190 Riverside Drive
190 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024
Upper West Side
BBL 1012517501 · BIN 1034093
- Year built
- 1910
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 51
- Floors
- 11
- Landmark
- In a historic district
- Pets
- Cats and dogs permitted
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,768
- Listing discount
- 5.2%
- Recorded sales
- 48
- On record
- 2003–2026
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190 Riverside Drive is a 1910 Renaissance Revival building on Riverside Park at the northeast corner of West 91st Street, with an unusual origin story: architect Ralph S. Townsend designed it, developed it through his own Townsend Realty Company, and lived in it until his death in 1921. The result is a purpose-built luxury apartment house of unusual generosity — the original plan placed only two large apartments per floor, some running eight to fourteen rooms — behind a façade of rusticated limestone, beige brick, stone balconies, and a lions'-head cornice.
For buyers, the building's defining feature is the combination of prewar Riverside Drive character with condominium tenure. This stretch of Riverside Drive is dominated by cooperatives, so 190 Riverside — a prewar building operated as a condominium — is a comparatively unusual for-sale option on the Drive: no board interview, financing flexibility, and openness to pied-à-terre, investment, and foreign purchase, in a landmarked building directly across from Riverside Park.
The apartment stock today ranges from smaller homes through large combined residences of 3,000-plus square feet, many retaining coffered ceilings, plasterwork, and paneled dining rooms. Combined with a full-time doorman, an attached garage, and direct Park frontage, 190 Riverside offers prewar Riverside Drive presence with condominium mechanics.
Architecture and unit composition
The residences range from smaller layouts through large combined homes, several exceeding 3,000 square feet. Prewar proportions — high ceilings, generous room sizes, coffered ceilings, plasterwork, and paneled dining rooms — carry throughout; renovation condition varies apartment-to-apartment.
Townsend's Renaissance Revival exterior is preserved under the historic-district designation, and the western, Park-facing flank captures direct Riverside Park and Hudson River views. Because Riverside Park sits permanently to the west, the river outlook from Park-facing apartments is stable and protected. The building sits just north of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument.
Building operations
190 Riverside operates as a full-service prewar condominium with a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, an attached parking garage, private storage, and a bicycle room. Amenities are prewar-appropriate rather than expansive.
Common charges and property taxes are typical for a full-service prewar condominium; buyers should model the full monthly carry at the apartment level.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $19,326/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $37
- Modeled exposure split equally across 44 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Notable fees
- Working capital fund contribution: 1 month common charges (resale buyer), 2 months (unsold unit); Transfer Agent closing fee $1,000; refundable move-in and move-out deposits $1,000 each
Recent sales
As a condominium, 190 Riverside Drive is priced per square foot. Recent resale activity has cleared in the range typical for a prewar Riverside Drive condominium of this vintage, with pricing varying by floor, exposure, and renovation condition, and Park-facing apartments commanding the building's premium for their river views. The building's most-discussed recent trade is its penthouse, an approximately five-bedroom home with extensive terraces, which comedian Amy Schumer sold in April 2023. Apartment-level comparable analysis is the correct basis for pricing any specific unit.
Recent closings at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4C | 5 BR · 4 BA · 3,536 sf | $6,100,000 | $1,725/sf | -17.0% |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 11C | 5 BR · 4 BA · 3,660 sf | $7,850,000 | $2,145/sf | -1.8% |
| Aug 1, 2023 | 5A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,873 sf | $2,700,000 | $1,442/sf | -6.9% |
| Apr 13, 2023 | PH | 5 BR · 5.5 BA · 4,500 sf | $13,000,000 | $2,889/sf | -13.3% |
| Sep 21, 2022 | 8E | 2 BR · 1,110 sf | $1,374,637 | $1,238/sf | -1.8% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,369 sf | $1,625,000 | $1,187/sf | +0.0% |
| May 20, 2019 | 10D | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,090 sf | $960,000 | $881/sf | -31.4% |
| Mar 6, 2019 | 1B | 1 BR · 988 sf | $978,120 | $990/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,768/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 5.2% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01251-7501). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
At the recent median sale of $6.1M (3 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $290,279 to close, or 4.8% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $137,250
- Mortgage recording tax: $88,069
- Title insurance: $27,450
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $37,510
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
Condominium tenure on Riverside Drive is rare. On a stretch dominated by co-ops, 190 Riverside offers no board interview, financing flexibility, and pied-à-terre and investment openness in a landmarked prewar building.
Park-facing apartments carry the premium. Riverside Park sits permanently to the west; river and park views from the Park-facing flank are protected.
The building has an attached garage. On-site parking is an uncommon convenience for a prewar Riverside Drive building.
It is a landmarked building. Exterior alterations are regulated by the historic-district designation; renovation respects the prewar envelope.
Run the cliff thresholds. The graduated rates step up at $2M, $3M and higher thresholds. Run any number through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with tenure, architecture, and the Park. Condominium mechanics, the Townsend Renaissance Revival landmark exterior, the generous prewar layouts, and direct Riverside Park frontage are the core story.
Price at the apartment level. Building averages blend a wide range of sizes and exposures; recent comparables on the specific line and exposure should anchor positioning.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 190 Riverside Drive, also evaluate:
- 230 Riverside Drive — Gothic Revival Riverside Drive condominium a few blocks north
- 264 Riverside Drive (The Riverview) — prewar Riverside Drive cooperative nearby; tenure contrast
- 650 West End Avenue — full-service prewar West End Avenue condominium comp
- 780 West End Avenue — landmarked prewar West End Avenue condominium nearby
- 340 West 86th Street (The Netherlands) — prewar West End–corridor condominium comp
More Riverside Drive buildings
- 173-175 Riverside Drive — 1926 co-op by J.E.R. Carpenter
- 180 Riverside Drive — 1922 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 186 Riverside Drive — 1928 co-op by Emery Roth
- 194 Riverside Drive — 1901 co-op by Ralph S. Townsend
- 210 Riverside Drive — 1910 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 214 Riverside Drive (The Chatillion) — 1901 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Riverside Drive — read The Roebling Team Guide to Riverside Drive.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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