298 Cypress Avenue
A 6-story building with 50 apartments, built in 1920, in the Bronx, NY 10454.
Addresses on the lot: 671 to 679 East 140th Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
298 Cypress Avenue has 37 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 5 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to DIEGO BEEKMAN MHA HDFC. 50 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 298 Cypress Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 37 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 25 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 7 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 5 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 298 Cypress Avenue?
298 Cypress Avenue is registered with HPD to DIEGO BEEKMAN MHA HDFC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
33 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in March 2022. HPD’s record has 6 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 5 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 16% of residential buildings in 10454 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 298 Cypress Avenue rent stabilized?
50 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 50 of the building’s 50 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 666 East 141st Street33 apartments, built 1920
- 676 East 141st Street43 apartments, built 1920
- 683 East 140th Street75 apartments, built 1920
- 688 East 141st Street32 apartments, built 1920
- 680 East 140th Street36 apartments, built 1920
- 283 Cypress Avenue49 apartments, built 1920
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 2-02568-0045.