642 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 182 311 service requests, 119 rodent inspections, 102 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 103.3. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 33 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1993-02-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,435 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Noise (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Illegal Parking (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).
$195,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | SAND REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL TAUB |
| Managing agent | GPG MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,375,000 | $1,518,750 |
| 2026 | $3,529,000 | $1,588,050 |
| 2027 | $3,727,000 | $1,677,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumpling N' Dips | Asian/Asian Fusion | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Astor Pl — 6 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 8 St-NYU — R W · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 9 St / 3 Av — M8 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cooper Square & Astor Pl · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
5 St Marks Place
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
61 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by GPG MANAGEMENT — 149 buildings, 3,258 units. Grades across the portfolio: A120 · B28. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 149 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,826 on 2020-06-23 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-23 | Mortgage $150,827 — from SAND REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $150,827 | |
| 2020-06-23 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to SAND REALTY, LLC | $1,600,000 | |
| 2015-06-12 | Mortgage $89,147 — from SAND REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $89,147 | |
| 2015-06-12 | Agreement $1,630,000 — from SAND REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $1,630,000 | |
| 2015-06-12 | AL&R $1,630,000 — from SAND REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $1,630,000 | |
| 2011-01-26 | Agreement $1,675,134 — from SANDS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,675,134 | |
| 2009-10-19 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SAND REALTY, LLC | $1,700,000 | |
| 2009-10-19 | Mortgage $1,008,342 — from SAND REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,008,342 | |
| 2009-10-19 | AL&R $1,700,000 — from SAND REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 1999-12-17 | Mortgage $276,529 — from SAND REALTY, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $276,529 | |
| 1987-08-20 | Mortgage $360,983 — from OGRIN, LESLIE; KWIECINSKI, JAMES; TAUB, MICHAEL to MANUFACTURERS &TDR TR CO | $360,983 | |
| 1986-04-14 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 79 MARKS RLTY CORP; KWIECINSKI, JOYCE; TAUB, MICHAEL; OGRIN, LESLIE; KWIECINSKI, JAMES to MANUFACTURERS &TDR TR CO | $1,400,000 | |
| 1984-04-20 | Mortgage $195,000 — from OGRIN, LESLIE; TAUB, MICHAEL; KWIECINSKI, JAMES to BANKERS FEDL SAVS&LNETC | $195,000 | |
| 1982-03-15 | Mortgage $220,000 — from EASTSIDE MANH. RLTYCORP to AMALGAMATED BANK/N.Y. | $220,000 | |
| 1982-03-15 | Mortgage $55,000 — from EASTSIDE MANH. RLTYCORP to 5 & 7 ST. MARK'S RLTY CP | $55,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 30 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 34 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 4 | 12 | 62 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 38 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 43 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 32 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 33 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 12 | 80 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 49 |
Every one of the 642 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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