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853 Riverside Dr, Manhattan

BBL 1-02135-0020

Built
1920
Floors
6
Residential units
54
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R8
Lot area
8,444 sq ft
Floor area
70,344 sq ft

En español: 4 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 7 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 14 años abierta, desde el 10 de noviembre de 2011.

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  1. 4

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    9 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 3

    Class B, hazardous

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 4 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 4 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since October 12, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, by the original certify-by date. How certification works

The earliest original certify-by date on the 7 open HPD violations is October 17, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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4 open Class C and no facade report filed for inspection cycle 9. The oldest open HPD violation was filed November 10, 2011.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since March 15, 2012. Reason on the order: fire damage.
OATH/ECB summonses
3 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $2,950 in penalties imposed. 1 judgment docketed, on October 31, 2022. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • December 2, 2022, DOB: Fail submit required report of critical examination documenting exterior wall. In violation, $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • October 19, 2022, FDNY: Fire-rated construction. In violation, $450 penalty imposed.
  • June 15, 2021, DOB: Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner. In violation, $1,250 penalty imposed.
DOB violations
4 active DOB violations, most of them for facade reports not filed or filed late. The newest was issued February 22, 2022.
Housing court
6 housing court cases here since 2007, most of them tenant actions.
DOB facade
No Report Filed for inspection cycle 9. Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Unsafe in 2017 and Safe in 2020. Need this filed?
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 8 work permits here, the newest issued September 1, 2022, for Plumbing work.
  • Plumbing, issued September 1, 2022, signed off.
  • General Construction, issued December 8, 2021, signed off.
  • Plumbing, issued November 1, 2021, expired November 1, 2022.

The newest 3 of 8 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 8, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

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 February 27, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed May 8, 2026, 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 C4 open
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19259470
Fire SafetyNotice sent19259464
Fire SafetyNotice sent19247217
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19247216
Class B3 open
Notice sent19259469
Notice sent19259468
Notice sent19259465

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Does 853 Riverside Drive, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 853 Riverside Drive, Manhattan had 7 open violations on October 10, 2026: 7 from HPD. 4 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 14 years, since November 10, 2011.

Is 853 Riverside Drive, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 4 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 4 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 853 Riverside Drive, Manhattan?

Since October 12, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, 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.

Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 853 Riverside Drive, Manhattan?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since March 15, 2012. Reason on the order: fire damage. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.

Does 853 Riverside Drive, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 4 active DOB violations, most of them for facade reports not filed or filed late. The newest was issued February 22, 2022. 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 853 Riverside Drive, Manhattan been in housing court?

Yes. 6 housing court cases here since 2007, most of them tenant actions. 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.

What did the latest facade report find at 853 Riverside Drive, Manhattan?

No Report Filed for inspection cycle 9. Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Unsafe in 2017 and Safe in 2020. 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.

When was the boiler at 853 Riverside Drive, Manhattan last inspected?

On February 27, 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 853 Riverside Drive, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On May 8, 2026, 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 853 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 853 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 853 Riverside Drive, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 853 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 6 floors.

How many apartments does 853 Riverside Drive, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 54 residential units at 853 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 HPD vacate orders, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. 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 HPD vacate orders, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. 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, 853 Riverside Dr, Manhattan: 54 units, 4 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/853-riverside-drive-manhattan

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