25-24 127th Street, Queens, NY 11354

The three-unit, three-story residential building at 25-24 127th Street in College Point, owned by Dawei Ye and constructed in 1988, has experienced several significant issues in recent years, particularly regarding unauthorized modifications and plumbing problems. Most notably, between 2021 and 2024, there were multiple complaints and violations related to illegal occupancy and conversion issues, with three separate complaints (in October 2021, August 2022, and September 2022) regarding unauthorized modifications to the cellar level.

The Department of Buildings documented violations in September 2022 related to unauthorized conversion of the cellar space into a Class A dwelling unit, including the installation of full-height partitions, additional bedrooms, kitchen facilities, and new plumbing infrastructure, for which penalties totaling $5,000 were imposed. More recent concerns include a plumbing/water supply issue reported in January 2024, which remains unresolved as of June 2024 due to inspection access issues, and an emergency door-related complaint from March 2022 that was resolved quickly.

The building's history also includes a face covering violation reported to the Department of Health in January 2022. The illegal conversion issues appear to have been documented through multiple channels, including 311 complaints, Department of Buildings inspections, and Environmental Control Board violations, with three separate incidents between October 2021 and September 2022, though all were ultimately marked as "Inspector Unable To Gain Access – 2nd Final Attempt" or similar. The most recent building-related activity on record (as of October 2023) centers around the 2024 plumbing complaint that couldn't be inspected properly.