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SEPARATE ELECTRIC PERMIT REQUIRED."},{"number":"1057524","date":"2020-04-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-06","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL FOR USE AS A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2020-003491","date":"2020-07-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-01","scope":"Installation of (25) LED Downlights, (2) LED 2x2 Lights, (2) Exits, (7) Occupancy Sensors, (2) Emergency Wall Packs, (1) LED Linear, (6) Switches, (17) receptacles, (5) Misc electrical connections. Installations in accordance with 2917 NEC"},{"number":"MP-2020-001571","date":"2020-07-28","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-06","scope":"FOR THE FURNISHING AND INSTALLATION OF HVAC INCLUDING DUCTWORK, INSTALLATION OF NEW GRD AND ASSOCIATED PIPING PER PLAN. 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. **IMC 2018**"},{"number":"ZP-2020-008776","date":"2021-02-09","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-11","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL OF TWO (2) EXISTING WALL SIGNS AND FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) STATIC INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED WALL SIGNS. SIZES AND LOCATIONS AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"GP-2020-009494","date":"2021-02-10","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-11","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL AND ERECTION OF TWO WALL SIGNS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR ANY ELECTRICAL WORK."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2000,"k":"sale","p":435000},{"y":2005,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"294302","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","status":"Inactive","businessName":"KOREA HOUSE","revenueCode":"3417","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2000-05-15","latestIssueDate":"2000-05-15","expirationDate":"2001-03-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"298906","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CELLULAR INC","revenueCode":"3417","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-04-17","latestIssueDate":"2005-07-07","expirationDate":"2006-03-31","inactiveDate":"2011-12-14"},{"number":"517205","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"M&T BANK (FRANK J DARE PROPERTY MGMT)","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-10-18","latestIssueDate":"2013-08-10","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 38% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $726,600 to $1,003,300","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #495812: 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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 Jun 16, 2022.","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 - Public ROW #294302: Inactive; Dumpster License - Public ROW #298906: Inactive since Dec 14, 2011","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 commercial. 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/"}],"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/"}]}