47-17 189th Street, Queens, NY 11358

The two-family house at 47-17 189th Street in Fresh Meadows, owned by Priscilla Wu, has experienced several significant regulatory issues since 2020, with the most pressing concerns focusing on illegal modifications and occupancy violations. In late 2020, the building received multiple violations for unauthorized construction work in the cellar, including the installation of full-height partition walls, bathroom fixtures, and utility lines, along with occupancy-related violations indicating improper use of the space.

These violations led to a series of Environmental Control Board (ECB) citations for failure to comply with correction orders throughout 2021-2022, with penalties totaling $8,250, though the illegal conversion violation from 2020 appears to have been resolved without penalty. The most recent concerns involve recurring zoning compliance checks in 2022-2023, all of which resulted in inspections finding no violations at the time.

However, there remains an active Department of Buildings violation as of February 2021 regarding failure to certify corrections of an immediately hazardous condition related to the earlier ECB violations. The building's documented history suggests ongoing challenges with compliance to regulatory standards, particularly concerning the use and modification of the cellar space, though recent inspections have shown no new violations regarding these specific concerns.