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WORK TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A 4' TYPE I KITCHEN HOOD AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2022-010948","date":"2022-07-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-09","scope":"Replace: Handwash sink & vent, drain, H&C water lines"},{"number":"FP-2022-002538","date":"2022-09-20","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-06","scope":"EZ KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION- For the installation of New Wet Chemical Kitchen Fire Suppression System as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. To install fire suppression system for the kitchen hood."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2008,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":530000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"204544","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FUNMILAYO WHITAKER (T/A ISLAND INT'L SUPERMARKET)","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2001-07-02","latestIssueDate":"2001-07-02","expirationDate":"2002-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"205977","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SHAHNAWAZ AHMED","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2003-06-15","latestIssueDate":"2003-06-15","expirationDate":"2004-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"223420","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"SHAHNAWAZ AHMED","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":3,"issuedDate":"2004-03-15","latestIssueDate":"2019-09-28","expirationDate":"2020-02-29","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"395419","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"TILAHUN DEGFU (ADDIS MINI MARKET)","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2006-12-28","latestIssueDate":"2009-04-15","expirationDate":"2010-04-30","inactiveDate":"2010-05-14"},{"number":"549462","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GENET BERSOMA (ETHIO CAFE & CARRY OUT)","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2011-11-28","latestIssueDate":"2013-11-12","expirationDate":"2014-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"670731","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"YALEMWORK LEGESSE (ETHIO CAFE AND RESTAURANT)","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2015-07-09","latestIssueDate":"2017-02-27","expirationDate":"2017-04-30","inactiveDate":"2017-06-29"},{"number":"705130","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MUBARAK SHAWARMA LLC","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-06-16","latestIssueDate":"2017-06-12","expirationDate":"2018-06-15","inactiveDate":"2018-08-14"},{"number":"757234","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Closed","businessName":"MESKEREM ETHIO RESTAURANT (MESKEREM ETHIO RESTAURANT)","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-11-14","latestIssueDate":"2017-11-14","expirationDate":"2018-11-13","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"773063","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Closed","businessName":"MESKEREM ETHIO RESTAURANT (MESKEREM ETHIO RESTAURANT)","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-04-17","latestIssueDate":"2021-04-21","expirationDate":"2022-04-30","inactiveDate":"2022-06-29"},{"number":"829906","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"PTN REALTY LLC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Other","units":3,"issuedDate":"2019-11-22","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-06","expirationDate":"2026-11-21","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"908845","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"SOUL GREEDY","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2022-10-20","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-19","expirationDate":"2026-10-19","inactiveDate":null}],"units":3,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #249878: COMPLETED.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: FP-2022-002538 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. 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":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Aug 4, 2023; Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Dec 17, 2026","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"mixed-use","level":"verify","title":"Residential and business space run on separate compliance tracks","finding":"OPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.","why":"The zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.","action":"Match every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (PO BOX 332, WYNNEWOOD PA, 19096).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1935 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Apr 16, 2018.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #204544: Inactive; Food Preparing and Serving #205977: Inactive; Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #395419: Inactive since May 14, 2010; Food Preparing and Serving #549462: Inactive","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 mixed-use. 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 4 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. 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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}