- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 93
- Landmark
- Designated
314 Riverside Drive is a 1930 Art Deco cooperative on one of Manhattan's most coveted residential edges: the Riverside Drive park-front, where the buildings face Riverside Park, the Hudson, and the long unobstructed western light that no inland Manhattan corridor can match. Designed by Boak & Paris — the firm whose name is on many of the Drive's and West End Avenue's best late pre-war apartment houses — it rises 19 stories at the southeast corner of West 104th Street, on the footprint of a row of 1890s town houses that were assembled and replaced at the close of the great Riverside Drive building era.
The Riverside Drive setting is the defining value driver. Unlike the avenue grid, the Drive curves along the bluff above Riverside Park, so its buildings command protected views west over parkland and water — views with unusual permanence because the park itself guarantees the sightline. For buyers, a park-front Drive address delivers light, air, and outlook that are structurally scarce in Manhattan.
At roughly 93 apartments across 19 stories, converted to cooperative ownership in 1984, 314 Riverside is a mid-to-large pre-war co-op — large enough to support a full-service operation and a steady transaction cadence, while retaining the residential community character of the Drive's established buildings.
Architecture and unit composition
The exterior is pure Boak & Paris Art Deco: a limestone base, decorative balconies, curved masonry spandrels articulating the window bays, and a sculpted rooftop water-tower enclosure that gives the building a recognizable crown on the Drive's skyline. Inside, the 1930 vintage means solid masonry construction, generous room proportions, and a massing oriented to capture the park-and-river exposure on the western flank.
Across roughly 93 apartments — running from one- to three-bedroom layouts — the most desirable residences are the park-facing apartments, where the Riverside Park and Hudson outlook commands a clear premium, and the upper floors, where the views open fully above the treeline. Original detail, where preserved, supports value; renovation quality and the sensitivity of any alterations to the pre-war envelope are key apartment-level variables. Exact configurations vary by line and floor and should be reviewed individually.
Building operations
314 Riverside Drive operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative with a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, a wrap-around roof deck with open Hudson and city views, bike storage, common storage, and a central laundry. The building permits washer/dryers in individual apartments. It is pet-friendly, and pied-à-terre ownership is permitted. The co-op allows subletting, which gives owners flexibility unusual among park-front Drive buildings, and minimum down payment is 30% — a buyer should plan to finance no more than 70% of the purchase price. A transfer fee (flip tax) applies on sale. The board posture otherwise follows established Riverside Drive cooperative norms: primary-residence orientation, a thorough board package, and demonstrated financial strength.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The facade passed its last inspection with no required repairs — nothing to budget for here, and no facade assessment on the horizon for roughly five years.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
Sales context at 314 Riverside Drive:
- Turnover is steady given the roughly 93-unit scale — a regular cadence of transactions per year across the building's mix of one- to three-bedroom layouts.
- Pricing is anchored by exposure above all: park-facing residences and higher floors command the building's clearest premiums, while interior and lower-floor apartments anchor the more accessible end.
- The building's per-room and per-square-foot history reflects its park-front position and Art Deco caliber; apartment-level history should be reviewed line by line.
What to know if you’re buying
Exposure is everything here. Park-facing apartments with Riverside Park and Hudson views carry the building's strongest pricing and the most durable resale story; weigh exposure heavily.
The rules are unusually flexible. Pets, pied-à-terres, in-unit washer/dryers, and subletting are all permitted — a notable combination among park-front pre-war co-ops; plan financing to the 30%-minimum-down threshold.
The 1930 Art Deco vintage is structural. Boak & Paris proportions and the building's distinctive crown are genuine differentiators; pre-war systems should be reviewed for condition.
Budget the transfer fee. A flip tax applies on resale; factor it into your hold-period math.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the park-front position and the Boak & Paris pedigree. The Riverside Park and Hudson exposure and the building's Art Deco authorship are the single most marketable features; park-facing apartments should be merchandised around the view and light.
The flexible policy set widens the buyer pool. Sublet permission, pet-friendliness, and in-unit laundry expand demand relative to stricter Drive co-ops — call it out in marketing.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable work. Exposure, floor altitude, and renovation history move value materially across the building's 93 apartments.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. Plan for roughly 6–10 weeks from contract to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 314 Riverside Drive, also evaluate nearby Riverside Drive cooperatives:
- 320 Riverside Drive — Riverside Drive co-op a block north
- 310 Riverside Drive — the Art Deco Master Building next door
- 300 Riverside Drive — pre-war Riverside Drive peer
- 325 Riverside Drive — Riverside Drive cooperative nearby
- 340 Riverside Drive — Riverside Drive pre-war peer
The Roebling Team at 314 Riverside Drive
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper West Side, Central Park West, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. We publish this building profile because Riverside Drive buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, board policy, transactional mechanics, and the realities of pricing exposure at the apartment level — not generic market commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 314 Riverside Drive, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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