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AMENDMENT: Remove fire alarm from this set ,separate fire alarm permit req'd- All work shall be performed in accordance with the 2017 NEC, 2016 NFPA 72 and per approved plans."},{"number":"EP-2026-003468","date":"2026-06-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-07-10","scope":"Provide and install automatic fire alarm system throughout 1st& 2nd fl as per NFPA 72 2016 and approved plans \" Famous 4th street cookies \""}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":0.5,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":1500000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Tank Install/Removal"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"285073","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CAGE GRAPHIC ARTS INC","legalName":"CAGE GRAPHIC ARTS INC","address":"2781 ROBERTS AVE","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-01-01","latestIssueDate":"2004-01-01","expirationDate":"2009-06-30","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"285073","type":"Hazardous Materials","businessName":"CAGE GRAPHIC ARTS INC","legalName":"CAGE GRAPHIC ARTS INC","issuedDate":"2004-01-01","latestIssueDate":"2004-01-01","closureDate":"2009-06-30","expirationDate":"2009-06-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 8 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2025","permit activity in 2025, 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":"6 permits not marked completed: EP-2020-000412 (Issued), GP-2025-005800 (Amendment Applicant Revisions), CP-2025-004626 (Issued), PP-2026-000909 (Issued), MP-2026-000742 (Issued).","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. 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