156-20 Riverside Drive West, Manhattan
An elevator apartment building on a 67,900 sq ft Manhattan lot on Riverside Drive West, zoned R8, built in 1963.
156-20 Riverside Drive West is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1021340206). The property is zoned R8, on a 67,900 sq ft lot, with 16 floors and 434 residential units. It was built in 1963. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 6 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1021340206 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 12 |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP code | 10032 |
| Zoning district | R8 |
| Building class | D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 03 — Multi-family elevator buildings |
| Lot area | 67,900 sq ft |
| Floors | 16 |
| Residential units | 434 |
| Year built | 1963 |
| FAR | 9.51 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 5 open Department of Buildings violations
- 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 1 open Housing Preservation & Development violation
- Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2023-12-13)
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.