126 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, NY 10024

126 Riverside Drive is a 7-story, 27-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1895 located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, currently managed by 126 Riverside Drive Corp. The building has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing concerns emerging in early 2025, including four water supply complaints and a heat/hot water issue in January 2025, one of which was classified as an immediate emergency. The building also faced challenges with mold during the second half of 2023, with three separate complaints between September and October 2023, though no violations were found during inspections.

Significant building safety concerns were documented in 2019-2020, including complaints about building shaking/vibrating (December 2019), illegal after-hours work (June 2024), and two ECB violations regarding scaffold safety in November 2020, resulting in penalties totaling $625 for non-code-compliant supported scaffold. The building has undergone various repairs and maintenance work, as evidenced by multiple violations and inspections. During a September 2023 inspection, several door-related violations were noted, including issues with self-closing doors at the building entrance and a specific problem with the entrance to apartment 2B.

Despite these challenges, the building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections, with the most recent inspection in July 2024 showing compliance. The building's bedbug reporting history from 2019 to 2024 shows minimal infestation activity, with only one reported case in 2019 that was promptly eradicated. The property has also passed all rodent inspections conducted since 2013, suggesting effective pest management practices.