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STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. STRUCTURE TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED (NFPA 13D OR BETTER). A ALL SPECIAL INSPECTIONS TO BE DONE BY ALEX RONG, P.E.. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, FIRE SUPPRESSION."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.05,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":275000},{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":290000},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. 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