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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION. *AMEND 7-3-26; REVISE FRONT EXTERIOR WALL AND FLOORS PLANS AT SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS PER AMENDED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS*"},{"number":"PP-2026-007111","date":"2026-07-02","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2025-012889"},{"number":"PP-2026-007112","date":"2026-07-02","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2025-012889"},{"number":"PP-2026-007113","date":"2026-07-02","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2025-012889"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":3.4,"timeline":[{"y":2001,"k":"sale","p":42000},{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":185000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 6 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2023","permit activity in 2024, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: RP-2025-012889 (Issued), PP-2026-007111 (Issued), PP-2026-007112 (Issued), PP-2026-007113 (Issued).","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. 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