530 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, NY 10027

530 Riverside Drive is a 6-story, 52-unit residential building constructed in 1926 and currently owned by the Trustees of Columbia University. The building has experienced several compliance issues in recent years, with active violations related to external inspections being particularly notable. As of September 2024, there are ongoing violations for failure to file External Low Pressure Inspections for 2023, 2019, 2018, and multiple instances in 2022.

Additionally, there is an active Environmental Control Board violation from December 2022 concerning the failure to submit an acceptable Cycle 9A critical examination report of exterior walls, resulting in a $6,250 penalty. While the building has maintained regular rodent inspection compliance with passing results recorded from 2018 through early 2025, there have been recurring issues with administrative compliance, including multiple violations for failing to file required external inspection reports between 2018-2022. The building's recent history shows attention to pest control, with routine bedbug reporting filed for the periods from 2021 through 2024, consistently showing zero infested or re-infested units.

The most recent bedbug report from December 2024 indicated no infestation issues in the preceding year (2023-2024). A complaint filed in September 2023 regarding a "Sweep" inspection resulted in no violations being warranted at the time of inspection. The building has maintained generally good sanitation standards, as evidenced by multiple successful rodent inspections, though the active violations related to building safety inspections suggest a need for improved compliance with mandatory reporting requirements.