Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

596 Riverside Dr

built 1920 · 6 stories · 59 apartments

Apartments named in these records

14 of this building’s 59 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1K class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1K class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1K class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1K class A · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1H class A · closed · HPD violation
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2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1H class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1H class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1H class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2025 Jul
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2H class B · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5E class A · HPD violation
2021 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class B · HPD violation
2021 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 2H class B · HPD violation
2021 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2H class B · HPD violation
2021 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2H class B · HPD violation
2021 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2H class A · HPD violation
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 11 complaints, 2024–2026 · 6 in the past year

Water and pipes

Issues on record (2024) · 9 complaints, 2024–2026 · 5 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 8 complaints, 2025–2026 · 5 in the past year

Electrical

1 complaint, 2026

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Above grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Elevators

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2026

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 8 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

40 open: 40 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (16), mold (7), fire safety (5), doors and windows (4); 4 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 425 violations on record in all, 1998–2026 — the 85 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1K class B
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1K class A
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1K class A
2026 Sep
MoldApt 1K class A
2026 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1K class A
2026 Jun
Fire safety class B
2026 Jun
Rubbish and cleanliness class B
2026 Jun
Rubbish and cleanliness class B
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2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class A · closed
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 1E class B · closed
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 1H class A · closed
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1H class A · closed
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1H class A · closed
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1H class B · closed
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1H class C · closed
2026 Apr
MoldApt 1H class A · closed
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 1H class C · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safetyApt 5A class B · closed
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class B · closed
2025 Jul
Fire safetyApt 4E class C
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class B · closed
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class B · closed
2025 Jul
PlumbingApt 4E class B · closed
2025 May
Heat or hot waterApt 1F class C · closed
2025 May
LeaksApt 1E class B · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class B · closed
2025 May
LeaksApt 1E class B · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class B · closed
2025 May
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 May
Heat or hot waterApt 1E class C · closed
2025 Mar
Fire safety class A
2025 Mar
Fire safety class A
2025 Mar
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Mar
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Mar
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Mar
Fire safety class B · closed
2024 Nov
Fire safety class B
2024 Nov
LeaksApt 5E class B
2024 Jun
MoldApt 2H class B
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2H class B
2023 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5E class A
2023 Nov
LeaksApt 5E class B
2021 Oct
Other conditionsApt 4H class B
2021 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class B
2021 Oct
PlumbingApt 1E class B
2021 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 2H class B
2021 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2H class B
2021 Aug
MoldApt 2H class C
2021 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2H class B
2021 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2H class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

Resident complaints to the city

11 heat or hot water, 7 leaks, 6 general repairs, 4 doors or windows, 4 paint or plaster, 4 unsanitary conditions, 3 floors or stairs, 3 pests, 3 plumbing, 2 appliances, 2 mold, 1 electrical, 1 elevators, 1 safety

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

1 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

Sources

23 datasets

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