Apartment building and first-floor commercial space (intended for America’s Black Holacaust Museum) developed by a partnership of Joshua Jeffers (J. Jeffers & Co.) and Melissa Goins (Maures Development Group).
Design work led by Engberg Anderson Architects.
Project included the redevelopment of the former Garfield Avenue School into the Historic Garfield Apartments.
Photos
Activity
| ID | Date | Type | Description |
| COM-ALT-18-01053 | 2018/12/21 | Permit | Commercial Alteration Permit |
| NOCC-18-01577 | 2018/09/01 | Permit | |
| ELEC-FA-18-00257 | 2018/08/31 | Permit | Fire Alarm Permit. |
| ELEC_LV-18-00137 | 2018/07/03 | Permit | Low Voltage Permit. |
| ELEC-18-04329 | 2018/07/03 | Permit | Electrical Permit. |
| ELEC-18-03809 | 2018/06/12 | Permit | Electrical Permit. |
| PLB-GP-18-00104 | 2018/05/25 | Permit | Gas Piping. |
| SIGN-GEN-18-00182 | 2018/05/10 | Permit | Sign Permit. |
| PLB-18-02141 | 2018/05/10 | Permit | Building Plumbing Permit. |
| ELEC_LV-18-00076 | 2018/04/14 | Permit | Low Voltage Permit. |
| PBFS-18-00441 | 2018/04/12 | Permit | Plumbing-Fire Protection Permit. |
| PBFS-18-00387 | 2018/03/30 | Permit | Plumbing-Fire Protection Permit. |
| COM-ALT-18-00242 | 2018/03/29 | Permit | Commercial Alteration Permit. |
| ELEC_LV-18-00057 | 2018/03/29 | Permit | Low Voltage Permit. |
| ELEC-18-01888 | 2018/03/29 | Permit | Electrical Permit. |
| PLB-18-01064 | 2018/03/22 | Permit | Building Plumbing Permit. |
| SIGN-GEN-18-00078 | 2018/03/03 | Permit | Sign Permit. |
| ELEC-FA-17-00564 | 2017/12/25 | Permit | Fire Alarm Permit. |
| TANK-17-00134 | 2017/11/25 | Permit | Tank Permit. |
| ELEC-17-06387 | 2017/10/21 | Permit | Electrical Permit. |
| PWOP-17-01496 | 2017/10/17 | Permit | ROW Occupancy Permit. |
| PWOP-17-01436 | 2017/10/07 | Permit | ROW Occupancy Permit. |
| ELEC-FA-17-00438 | 2017/09/07 | Permit | Fire Alarm Permit. |
| PWEN-17-00359 | 2017/08/03 | Permit | ROW Excavation Non-Utility. |
| PWRS-17-00216 | 2017/08/03 | Permit | ROW Restoration Permit. |
| PLB_WS-17-00147 | 2017/07/28 | Permit | Water Service. |
| PBFS-17-00675 | 2017/07/22 | Permit | Plumbing-Fire Protection Permit. |
| PLB_WS-17-00140 | 2017/07/21 | Permit | Water Service. |
| PLB-17-02863 | 2017/07/13 | Permit | Building Plumbing Permit. |
| PLB-17-02386 | 2017/06/13 | Permit | Building Plumbing Permit. |
| PWEU-17-01168 | 2017/06/09 | Permit | ROW Excavation Utility. |
| PWEN-17-00187 | 2017/05/31 | Permit | ROW Excavation Non-Utility. |
| ECP-17-00125 | 2017/04/21 | Permit | Erosion Control Permit. |
| ID | Date | Description | Type |
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