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920 Riverside Drive

1,887Records
19City systems
7Open violations
11.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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1,887 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 776 HPD complaints, 603 311 service requests, 113 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1922
Floors6
Res. units71
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)RSD 920, LLC
BBL1021360210
BIN1063343

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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 62% 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 11.9. 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 violations7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
6
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

135 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (42) · Illegal Parking (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · Dirty Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

$1,890,234 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1922)
YesSix or more residential units (71)
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)RSD 920, LLC
Head officerPHILIP GOLDFARB
Managing agentPELICAN MANAGEMENT, INC.
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,339,000 $3,302,550
2026$8,166,000 $3,674,700
2027$7,936,000 $3,571,200

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 96/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

Subway168 St — 1 A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 164 St — M4 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 163 St & Riverside Dr · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 128 Audubon
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

920 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

135 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 PELICAN MANAGEMENT, INC. — 26 buildings, 3,751 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
20-20 Seagirt Boulevard QN569 B
20-55 Seagirt Boulevard QN402 B
315 West 57 Street MN284 A
20-21 Seagirt Boulevard QN259 B
20-02 Seagirt Boulevard QN252 B
1981 Sedgwick Avenue BX225 B
1770 Grand Concourse BX185 B
20-33 Seagirt Boulevard QN175 A
939 Woodycrest Avenue BX167 A
1700 Grand Concourse BX158 B
2160 Matthews Avenue BX133 A
162 Beach 24 Street QN122 B
930 Sheridan Avenue BX88 A
2175 Cedar Avenue BX86 A
2400 Webb Avenue BX75 A
920 Riverside Drive MN71 A
2121 Cedar Avenue BX65 A
2101 Cedar Avenue BX65 A
618 West 151 Street MN64 A
1160 5 Avenue MN61 A
1540 Pelham Parkway South BX61 A
1130 Pelham Parkway South BX54 A
1135 Pelham Parkway North BX52 A
151 East 80 Street MN46 A
155 East 165 Street BX32 A
239 Mt Eden Parkway BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,766,428 on 2020-12-09 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-09AL&R $13,591,000 — from RSD 920, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $13,591,000
2020-12-09Agreement $13,591,000 — from RSD 920, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $13,591,000
2020-12-09Mortgage $1,766,428 — from RSD 920, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,766,428
2014-06-02Agreement $12,675,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to RSD 920, LLC $12,675,000
2014-06-02Mortgage $4,121,461 — from RSD 920, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,121,461
2011-04-19AL&R $9,000,000 — from RSD 920 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,000,000
2011-04-19Mortgage $9,000,000 — from RSD 920 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,000,000
2010-01-07Deed $15,675,000 — from RIVERSIDE EQUITIES, LLC to RSD 920, LLC $15,675,000
2004-07-03Mortgage $1,048,586 — from RIVERSIDE EQUITIES LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $1,048,586
2004-07-03Agreement $3,000,000 — from RIVERSIDE EQUITIES LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $3,000,000
2004-02-26SPRD $942,114 — from SIRKIN REALTY CORP.; RIVERSIDE EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $942,114
2004-02-26Mortgage $28,606 — from RIVERSIDE EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $28,606
2004-02-26Agreement $2,000,000 — from RIVERSIDE EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $2,000,000
2004-02-26AL&R $2,000,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to RIVERSIDE EQUITIES LLC $2,000,000
1997-11-14Mortgage $1,100,000 — from RIVERSIDE EQUITIES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731250130
201809250438
201905520259
2020220403267
202100410344
202206450354
202344330243
2024115390257
20251349702116
202661460255
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The full timeline

Construction 166Enforcement 209Housing & tenants 1,454Ownership & money 26Health & systems 32

Every one of the 1,887 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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