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788 Riverside Dr, Manhattan

BBL 1-02134-0030 Audubon Park Historic District

Built
1911
Floors
10
Residential units
74
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R8
Lot area
11,125 sq ft
Floor area
80,678 sq ft
Last sale
$10,200,000

En español: 1 violación abierta, ninguna de Clase C. La más antigua del HPD lleva 2 años abierta, desde el 29 de abril de 2024.

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    Class B, hazardous

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Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 6 Class C violations, all 6 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

The original certify-by date on the open HPD violation, June 19, 2024, has passed. The report prints it beside the violation.

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1 open violation and a facade rated SWARMP. The oldest open HPD violation was filed April 29, 2024.

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OATH/ECB summonses
17 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $35,005 in penalties imposed. 9 judgments docketed, the latest on January 31, 2026. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • January 15, 2026, DOB: Work without a permit. Decided by default, $2,530 penalty imposed.
  • December 18, 2025, DOB: Work without a permit. Adjourned, $2,500 penalty imposed.
  • January 29, 2025, FDNY: Fire-rated construction. In violation, $450 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 17 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 17, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

How a default is vacated

DOB violations
5 active DOB violations, most of them for elevators. The newest was issued January 13, 1997.
Housing court
1 housing court case here, opened in 2005.
DOB complaints
5 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed July 17, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated SWARMP in the latest facade report, filed April 3, 2023 (inspection cycle 9). An earlier report in this cycle, filed August 19, 2021, rated it Unsafe. Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it SWARMP in 2013 and Unsafe then Safe in 2017. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Need this filed?
DOB permits
3 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for General Construction work, was issued July 6, 2026.
  • General Construction, issued July 6, 2026, in effect until October 30, 2026.
  • General Construction, issued April 27, 2026, in effect until October 30, 2026.
  • Plumbing, issued April 24, 2026, in effect until April 24, 2027.

The newest 3 of 12 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 12, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 94 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected May 6, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 12, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class B1 open
MoldDefect letter sent16935462

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Questions about this building

Does 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan had 1 open violation on October 10, 2026: 1 from HPD. None is Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 2 years, since April 29, 2024.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 6 Class C violations, all 6 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 5 active DOB violations, most of them for elevators. The newest was issued January 13, 1997. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan been in housing court?

Yes. 1 housing court case here, opened in 2005. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan?

Yes. 5 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed July 17, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

What did the latest facade report find at 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan?

Rated SWARMP in the latest facade report, filed April 3, 2023 (inspection cycle 9). An earlier report in this cycle, filed August 19, 2021, rated it Unsafe. Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it SWARMP in 2013 and Unsafe then Safe in 2017. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan?

Yes. 3 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for General Construction work, was issued July 6, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 94 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan last inspected?

On May 6, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 12, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1911 as the year 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 10 floors.

How many apartments does 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 74 residential units at 788 Riverside Drive, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 788 Riverside Dr, Manhattan: 74 units, 1 open violation, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/788-riverside-drive-manhattan

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