720 Riverside Drive
Manhattan · 10031 · BBL 1020960017 · look up another building
730 code violations written here, more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 10031.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, September 20, 2026
720 Riverside Drive is a multi-family elevator building in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10031. City records date it to 1925 and count 78 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $1.5M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 73 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 720 Riverside Drive and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 720 Riverside Drive
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $1.5M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $19K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
1 marshal eviction at 720 Riverside Drive
City marshals executed 1 eviction at 720 Riverside Drive in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on May 28, 2024. That is about typical for buildings its size in 10031. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at 720 Riverside Drive
DHCR registration records list 73 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is up from 71 units in 2018. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 720 Riverside Drive
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 730 violations against this building, of which 490 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 10031. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 102 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 720 Riverside Drive
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Remove all encumbrances consisting of construction materials at public hall, 1st storyNov Certified On Time | Sep 20, 2026 | B |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at west wall in the 3rd room fr…Nov Sent Out | Sep 20, 2026 | A |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordan…Nov Sent Out | Sep 20, 2026 | B |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with de…Nov Sent Out | Sep 20, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the kitchenNov Sent Out | Sep 20, 2026 | A |
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Sep 20, 2026 | C |
| Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Sep 20, 2026 | C |
| Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by performi…Nov Sent Out | Sep 15, 2026 | C |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 7 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 720 Riverside Drive
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 720 Riverside Drive compares in 10031
PulseCities tracks 1,598 lots in 10031, of which 240 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 103 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 15.0% of the ZIP. 10031 scores 51.3 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 16 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Hamilton Heights →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 4 other addresses on tax block 2096 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 720 Riverside Drive
Who owns 720 Riverside Drive?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 720 Riverside Drive. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 720 Riverside Drive changed hands recently?
No deed for 720 Riverside Drive appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 720 Riverside Drive?
Yes. One marshal-executed eviction at 720 Riverside Drive appears in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on May 28, 2024. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 720 Riverside Drive rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 73 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 720 Riverside Drive assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $1.5M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 720 Riverside Drive?
10031 (Hamilton Heights) scores 51.3 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.