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BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH NFPA 13R MINIMUM. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":5.5,"timeline":[{"y":2005,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2010,"k":"sale","p":10000},{"y":2011,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":14000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":65000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"698628","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Closed","businessName":"UNIQUE PROJECT MANAGEMENT","legalName":"UNIQUE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ","address":"1504 W ERIE AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-04-07","latestIssueDate":"2019-04-02","expirationDate":"2020-04-06","inactiveDate":"2020-06-05"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"698628","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"UNIQUE PROJECT MANAGEMENT","legalName":"UNIQUE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ","issuedDate":"2016-04-07","latestIssueDate":"2019-04-02","closureDate":"2020-06-05","expirationDate":"2020-04-06","inactiveDate":"2020-06-05","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #14684: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 325332. 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