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HANG SHEET ROCK ON 3RD FL CEILING. REFINISH HARDWOOD FLOOR ON 3RD FL, NEW HARDWOOD FL ON 2ND FL. 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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING OR FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. 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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. NO CONSTRUCTION ON THIS PERMIT. EZ interior non-load bearing demo of floors 1-3 only. Floors 4 & 5 not occupied."},{"number":"CP-2023-000967","date":"2023-02-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-13","scope":"FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AT BASEMENT TO 3RD FLOOR (GROUP B) WITH 4TH & 5TH FLOOR TO BE VACANT. AND LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"EP-2023-002055","date":"2023-03-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-04","scope":"REPLACE LIGHT FIXTURES AND OUTLETS THROUGHOUT AS PER 2017 NEC"},{"number":"CP-2023-005377","date":"2024-02-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-16","scope":"FOR LEVEL 2 ALTERATION TO THE 4TH AND 5TH FLOOR OF AN ATTCHED 5-STORY STRUCTURE OF TYPE IIIA CONSTRUCTION AS PER PLANS. FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR ARTIST STUDIO SPACE WITH LAYOUT AS SHOW. THE ENTIRE BUILDING MUST BE PROTECTED WITH A SPRINKLE SYSTEM DESIGNED PER NFPA 13 STANDARDS AND STANDPIPES DESIGNED PER NFPA 14 STANDARDS."},{"number":"EP-2024-005624","date":"2024-07-31","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-12","scope":"INSTALL NEW LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES & RECEPTACLE OUTLETS ON THE 4TH & 5TH FLOORS. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE HVAC UNIT. INSTALL A NEW 30 AMP FUSED DISCONNECT SWITCH & FEEDER FOR THE EXISTING FREIGHT ELEVATOR. INSTALL A NEW 200 AMP FUSED DISCONNECT SWITCH, FEEDER & 200 AMP PANEL C. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"MP-2024-002634","date":"2024-08-19","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-16","scope":"FOR AN ALTERATION TO AN EXISTING MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE THE 4TH AND 5TH FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. 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