640 Riverside Drive
A 13-story building with 134 apartments, built in 1914, in Manhattan, NY 10031.
Addresses on the lot: 638 to 640 Riverside Drive.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
640 Riverside Drive has 42 open HPD violations, 23 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 75 complaints to HPD in the past year, 14 about heat or hot water. It is registered to GP UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION. 132 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 640 Riverside Drive have open violations?
Yes: 42 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 23 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 15 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 4 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 5 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 75 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 14 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 640 Riverside Drive?
640 Riverside Drive is registered with HPD to GP UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in August 2025. HPD’s record has 29 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 25% of residential buildings in 10031 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 640 Riverside Drive rent stabilized?
132 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 129 in 2018. That’s 132 of the building’s 134 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
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- 618 West 142nd Street44 apartments, built 1915
- 609 West 141st Street24 apartments, built 1909
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-02088-0074.