 $342,900 $34,290
2024-05-23RPTT&RET $315,000 — from ESTATE OF GLORIA WILLIAMS; RAISHA WILLIAMS, EXECUTOR to THE CHEOPS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP $315,000
2024-05-21Sold for $315,000 $315,000 $31,500
2024-02-23RPTT&RET $310,000 — from THE CHEOPS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to FONTANELLA, JAMES $310,000
2024-01-29Sold for $310,000 $310,000 $31,000
2023-05-12RPTT&RET $350,000 — from THE CHEOPS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to HUCKABEE, BRITTANY $350,000
2023-05-05Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $35,000
2016-02-16RPTT&RET $410,000 — from THE CHEOPS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to INVERNIZZI ACCETTI, CARLO $410,000
2016-01-20Sold for $410,000 $410,000 $41,000
2012-12-31RPTT&RET $220,000 — from THE CHEOPS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to MEDINA-RIOS, LIANA V $220,000
2007-09-05Mortgage $100,000 — from THE CHEOPS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $100,000
2006-07-06RPTT&RET $27,500 — from SHAH, JAYANT to THE CHEOPS HDFC $27,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010034
2018005027
2019002013
2020007018
202162141124
202200150217
202300112316
20240094316
20250093618
2026003025
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 270Ownership & money 24Health & systems 33

Every one of the 348 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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