144 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 311 service requests, 39 rodent inspections, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 4.8. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · New Tree Request (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Noise (2) · Urinating in Public (1) · SAFETY (1).
$2,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| 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) | PIPE, GLASS AND OIL, LLC |
| Head officer | RANDY GLICK |
| Managing agent | GPG MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,001,000 | $1,350,450 |
| 2026 | $3,055,000 | $1,374,750 |
| 2027 | $3,212,000 | $1,445,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | 86 St — Q · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 86 St — 4 5 6 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 85 St — M102 M103 BxM1 BxM10 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 85 St & 3 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 290 Manhattan New School Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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.
214 East 85 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $18,996,526 on 2017-11-02 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-02 | Deed $4,650,000 — from 214 EAST 85TH STREET, LLC to PIPE, GLASS AND OIL, LLC | $4,650,000 | |
| 2017-11-02 | Mortgage $18,996,527 — from PIPE, GLASS AND OIL, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $18,996,527 | |
| 2017-11-02 | Agreement $20,000,000 — from PIPE, GLASS AND OIL, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $20,000,000 | |
| 2017-11-02 | AL&R $20,000,000 — from PIPE, GLASS AND OIL, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $20,000,000 | |
| 2017-10-19 | Sold for $4,650,000 | $4,650,000 | $258,333 |
| 2000-07-19 | Mortgage $474,163 — from STRIBULA, HERMA to STATEN ISLAND SAVINGS BANK | $474,163 | |
| 1991-03-12 | Mortgage $235,894 — from STRIBULA, HERMA to COHOES SAVINGS BANK | $235,894 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
Every one of the 144 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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