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INSTALL NINE (9) ADDITIONAL LIGHT FIXTURES, INSTALL (1) ADDITIONAL LIGHT SWITCH, INSTALL TEN (10) RECEPTACLE OUTLETS, AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DIST)"},{"number":"281182","date":"2010-05-28","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-07-07","scope":"INSTALL ONE WET SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR TWO INCONNECTED KITCHEN EXHAUST HOODS AT FIRST FLOOR OF A RESTAURANT."},{"number":"274397","date":"2010-05-28","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-07-07","scope":"INSTALL 12FT KITCHEN HOOD,DUCTWORK & FANS. TWO INTERCONNECTED KITCHEN EXHAUST HOODS AT FIRST FLOOR."},{"number":"287312","date":"2010-09-07","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-09-07","scope":"ERECTION OF SIGNS ACCESSORY TO AN EAT IN ONLY RESTAURANT ON 1ST FLOOR AND EXISTING 4 APTS ON 2ND THRU 3RD FLOORS"},{"number":"389509","date":"2012-02-22","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-02-22","scope":"FOR AN AWNING SIGN, ACCESSORY TO EXISTING EAT IN AND TAKEOUT RESTAURANT"},{"number":"391245","date":"2012-03-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-03-08","scope":"COMMERCIAL-REPAIR CURB TRAP.PA1#20120621193"},{"number":"984405","date":"2019-06-11","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-19","scope":"REPLACE 5\" CURB TRAP TO HOUSE DRAIN WITH FAI AS PER 2004 PPC"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2010,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2011,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2011,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"206611","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"V2J INC","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-06-25","latestIssueDate":"2004-06-25","expirationDate":"2006-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"515261","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ZHAN FENG GAO (VEGGIE LOVERS)","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-09-22","latestIssueDate":"2017-07-05","expirationDate":"2018-04-30","inactiveDate":"2018-06-29"},{"number":"550400","type":"Handbill Distribution","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ZHAN FENG GAO (VEGGIE LOVERS)","revenueCode":"3418","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2011-12-12","latestIssueDate":"2014-09-17","expirationDate":"2015-08-31","inactiveDate":"2015-10-30"},{"number":"825092","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"DONGTIAN XIA","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2019-09-27","latestIssueDate":"2021-09-07","expirationDate":"2022-09-26","inactiveDate":"2022-11-25"},{"number":"852808","type":"Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"DONGTIAN XIA","revenueCode":"3123","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2020-10-05","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-20","expirationDate":"2022-12-31","inactiveDate":"2023-02-28"},{"number":"893458","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Moon Flower House Philly LLC (MOON FLOWER HOUSE)","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2022-04-29","latestIssueDate":"2023-03-31","expirationDate":"2024-04-28","inactiveDate":"2024-06-27"},{"number":"0958808","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"DRIP VIETNAMESE CAFE LLC","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2024-08-14","latestIssueDate":"2024-08-14","expirationDate":"2025-08-13","inactiveDate":"2025-10-12"}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #12918: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 287312. Use permit #287312: 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":"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-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 1, 2012.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"2 fire/suppression-related permits 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 #206611: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012; Food Preparing and Serving #515261: Inactive since Jun 29, 2018; Handbill Distribution #550400: Inactive since Oct 30, 2015; Food Preparing and Serving #825092: Inactive since Nov 25, 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 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 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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"}]}