1,342 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 737 311 service requests, 105 HPD complaints, 83 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% 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 7.2. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 23 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1989-08-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
135 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (60) · Illegal Parking (15) · Dirty Condition (12) · Street Condition (5) · Water System (5) · Abandoned Vehicle (4).
$1,498,570 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (36) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 870 RIVERSIDE DRIVE HDFC |
| Head officer | Victoria VonBiel |
| Managing agent | BLUE WOODS MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,629,000 | $2,533,050 |
| 2026 | $6,198,000 | $2,789,100 |
| 2027 | $6,670,000 | $3,001,500 |
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 2021 estimate: gross income $1,122,436 a year ($14.99 per sq ft), operating expenses $460,506 ($6.15 per sq ft), net operating income $661,930. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 84/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
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 2022 (1 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.
| Subway | 157 St — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 160 St — Bx6 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 160 St & Riverside Dr · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 004 Duke Ellington 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.
870 Riverside Drive
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
135 311 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.
Managed by BLUE WOODS MANAGEMENT GROUP — 48 buildings, 2,899 units. Grades across the portfolio: A45 · B3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2021-04-02 (lender: National Cooperative Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | RPTT&RET $375,000 — from ESTATE OF MARGARITA COLLAZO; DAVID COLLAZO, ADMINISTRATOR to JAIN, VANDANA; ESTABROOK, MICHAEL | $375,000 | |
| 2025-10-28 | Sold for $375,000 | $375,000 | $10,417 |
| 2025-04-23 | RPTT&RET $750,000 — from CHEN, YIGAO to DUFFY, SCHUYLER; WADE, CHRISTINE | $750,000 | |
| 2025-04-22 | Sold for $750,000 | $750,000 | $20,833 |
| 2024-04-25 | RPTT&RET $735,000 — from ESTATE OF EFFIE M. BYNUM; BRITTNY TAI BARNES, AS ADMINISTRATRIX C. to DORCELY-ABRAHAM, MIGNONNE | $735,000 | |
| 2024-04-12 | Sold for $735,000 | $735,000 | $20,417 |
| 2023-01-20 | RPTT&RET $855,000 — from EXECUTRIX, BEATRICE F. SHAVUO; ESTATE OF GRACE ADAMS to BERNHARDT, SOPHIA; WYLY, CATHERANNE | $855,000 | |
| 2022-07-20 | RPTT&RET $949,000 — from SANSON, JOANNA; MARCUS, ANTHONY to KERNIS, AARON J | $949,000 | |
| 2022-06-29 | Sold for $949,000 | $949,000 | $26,361 |
| 2022-06-01 | Sold for $855,000 | $855,000 | $23,750 |
| 2021-04-02 | AL&R $500,000 — from 870 RIVERSIDE DRIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. | $500,000 | |
| 2021-04-02 | Mortgage $500,000 — from 870 RIVERSIDE DRIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. | $500,000 | |
| 2021-04-02 | AL&R $4,200,000 — from 870 RIVERSIDE DRIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. | $4,200,000 | |
| 2021-04-02 | Mortgage $4,200,000 — from 870 RIVERSIDE DRIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. | $4,200,000 | |
| 2018-10-22 | RPTT&RET $625,000 — from FALERO, CARMEN to VON-BIEL, VICTORIA | $625,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 3 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 77 |
| 2018 | 11 | 4 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 80 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 92 | 0 | 3 | 102 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 0 | 1 | 132 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 6 | 4 | 86 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 8 | 61 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 54 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 11 | 70 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 11 | 75 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 46 |
Every one of the 1,342 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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