# 70 Riverside Drive, Manhattan

Co-op · 56 units · built 1951 · Block 1244, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1012440001/70-riverside-drive

More construction in Upper West Side: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/upper-west-side.md

Every lot on block 1244: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/1244.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Sep 29, 2025, estimated cost $17K, described as “Renovation of two bathrooms in Apt. 2J. No change to use egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 23, 2025, estimated cost $31K, described as “Renovation of apartment 3A at 70 riverside drive. No change in occupancy, use, or egress. Renovating apartment as per plans, new partition work as indicated on plans and replacement of finishes in existing kitchen.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 28, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 8, 2023, estimated cost $100K, described as “Merging apartments 2G and 2H. remove one kitchen, modified one bathroom, install new windows.”
- Alteration, filed May 22, 2023, estimated cost $44K, described as “Renovation of existing apartment 6H, minor partition work, flooring, cabinetry. Related plumbing work filed in DOB now under JOB#M00305880. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 14, 2022, estimated cost $350K, described as “Filing to repair, patch, and replace facade surfaces as per plans. No change in use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 8, 2022, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed. no change in use, occupancy or egress. work shall comply with chapter 33 of nycc.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2021, estimated cost $230K, described as “Apartment renovation; minor non load bearing partition removal, new interior gwb non load bearing partitions and doors, new cabinetry and finishes, all as per plans supplied. No change to occupancy use or egress”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2021, estimated cost $45K, described as “Plumbing work type in conjunction with gc application # M00595541. New replaced and relocated plumbing fixtures as per plans filed there is no change to use occupancy or egress”
- Alteration, filed Jul 20, 2020, estimated cost $12K, described as “Plumbing work in apartment 6H in conjunction with bis job#..........no change in use,egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $9,877,050
- 2026–27 tax: $905,433
- Market value (city estimate): $21,949,000
- Taxable value: $8,782,460
- Assessed land: $1,728,000
- Assessed improvements: $8,149,050

## Tax breaks

- Co-op and condo abatement, with no end date, a $188,243 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R10A: floor area ratio 5.87 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Sep 10, 2026: $1,340,000
- Jul 25, 2023: $1,195,000
- Jul 11, 2023: $850,000
- Jun 29, 2020: $767,000, Apt 4H
- Mar 27, 2019: $1,250,000
- Jul 12, 2018: $2,200,000
- May 16, 2018: $1,399,000
- Feb 27, 2018: $850,000
- Sep 25, 2017: $825,000
- Dec 22, 2016: $733,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology