655 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, NY 10031

The 5-story, 10-unit building at 655 Riverside Drive in Hamilton Heights, owned by Carlo Accetti, has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water across the entire building since 2021. Most recently, complaints were filed in October 2024, January 2023, and December 2022, with HPD unable to gain access to verify conditions in the latter two incidents, though December 2022 was reportedly resolved.

The building has been subject to several Housing Maintenance Code violations, particularly noted during a December 2022 inspection, including the need to post various safety notices regarding gas leaks, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and bedbug reporting requirements. The building had a structural safety concern in September 2021 related to falling debris, which resulted in a Notice of Deficiency requiring the erection of a sidewalk shed for pedestrian protection, though this violation was ultimately dismissed in January 2022.

Recent results from rodent inspections show generally good conditions, with most inspections passing, though there was one failure in December 2024 for "Other Reasons." The most recent bedbug report for the period ending October 2024 shows no infestations or eradications, continuing a pattern from previous years (2023 and 2022) of zero reported bedbug issues. While the building has maintained some improvements in pest control ( as evidenced by passing rodent inspections), the recurring heat and hot water issues, along with multiple outstanding safety violation notices regarding emergency preparedness and safety systems, suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, dating back to the building's 1926 construction as a New Law Tenement.