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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS. **EXTENSION OF ZONING PERMITS ZP-2021-008078 FOR 1-YEAR FROM THE EXPIRATION DATE (UNTIL 03/22/2026) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 14-303(10)(d) OF THE PHILADELPHIA ZONING CODE AND PER ZBA ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. NO CHANGES TO PERMIT LANGUAGE.**"},{"number":"CP-2025-003791","date":"2026-04-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Amendment Application Incomplete","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE. STRUCTURE FOR USE AS FOUR (4) DWELLING UNITS. SPRINKLERED THROUGHOUT PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND FIRE SUPPRESSION. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC."},{"number":"SP-2026-000344","date":"2026-05-13","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Site / Utility Permit for CP-2025-003791"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":8.29,"timeline":[{"y":2004,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2007,"k":"sale","p":5600},{"y":2009,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2010,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":12000},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":52000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"481842","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Closed","businessName":"HABANA HOLDING CORP (TOBY BIDDLE AGT)","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-08-26","latestIssueDate":"2009-08-26","expirationDate":"2010-08-26","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"704770","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"HABANA HOLDINGS CORP","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-06-13","latestIssueDate":"2016-06-13","expirationDate":"2017-06-12","inactiveDate":"2017-08-11"}],"signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 3 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2022, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2021-008078: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2021-008078.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. 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L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #481842: Closed; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #704770: Inactive since Aug 11, 2017","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 5 historical violations across 3 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"}]}