20-39 121st Street, Queens, NY 11356

The two-family house at 20-39 121st Street in College Point, owned by Rong Li, has a complex history of regulatory violations and enforcement actions dating back to 2019. The building, constructed in 1915, was found to have unauthorized modifications in mid-2019, including full-height partitions and bathroom installations in the cellar, which resulted in multiple complaints about illegal conversions.

These violations led to two Environmental Control Board citations in July 2019 - one for unpermitted work and another for improper occupancy of the cellar level, though the latter citation carried a $1,250 fine that appears to have been resolved with no balance due. The Department of Buildings has attempted multiple inspections of the property, with repeated access denials for four separate complaints between 2019 and 2023, including the most recent illegal conversion complaint from March 2023.

Three separate construction enforcement work order complaints (July 2019) and an illegal conversion complaint (June 2019) all resulted in inspectors being unable to gain access on their second and final attempts. While a permit was issued in January 2020 for work associated with job number 421906290, the ongoing pattern of access denial and repeated complaints suggests persistent non-compliance issues. The most recent illegal conversion complaint from March 2023 remains particularly notable due to the continuing concerns about unauthorized modifications, though its disposition doesn't show any fines or penalties.