Kaimukī resident Elaine Evans said she was surprised and discouraged when she saw workers resuming construction at 3615 Sierra Dr. — a project cited for multiple violations that neighbors have fought for five years.
Christie Zeng Lei, now known as Christy Zeng Tong, is one of Oahu’s most prolific monster house developers. She built three large two-story homes with four dwelling units on the Sierra Drive property.
Despite years of neighborhood complaints, notices of violation and a permit revocation, Tong was given approval by the city’s Department of Planning and Permitting on Jan. 30 to finish construction.
DPP, responding to a revised permit submitted by Tong, is allowing her to keep the three original buildings without reducing their exterior footprint because she says she is largely turning nearly 2,000 square feet of living space into garages in three of the four units…