Riverton Houses
The Riverton Houses is a large residential development in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Residential area
- Description: complex of residential buildings
- Also known as: “Riverton Square Apartments”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Madison Avenue Bridge and Harlem Hospital Center.
Madison Avenue Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Madison Avenue Bridge is a four-lane swing bridge crossing the Harlem River in New York City, carrying East 138th Street between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. Madison Avenue Bridge is situated 880 feet northeast of Riverton Houses.
Harlem Hospital Center
Hospital
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harlem Hospital Center, branded as NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, is a 282-bed, public teaching hospital affiliated with Columbia University. It is located at 506 Lenox Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City and was founded on April 18, 1887. Harlem Hospital Center is situated 890 feet northwest of Riverton Houses.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Library
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a research library of the New York Public Library and an archive repository for information on people of African descent worldwide. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is situated 1,500 feet west of Riverton Houses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harlem and Harlem and Upper Manhattan.
Harlem
Quarter
Photo: Momos, Public domain.
Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and 110th Street on the south.
Harlem and Upper Manhattan
Upper Manhattan is a large, relatively under-visited area that ranges from 125th Street to Inwood Hill Park on the west and from 96th Street northward on the east.
Mott Haven
Neighborhood
Photo: Amolina196, Public domain.
Mott Haven is a primarily residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is generally bounded by East 149th Street to the north, the Bruckner Expressway to the east and south, and the Harlem River to the west, although these boundaries are not precise.
Riverton Houses
Latitude
40.81316° or 40° 48′ 47″ northLongitude
-73.93607° or 73° 56′ 10″ westOpen location code
87G8R377+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 386103671OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialWikidata ID
Q7338680
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