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839 Riverside Drive

996Records
19City systems
28Open violations
8.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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996 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 369 HPD complaints, 232 311 service requests, 97 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1921
Floors6
Res. units48
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)GOLD RIVER CAPITAL, LLC
BBL1021350013
BIN1063289

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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 67% 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 8.2. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations28 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1993-07-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 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

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (6) · Illegal Dumping (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

Filed construction activity

$279,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1921)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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)GOLD RIVER CAPITAL LLC
Head officerDAVID ESHAGHPOUR
Managing agentEAST COAST MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,535,000 $3,390,750
2026$7,609,000 $3,424,050
2027$7,919,000 $3,563,550

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 18/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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

Subway157 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 160 St — Bx6 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 160 St & Riverside Dr · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 028 Wright Brothers
Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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

839 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

29 311 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 EAST COAST MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 912 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
65-50 Wetherole Street QN146 B
80-09 35 Avenue QN96 A
44-30 MacNish Street QN66 B
845 Riverside Drive MN53 A
35-40 83 Street QN53 A
37-05 90 Street QN49 B
839 Riverside Drive MN48 A
91-16 34 Avenue QN48 B
4067 Broadway MN44 A
38 Ft Washington Avenue MN43 A
46 Ft Washington Avenue MN43 B
34-35 74 Street QN42 A
40-17 Ithaca Street QN39 B
4069 Broadway MN38 A
1341 St Nicholas Avenue MN32 B
328 East 78 Street MN28 A
603 West 138 Street MN24 C
320 Columbus Avenue MN20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,085,490 on 2017-04-05 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-04-29Agreement $21,712,292 — from GOLD RIVER CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $21,712,292
2022-04-29AL&R $21,712,292 — from GOLD RIVER CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $21,712,292
2017-04-05Mortgage $10,085,491 — from GOLD RIVER CAPITAL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,085,491
2017-04-05Agreement $24,000,000 — from GOLD RIVER CAPITAL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $24,000,000
2017-04-05AL&R $24,000,000 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $24,000,000
2013-03-27Agreement $9,925,783 — from GOLD RIVER CAPITAL, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $9,925,783
2013-03-27Mortgage $5,200,000 — from GOLD RIVER CAPITAL, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $5,200,000
2010-03-26Agreement $10,400,000 — from GOLD RIVER CAPITAL LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $10,400,000
2010-03-26Deed $17,300,000 — from RIVERSIDE NY LLC to GOLD RIVER CAPITAL, LLC $17,300,000
2005-01-18Deed $16,000,000 — from RIVERSIDE REALTY ENTERPRISES, LLC to RIVERSIDE NY LLC $16,000,000
2005-01-18SPRD $15,500,000 — from RIVERSIDE NY LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $15,500,000
2005-01-18Mortgage $15,500,000 — from RIVERSIDE NY LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $15,500,000
2005-01-18Mortgage $10,074,470 — from RIVERSIDE NY LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $10,074,470
2004-04-06Mortgage $1,439,495 — from RIVERSIDE REALTY ENTERPRISES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,439,495
2004-04-06Agreement $5,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to RIVERSIDE REALTY ENTERPRISES LLC $5,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170565218
2018622120343
201921110317
202033230231
202111340339
202204292237
202371210534
202431200327
202501160320
20260090211
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 119Housing & tenants 731Ownership & money 50Health & systems 42

Every one of the 996 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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