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801 Riverside Drive: Review and Ratings

between West 157th Street & Edward M. Morgan Place View Full Building Profile

Carter Horsley
Review of 801 Riverside Drive by Carter Horsley

This handsome, 6-story, brown-brick, mid-block building at 801 Riverside Drive between 157th Street and Edward M. Morgan Place in Washington Heights was erected in 1920 and has 48 apartments.  It was converted to a condominium building in 2008.

It is convenient to Riverside Park, public transportation and there is shopping nearby on Broadway.

It is also close to Audubon Terrace and the Chapel of the Intercession.

Bottom Line

This very attractive, mid-rise building in one of the most impressive area of Upper Manhattan near Audubon Terrace and Riverside Park.

Description

This brown-brick building has rusticated façades and a lightwell entrance with some arched windows and sidewalk landscaping. 

The building has a handsome cornice with gently rounded raised ends.  It also has fire-escapes. 

It permits window air-conditioners. 

Amenities

It has a live-in superintendent, an elevator and a laundry.

Apartments

Apartment 1D is a three-bedroom unit has a long entrance foyer that leads to a 13-foot-long living room and an 11-foot-wide kitchen. 

Apartment 6E is a two-bedroom unit with a triangular entry foyer next to an angled, 14,-foot-long, windowed kitchen that leads to a 15-foot-living room. 

Apartment 4G is a two-bedroom unit has a small entry foyer that leads past a windowed, 12-foot-long kitchen to a windowed gallery, a 15-foot-long dining room that opens onto a 15-foot-wide living room. 

Apartment 1C is a one-bedroom unit has an entry foyer next to an angled and windowed, 9-foot-long kitchen and a 15-foot-living room with an angled wall.

Rating

18
Out of 44

Architecture Rating: 18 / 44

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28
Out of 36

Location Rating: 28 / 36

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11
Out of 39

Features Rating: 11 / 39

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8
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65

CityRealty Rating Reference

 
Architecture
  • 30+ remarkable
  • 20-29 distinguished
  • 11-19 average
  • < 11 below average
 
Location
  • 27+ remarkable
  • 18-26 distinguished
  • 9-17 average
  • < 9 below average
 
Features
  • 22+ remarkable
  • 16-21 distinguished
  • 9-15 average
  • < 9 below average
  • #48 Rated condo - Upper Manhattan
  • #2 Rated condo - Washington Heights
 
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