The Riverdale, 67 Riverside Drive: Review and Ratings

Review of 67 Riverside Drive by Carter Horsley

This very handsome, 9-story, gray-brick apartment building at 67 Riverside Drive on the southeast corner at 79^th Street is known as the Riverdale.

It was erected in 1907 and is a co-operative with 37 apartments.

It was designed by George F. Pelham.

It is located at an important entrance to the Henry Hudson Parkway and overlooks Riverside Park, the Hudson River and impressive apartment towers in Guttenberg, New Jersey.

Bottom Line

An ornate pre-war with a fine Riverside Drive location but the entrance has many steps and the building has no roof deck, no doorman and no garage.

Description

The building has a one-and-a-half-story limestone base with a low, wrought-iron fence in front of a moat.

It has a 6-step-up entrance that leads to a 5-step-up vestibule.

It does have a distinguished façade punctuated by many garlands and swags and attractive wrought-iron balconies and its nice lobby has handsome terrazzo floors.

The building has fine views of Riverside Park and the Hudson River and protruding air-conditioners. While the building has no sidewalk landscaping, it does have a very attractive garden to the north of its portico entrance in a light-court.

The building has exposed rooftop watertank.

There is very good cross-town bus service on West End Avenue at 79th Street and a subway station is at 79th Street and Broadway. There are many restaurants on stores nearby on Broadway.

Amenities

The building has a live-in superintendent and basement storage and permits pets.

It has no doorman, no health club, no garage, and no roof deck.

Apartments

Apartment 6B is a three-bedroom unit that has a long entry foyer and gallery that leads past a 20-foot-long, eat-in kitchen to a 16-foot-square living room that opens onto a 12-foot-long dining room that shares a Juliet balcony with one of the bedrooms. 

Apartment 9A is a three-bedroom unit with a long entry hall that leads to a 25-foot-wide living room with a decorative fireplace and leaded glass pocket sliding doors to a 23-foot-long dining room with a decorative fireplace near a 19-foot-long kitchen.

Apartment 6C is a two-bedroom unit that has a long entry foyer that leads past a 13-foot-wide, windowed kitchen with two short angled walls to an 18-foot-long living room.

A one-bedroom unit has a large entry foyer that opens onto a 28-foot-long living room that opens onto a 13-foot-wide dining room.  The unit has a 10-foot-long kitchen.