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APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF SECTION 14-502 (8) (A) OF THE PHILADELPHIA CODE PHILADELPHIA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION."},{"number":"628747","date":"2015-09-04","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-13","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN HVAC SYSTEM TO SERVE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RESTAURANT SPACE TO INCLUDE ROOFTOP EXHAUST FAN & AIR HANDLING EQUIPMENT, (29) TERMINAL GRILLES, REGISTOR & DIFFUSORS (GRDS) & ALL SUPPLY, RETURN & EXHAUST DUCTWORK."},{"number":"642420","date":"2015-10-01","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-05","scope":"SUPPLY AND INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTOR. 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PILKINGTON PYROSTOP GLASS WALL SYSTEM MUST BE MINIMUM 2-3/8\" THICK FOR REQUIRED 2 HOUR FIRE RATING, TO VERIFY IN FIELD PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C.O."},{"number":"645114","date":"2015-10-14","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-15","scope":"90 DAY T.C.O."},{"number":"634586","date":"2015-11-05","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-05","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) ACCESSORY, STATICALLY ILLUMINATED WALL SIGN.SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION/PLANS. SIGN ACCESSORY TO TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT IN AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE."},{"number":"650213","date":"2015-12-02","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-12-31","scope":"INSTALL (1) WALL SIGN ILLUM. 10 5/8\" X 6' 1 5/8\" = 5.3 SQ FT."},{"number":"670580","date":"2016-02-18","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-12","scope":"TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IN ASSOCIATION WITH PERMIT #595961"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"200580","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"TAREK EL MORSY (CHESTNUT DOLLAR STORE)","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-19","latestIssueDate":"2008-05-05","expirationDate":"2009-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"493233","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"DOLLAR AND DEALS INC","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-02-04","latestIssueDate":"2010-02-04","expirationDate":"2010-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"795352","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Active","businessName":"SWEET GREEN INC","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-11-26","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-14","expirationDate":"2026-11-25","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #24927: OPEN · Granted with conditions; related permit 595972. 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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. 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