Manhattan • Elevator Apartment

550 Riverside Dr

Manhattan, NY 10027Company-ownedBBL 1019950001BIN 1059880
Year Built1926
Floors6
Units50
Building Area58,560 sqft
ZoningR8
ClassD4
Market Value$6.3M

550 RIVERSIDE DR is a property located at 550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1926. It has 6 floors and 50 units. The building area is 58,560 square feet on a 13,513 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8. The assessed market value is $6.3M. It last sold for $18.4M on May 21, 2013. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 97 building permits on record (44 active). There are 375 violations on record (11 currently open). 3 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

1,072records on file
96Energy Star

Completed in 1926, 550 Riverside Dr rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 50 units and 58,560 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $6.3M, and assessed for tax at $2.9M. In the 56 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,072 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 426 of its 1,072 records, fully 40%, fall under that one heading. Violation (375) and permit (97) trail well behind. 11 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 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 96, with a site energy-use intensity of 63.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 240 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.

$6.3M of New York, written across 1,072 government filings.

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Property Details

Address550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1926
Floors6
Total Units50
Building Area58,560 sqft
Lot Size13,513 sqft
ZoningR8
ConditionAverage
1019950001
1059880
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$6.3M
$2.9M
$233K
$18.4M
Last Sale DateMay 21, 2013

Building Permits

97 on record · 44 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Sep 18, 2026Job #499277
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jul 21, 2026Est. cost $21KJob #M01327260-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jun 3, 2026Est. cost $61KJob #M01322527-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 11, 2026Job #M01332007-I1
Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Dec 30, 2025Est. cost $21KJob #M01327260-I1

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Violations

375 on record · 11 open
Judgments · 3 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2025Ticket #048640372X
DIRTY AREA
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2003Ticket #038136588J
10H12/ 16L11/ 19L11/ 24U16/ 32Q3/ 48U13/ 52L9/ 52Y14/ 37Y2/ 81
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2002Ticket #038116386N
27-185 73##/73-OPERATING ELEVATOR WITHOUT EQUIPMENT USE PERMIT.CALL DO
HPDClass C
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Feb 3, 2025#17670486

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 43, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan built?

The building at 550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 was constructed in 1926. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 6 floors and 50 units. The building area is 58,560 sqft.

Are there building permits at 550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan?

Yes. 550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 97 building permits on record, with 44 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration Inspection (CURRENT) filed Sep 18, 2026.

Does 550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 375 violations on record, with 11 currently open. Breakdown: 30 DOB, 15 ECB, 330 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 3 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 550 RIVERSIDE DR?

550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 has an assessed market value of $6.3M and a total assessed value of $2.9M (land: $233K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 550 RIVERSIDE DR last sold?

550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 last sold for $18.4M on May 21, 2013. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 550 RIVERSIDE DR?

550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 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 550 RIVERSIDE DR?

550 RIVERSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 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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