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SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.** BLOWER DOOR TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 779 OR ASTM E 1827 BY AN APPROVED THIRD PARTY AGENCY."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2007,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2011,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2011,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2011,"k":"demo"},{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: RP-2026-002759 (Issued).","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. 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