80-61 161st Street, Queens, NY 11432

The two-family house at 80-61 161st Street in Jamaica Estates, owned by Shan Chen, has experienced several concerning incidents since 2019. Most notably, in November 2019, multiple emergency complaints were filed and subsequently closed, indicating serious issues including unsanitary mold conditions, heavy water leakage, and the lack of essential safety features such as carbon monoxide and smoke detectors.

Additional non-emergency issues during the same period included problems with window frames. Between 2019 and 2021, there were four separate complaints regarding illegal conversions or hotel rooms in the residential building, though in each case, inspectors were unable to gain access for verification despite multiple attempts.

The most recent of these illegal conversion complaints was filed in June 2021, with a formal closure notice in February 2022. Given the pattern of access-denied inspections, it's unclear whether these alleged illegal activities were ever properly investigated. While the building has shown some history of maintenance and safety concerns, particularly related to water and unsanitary conditions, there have been no recorded complaints or violations since early 2022, suggesting an absence of similar issues in the past two and a half years.