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1781 Riverside Drive

3,098Records
19City systems
21Open violations
11.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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3,098 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,463 311 service requests, 929 HPD complaints, 323 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10034
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units69
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)1781 RIVERSIDE LLC
BBL1022460135
BIN1065056

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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 63% 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 11.2. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 violations21 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2000-10-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
8
’24–25
5
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

233 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (133) · Illegal Parking (29) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Illegal Dumping (8) · Derelict Vehicles (8) · Elevator (7).

Filed construction activity

$108,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (69)
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)1781 Riverside LLC
Head officerFlorence Edelstein
Managing agentEdel Family Management Corp
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,514,000 $2,931,300
2026$6,656,000 $2,995,200
2027$5,570,000 $2,506,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 61/100 (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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayDyckman St — A · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Margaret Corbin Dr / Cloisters — M4 · 700 ft
Citi BikeDyckman St & Henshaw St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 18, 98, 278
Middle: Middle School 322. 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

1781 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

233 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 EDEL FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP — 25 buildings, 1,487 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B10 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
118 Ft Washington Avenue MN115 C
10 Hillside Avenue MN101 B
179 Bennett Avenue MN94 A
124 Ft George Avenue MN79 B
1675 Grand Concourse BX78 B
60 Sherman Avenue MN75 B
6555 Broadway BX73 A
10 Cooper Street MN73 A
162 West 54 Street MN72 A
815 West 181 Street MN69 B
1781 Riverside Drive MN69 A
801 West 181 Street MN67 A
145 West 71 Street MN64 A
95 West 195 Street BX61 C
4079 Broadway MN54 B
427 Ft Washington Avenue MN53 B
119 Audubon Avenue MN48 B
25 Cooper Street MN43 A
34 Bogardus Place MN41 A
133 West 71 Street MN36 A
610 West 173 Street MN36 A
209 Bennett Avenue MN30 A
650 West 173 Street MN30 B
316 West 94 Street MN24 B
2209 Coney Island Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2021-03-15 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-15Mortgage $500,000 — from 1781 RIVERSIDE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $500,000
2021-03-15Agreement $8,500,000 — from 1781 RIVERSIDE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $8,500,000
2016-08-15Mortgage $3,700,000 — from 1781 RIVERSIDE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,700,000
2016-08-15Agreement $8,000,000 — from 1781 RIVERSIDE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $8,000,000
2016-08-15Mortgage $8,000,000 — from 1781 RIVERSIDE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $8,000,000
2006-11-03AL&R $4,300,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 1781 RIVERSIDE LLC $4,300,000
2006-11-03Mortgage $1,895,236 — from 1781 RIVERSIDE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,895,236
2006-11-03Agreement $4,300,000 — from 1781 RIVERSIDE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,300,000
2001-12-05Mortgage $799,320 — from 1781 RIVERSIDE LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $799,320
1996-10-11Mortgage $836,699 — from 1781 RIVERSIDE LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $836,699
1991-09-27Mortgage $1,200,000 — from RIVERSIDE RLTY CO to BANKERS FED SVGS, FSB $1,200,000
1982-06-21Mortgage $40,000 — from RIVERSIDE REALTY CO. to CITY OF NEW YORK(HPD) $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201729650177
201802460250
2019428580393
20203517803189
20213621023224
20221120705214
20230210502109
202423780487
20250510802115
202606660173
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The full timeline

Construction 55Enforcement 193Housing & tenants 2,763Ownership & money 45Health & systems 42

Every one of the 3,098 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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