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FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE, 2ND FLOOR (1) APT AND 2ND FLOOR (1) APT."},{"number":"486004","date":"2014-04-16","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-11-14","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND A TWO FAMILY DWELLING ABOVE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE USE REGISTRATION AND C.O. PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY OF THE FIRST FLOOR. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR M,E,P & FIRE SUPPRESSION**"},{"number":"549017","date":"2014-07-14","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-07-28","scope":"LATERAL,CT,FAI,MD,WATER SERVICE PA20141920337 (MIXED USE)\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"546325","date":"2014-08-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-04-29","scope":"INSTALL A 600AMP SERVICE W/4GANG METER SOCKET, WIRE (2)APARTMENTS; (60)OUTLETS, (15)SWITCHES, (20)LIGHTS, EMG/EXIT LIGHTS TO CODE IN STORE & COMMON HALLS; INSTALL OUTLETS AND LIGHTING TO PLANS IN STORE - ALL WORK WILL COMPLY WITH THE 2008 NEC"},{"number":"541488","date":"2014-08-20","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-08-20","scope":"REGISTER USE OF THE 1ST FLOOR AS AN EAT-IN RESTAURANT(FULL SERVICE) NO PARKING ON THE PREMISES(NO SIGNS)"},{"number":"555992","date":"2014-08-26","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-11-14","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION MIXED USE 12 FIXTURES WITH PIPING AS PER PHILA.PLUMBING CODE"},{"number":"557020","date":"2014-08-27","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-11-14","scope":"INTERIOR FIT-OUT, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS FOR BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR LEVELS FOR NEW RESTAURANT TENANT IN NEW BUILDING - SEE AP486004 FOR ADDITONAL APPROVALS. NEW FURNISHINGS, CEILINGS, FINISHES, WALL FURRING, SHELVING, FIXTURES, BATHROOMS. BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED.ADDITONAL PERMITS REQ: ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, SPRINKLERS, SIGNS , HOOD/ANSUL. EXTERIOR WINDOWS, DOORS, AWNING AND FACADE IMPROVEMENTS FOR 1ST LEVEL - NO EXTERIOR SIGNS APPROVED THIS PERMIT. 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ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANSUL SUPPRESSION SYSTEM."},{"number":"559155","date":"2014-10-01","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-11-14","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO SERVE A TYPE I COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD AS APPROVED UNDER PERMIT #559149 IN AN EXISTING RESTAURANT."},{"number":"565111","date":"2014-10-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-11-14","scope":"INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FOR RESTAURANT FIT OUT (MIXED USED)"},{"number":"550173","date":"2014-10-16","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-11-14","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM IN A MIXED USE BUILDING SERVICED BY A TWO (2) FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY. FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND NFPA 13R ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR LEVEL. 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 ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"563024","date":"2014-10-30","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-10-30","scope":"INSTALL CHANNEL LETTER WALL SIGN"},{"number":"563026","date":"2014-10-30","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-11-14","scope":"INSTALL CHANNEL LETTER WALL SIGN (SEE ZONING AP #563924 FOR PLAN)"},{"number":"ZP-2023-001320","date":"2023-06-13","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the erection of two (2) accessory flat wall signs accessory to an existing sit-down restaurant with all other uses as previously approved (size and location as shown on the application)."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"645675","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"THE GROVE RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC (BRIAN OLIVEIRA)","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-10-25","latestIssueDate":"2014-10-25","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"648019","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"THE GROVE RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC (BRIAN OLIVEIRA)","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-11-20","latestIssueDate":"2017-07-18","expirationDate":"2018-04-30","inactiveDate":"2018-06-29"},{"number":"789344","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SARVIDA INC","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-09-18","latestIssueDate":"2020-09-18","expirationDate":"2021-09-17","inactiveDate":"2021-11-16"},{"number":"853915","type":"Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SARVIDA INC","revenueCode":"3123","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2020-10-21","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-20","expirationDate":"2022-12-31","inactiveDate":"2023-03-01"},{"number":"911757","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"300 E Girard Avenue LLC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2022-12-02","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-01","expirationDate":"2026-12-01","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"917914","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"HAPPY HOUR HOSPITALITY (GILDA CAFE AND MARKET)","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2023-03-01","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-23","expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null}],"units":2,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #20470: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 464313. Use permit #464313: 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-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":"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 Feb 25, 2016.","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 (30+ SEATS) #648019: Inactive since Jun 29, 2018; Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) #789344: Inactive since Nov 16, 2021; Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary) #853915: Inactive since Mar 1, 2023","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Jul 7, 2027","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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.","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"}]}