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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"839221","date":"2017-12-19","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-10","scope":"6 PLUMBING FIXTURES WITH PIPING FOR(RESTAURANT)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":-0.58,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"11 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 4 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"279992","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WELLS FARGO BANK (ATTN: ROSS BAGLEY)","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2003-11-06","latestIssueDate":"2003-11-06","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":"2010-10-04"},{"number":"409408","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"STANIEC CLARE JULIAN ET AL (STAN'S HEALTH FOOD)","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2007-08-09","latestIssueDate":"2008-04-25","expirationDate":"2009-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"475312","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"STAN'S HEALTH FOODS LLC","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-06-01","latestIssueDate":"2013-05-04","expirationDate":"2014-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"598058","type":"Precious Metal Dealer","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ESK FINANCIAL INC","revenueCode":"3524","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2013-06-26","latestIssueDate":"2013-06-26","expirationDate":"2014-06-26","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"659778","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BENZENIA DRAKE (FISHERS OF KNOWLEDGE)","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2015-04-02","latestIssueDate":"2015-04-02","expirationDate":"2016-04-30","inactiveDate":"2016-06-29"},{"number":"762966","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"Franks Steaks and Burgers","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-01-19","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-23","expirationDate":"2027-01-18","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"844077","type":"Handbill Distribution","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Franks Steaks and Burgers","revenueCode":"3418","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2020-06-20","latestIssueDate":"2020-06-20","expirationDate":"2021-06-19","inactiveDate":"2021-08-18"},{"number":"844078","type":"Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Franks Steaks and Burgers","revenueCode":"3123","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2020-06-20","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-18","expirationDate":"2022-12-31","inactiveDate":"2023-03-01"},{"number":"881082","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"The Exploration Center, LLC","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2021-11-08","latestIssueDate":"2023-04-13","expirationDate":"2023-11-07","inactiveDate":"2024-01-06"},{"number":"910786","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Philadelphia Garden Childcare Services (Wellington)","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2022-11-16","latestIssueDate":"2022-11-16","expirationDate":"2023-11-15","inactiveDate":"2024-01-14"}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #9915: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 2025901. Use permit #225901: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 430484 (EXPIRED), 450193 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"29 failed, 19 passed, and 7 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 23, 2024.","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":"Dumpster License - Private Property #279992: Inactive since Oct 4, 2010; Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #409408: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012; Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #475312: Inactive; Precious Metal Dealer #598058: 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 44 historical violations across 19 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Aug 23, 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":"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/"}]}