Manhattan · Block 1994 · Lot 81 · 10027

549 Riverside Drive

6 floors · 60 apartments · 53,418 sq ft · built 1925 · class D7 · owner of record: Trustees Of Columbia University

12open violations
$10,000ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2026
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 9 is on the 2026 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 70 days
Due this year
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 70 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 70 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 86 days
Annual
Energy and water benchmarking Likely applies
Local Law 84 · May 1 each year
What this is

Buildings over 25,000 sq ft (this lot shows 53,418 sq ft) report energy and water use for the prior calendar year through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The city's Covered Buildings List is the final word on which buildings must file. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 191 days
Annual filing
Building emissions report Likely applies
Local Law 97 · May 1 each year (extensions available)
What this is

Covered buildings file an annual greenhouse gas emissions report certified by a registered design professional. Buildings over their emissions limit owe penalties, so it pays to check early. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 191 days
Annual filing
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2034) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2034
What this is

Buildings over 50,000 sq ft file an Energy Efficiency Report every ten years, in the year whose last digit matches the last digit of the tax block (block 1994). Agency page

Dec 31, 2034
in 2992 days
Next due 2034
Annual boiler inspection (2 boilers) Applies
Boiler inspection · By December 31 each year
What this is

Boilers are inspected each calendar year and the report is filed in DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection (low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of 5 or fewer families are exempt). Latest report on record: 2026-04-20 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (5) · $10,000 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jul 27, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES SUCH AS NETTING, SHED, ETC., WHERE REQUIRED TO PROTECT PUBLIC AND PROPERTY FROM DOCUMENTED UNSAFE FACADE AS PER 1RCNY 103-04 REPORT FILED AS UNSAFE BY QEWI(PE/RA) ON
#35731035R
Nov 12, 2026
PENDING
$10,000
Aug 1, 2017Boilers CLASS - 2
B254,36 FOUND A.O.SMITH BOILER MODEL #BC670780 NOT REGISTERED. REGISTER BOILER AND SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTIONS.
#32091285H
Sep 21, 2017
STIPULATION/IN-VIO
$0
Aug 1, 2017Boilers CLASS - 2
B254,36 FOUND DEDERAL BOILER NOT REGISTERED. REGISTER BOILER AND SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTIONS.
#32091284X
Sep 21, 2017
STIPULATION/IN-VIO
$0
Jun 19, 1991Construction Hazardous
FAILURE TO SAFEGYARD OYBKUC ABD ORIOERTT AFFECTED BT CONSTRUCTION OP- ERATUIBS,-CONTRACTOR IS REPLACING THE ROOF AND REMOVING THE DEBRIS THROUGH A CHUTE TO THE FIRST FLOOR WITHOUT A SIDEWALK SHED. REMEDY:DI
#34026672J
Aug 1, 1991
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Jun 19, 1991Construction Non-Hazardous
FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR CHUTE OVER THE SIDEWALK. REMEDY:DIS- CONTINUE USE OF CHUTE UNTIL A PERMIT IS OBTAINED FROM THIS DEPARTMENT OR REMOVE CHUTE.
#34026673L
Aug 1, 1991
WRITTEN OFF
$0
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Dec 3, 2025Benchmarking - LL84 FTF-EN-BENCH
FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
Active
Sep 26, 2025Benchmarking - LL84 FTF-EN-BENCH
FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
Active
HPD (5) · C 0 · B 4 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Aug 12, 2015AD26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.Nov 15, 2015
Aug 12, 2015BApt 2A · D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PEEPHOLE ENTRANCE DOOR 2ND STY SOUTHEAST APT 2A SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''Sep 16, 2015
Aug 12, 2015B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MASONRY CEILING ENTRANCE COURTYARD AT WEST.Sep 16, 2015
Aug 12, 2015B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER EAST WALL 6 STY PUBLIC HALL NORTH SECTION.Sep 16, 2015
Aug 12, 2015BD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONCRETE TREADS AND RISERS 1ST 2ND 3RD AND 4TH FROM BOTTOM AT SOUTHWEST COURT YARD.Sep 16, 2015

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 21, 2026DOB SafetyFacades: Unsafe FISP report filedClosed
Jul 27, 2026ECBConstruction: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES SUCH AS NETTING, SHED, ETC., WHERE REQUIRED TO PROTECT PUBLIC AND PROPERTY FROM DOCUMENTED UNSAFE FACADE AS PER 1RCNY 103-04 REPORT FILED AS UNSAFE BY QEWI(PE/RA) ONOpen

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City records as of Oct 22, 2026, 6:28 PM ET. BBL 1019940081.

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