194 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, NY 10025

194 Riverside Drive is a 7-story, 41-unit old law tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, owned by Richard Cacciato and constructed in 1902. The building has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over the past few years. Most recently, in July 2023, both the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) departments investigated a pest-related complaint, which was closed without any violations being issued.

This followed multiple bedbug violation notices in 2022 and 2023 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though subsequent filings from 2023-2024 indicate no infested units during those periods. The building experienced significant incident in late 2022 involving a collapsed ceiling section in apartment 3E, reportedly caused by construction work in the apartment above, which resulted in an Environmental Control Board violation against Cortlandt Contracting Corporation. There have also been concerns about the building's exterior maintenance, with a 2021 violation noting defective and eroded cornice sections on the west elevation, which incurred a penalty of $625.

The property has undergone various inspections and maintenance activities, with several permits issued for work in 2020-2023, including exterior work and plumbing-related jobs. While the building has generally passed its rodent inspections between 2018-2025, there was one instance of rat activity recorded in August 2021. The Department of Buildings has not issued any serious violations requiring immediate action in recent years, with multiple historical violations being resolved or dismissed based on subsequent reports showing corrections had been made. Regular inspections and reporting over the past five years indicate improved pest management and maintenance compliance, though the property has experienced periodic maintenance issues requiring attention.