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180 Riverside Blvd

180 Riverside Boulevard, NY 100694.3 ★ (148 reviews)
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Summary

180 Riverside Boulevard is a full-service rental overlooking Riverside Park, with large apartments, a private subway shuttle and useful onsite services. Residents consistently praise the doormen and maintenance staff. Dated interiors, large renewal increases and recurring heat, hot-water, elevator, pest and repair problems are the main drawbacks.

516 unitsBuilt 1998Managed by Vivmark Residential

Reviews

The riverfront setting, large layouts and onsite staff keep 180 Riverside attractive despite an older amenity package. Residents draw a consistent line between helpful doormen and maintenance workers and recurring frustration with building systems, repair follow-through and the long-term cost of renewing.

Google
4.3
148 reviews
Openigloo
4.0
21 reviews
ApartmentRatings
2.6
2 reviews
Yelp
3.6
45 reviews

What residents praise

Frontline staff are widely trusted

Doormen, concierge and maintenance employees receive repeated praise for being warm, competent and persistent with repairs, moves and resident requests.

Riverside Park is the defining amenity

Direct access to the park and Hudson River gives the building open space, views and a calmer residential setting that is hard to match farther east.

Layouts offer useful space

Residents value large rooms, storage and family-friendly floor plans, especially when comparing 180 Riverside with newer towers nearby.

What residents complain about

Heat, hot water and elevators recur

Residents repeatedly describe heat or hot-water outages and elevators being unavailable. These are building-wide concerns rather than isolated cosmetic complaints.

Repair tickets can close before problems are solved

Leaks, flooring, sinks, pests and apartment equipment sometimes require repeated requests, with residents describing delayed visits or superficial fixes.

Renewals and added costs erode the value

Large annual rent increases, a $100 amenity fee and extra connectivity and utility charges lead some long-term residents to question the price of dated spaces.

Pest reports deserve an apartment-level check

Cockroaches appear in several recent accounts, including cases residents say persisted after multiple service requests. Inspect kitchens, baths and common areas closely.

Amenities

180 Riverside Boulevard has a 24-hour attended lobby, fitness center, garage and resident storage. Apartments have dishwashers and central air, with in-unit laundry in some homes and shared laundry rooms on residential floors.

In the apartment
In-unit laundry
Some apartments
Central air
Dishwasher
In the building
24-hour doorman
Elevator
Fitness center*
Pool
Not available
Shared outdoor space
On-site parking*
Package service
Resident storage*
Shared laundry

* Fees apply to marked amenities. See Costs in the Availability tab.

Also here: Bike storage · Resident shuttle to the 72nd Street subway · Resident lounge and media room · Children's playroom · Valet dry cleaning · Supermarket in the building base

Location

180 Riverside Blvd is located at 180 Riverside Boulevard, New York, NY 10069. 180 Riverside sits directly across from Riverside Park South and the Hudson River, well west of the Broadway subway corridor. The private shuttle helps bridge that distance, while an onsite market and nearby waterfront paths make daily life more self-contained.

TransitSupermarketsParks
  • 9 min
    72 St123
  • 11 min
    66 St-Lincoln Center1
  • 14 min
    79 St1
  • 15 min
    72 StBC

Building records

The housing-complaint rate is below that of comparable buildings, but heating and hot-water issues account for many reports. Open mold and ventilation violations make indoor conditions a consideration, while exterior work on the building may bring disruption.

Reported housing complaintsPast 3 years

Reported housing complaints
Housing-related reports submitted to NYC 311 by residents or the public. A report describes a reported issue, not a confirmed violation.

20.2 reports per 100 apartments, versus 28.7 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

CategoryReportsLatest
30
Feb 2026
23
Feb 2026
8
Jun 2026

HPD housing-code violationsPast 3 years

HPD housing-code violations
Housing-code violations issued by NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development after an inspection. Routine administrative filings and notices are excluded.
ConditionCitationsStatus
2
2 open
2
2 open
1
1 open

Construction nearby

Construction nearby
Construction projects on or near this building with active work permits.
ProjectDistanceLatest permit
On buildingOct 2025

Rent history

One-bedrooms ask about 17% less than the Lincoln Square median and are around 4% smaller. Two-bedrooms ask about 15% less than the Lincoln Square median and are around 5% smaller.

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year, compared with the same apartment size across buildings in Lincoln Square.
Studio
$3,538median / mo
−16% vs area
$3,147–$3,858415 sq ft · 8% smaller than area
1 bed
$4,712median / mo
−17% vs area
$3,452–$6,931662 sq ft · 4% smaller than area
2 beds
$7,487median / mo
−15% vs area
$5,324–$8,4471,143 sq ft · 5% smaller than area

Concessions

Historical concessions
Free-rent offers on listings that ended in the past year, including listings with no offer.

No free-rent offers appeared in the past year’s listings.

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