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NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"873263","date":"2018-07-10","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-02","scope":"FOR INTERIOR LEVEL 2 ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR NEW TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT WITH OFFICE AND FOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS INCLUDING SAW CUT OPENING FOR WINDOW, DOOR, REPLACE 4 AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"907138","date":"2018-10-05","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-04","scope":"ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR NEW TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT WITH OFFICE; MOP SINK, 2 FLOOR DRAINS, 3-COMP SINK, SINK WITH GRINDER, PRIP SINK, HAND SINK, GRESE INTERCEPTER, INDIRECT WAIST LINE - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"858424","date":"2018-10-24","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-04","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD PER UL 710 AND AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"921448","date":"2018-10-24","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-04","scope":"INSTALL ONE PYROCHEM PCL 300 AS PER THE EZ STANDARDS KITCHEN FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM STANDARDS"},{"number":"901575","date":"2018-11-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-22","scope":"REMOVE RELOCATE AND DISCONNECT EXISTING 200AMP SERVICE CABLE INSTALL 20-200V OUTLETS 10 LIGHTS 4 SWITCHES 4 GFCI OUTLETS AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DISTRICT)"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":3.06,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":115000},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"798570","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"PSJ, LLC","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2019-01-03","latestIssueDate":"2019-01-03","expirationDate":"2020-01-02","inactiveDate":"2020-03-02"},{"number":"834917","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FAMR LLC","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2020-01-23","latestIssueDate":"2020-12-16","expirationDate":"2022-01-22","inactiveDate":"2022-03-23"},{"number":"913868","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"Wokworks","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2023-01-05","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-21","expirationDate":"2027-01-04","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 242% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $180,000 to $615,000","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #31953: OPEN · Granted; related permit 816265. 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CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","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":"Food Preparing and Serving #798570: Inactive since Mar 2, 2020; Food Preparing and Serving #834917: Inactive since Mar 23, 2022","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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 2 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. 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