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156-20 Riverside Dr West

Manhattan, NY 10032Company-ownedBBL 1021340206BIN 1063278
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1963
Floors16
Units434
Building Area646,044 sqft
ZoningR8
ClassD4
Market Value$40.4M

156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST is a property located at 156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan, NY 10032. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1963. It has 16 floors and 434 units. The building area is 646,044 square feet on a 67,900 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8. The assessed market value is $40.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 105 building permits on record (80 active). There are 249 violations on record (6 currently open). 11 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

1,041records on file
63Energy Star

Completed in 1963, 156-20 Riverside Dr West rises 16 stories over New York. Public records put it at 434 units and 646,044 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $40.4M, and assessed for tax at $18.2M. In the 56 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,041 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 420 of its 1,041 records, fully 40%, fall under that one heading. Violation (249) and inspection (177) trail well behind. 6 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2012.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 63, with a site energy-use intensity of 70.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 2,913 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 40% complaint, 56 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$40.4M of New York, written across 1,041 government filings.

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Property Details

Address156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan, NY 10032
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1963
Floors16
Total Units434
Building Area646,044 sqft
Lot Size67,900 sqft
ZoningR8
ConditionAverage
1021340206
1063278
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$40.4M
$18.2M
$3.1M

Building Permits

105 on record · 80 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed May 12, 2026Job #M01400678-I1-EL

Open new application to supersede work completed by others under application #M00152506.

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Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Jun 24, 2025Job #458722
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 21, 2024Est. cost $1Job #M00001460-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jan 22, 2024Est. cost $23KJob #M00790304-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jan 18, 2024Est. cost $700Job #M00770192-I1
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Violations

249 on record · 6 open
Judgments · 11 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2024Ticket #014068605J
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Ticket #014050172H
INSPECTION AND TESTING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2023Ticket #037024308N
FAIL SUBMIT REQUIRED REPORT OF CRIT EXAM DOCUMENTING EXTERIOR WALL
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2022Ticket #035556299P
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DISPLAY ON SITE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY BC CHAPTER33
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2019Ticket #035363779N
PEDESTRAIN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS

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HPDClass C
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued Sep 29, 2025#18268192

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BROKEN SOAP DISPENSER AT BATHTUB (CUT HAZARD) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan built?

The building at 156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan, NY 10032 was constructed in 1963. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 16 floors and 434 units. The building area is 646,044 sqft.

Are there building permits at 156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan?

Yes. 156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan, NY 10032 has 105 building permits on record, with 80 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (PERMIT ISSUED) filed May 12, 2026.

Does 156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan, NY 10032 has 249 violations on record, with 6 currently open. Breakdown: 60 DOB, 32 ECB, 157 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan, NY 10032 has 11 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST?

156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan, NY 10032 has an assessed market value of $40.4M and a total assessed value of $18.2M (land: $3.1M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST?

156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan, NY 10032 is zoned R8. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST?

156-20 RIVERSIDE DR WEST, Manhattan, NY 10032 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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