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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2000,"k":"sale","p":75000},{"y":2016,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"7 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"206079","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JULIO A PEREZ (T/A CASTOR FOOD MARKET)","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-20","latestIssueDate":"2007-06-20","expirationDate":"2008-04-30","inactiveDate":"2007-11-05"},{"number":"428169","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ANA C PEREZ LOPEZ (CASTOR FOOD MARKET)","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2007-11-05","latestIssueDate":"2013-04-11","expirationDate":"2014-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"791084","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"San Rafael Mini Market IV Inc","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-10-05","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-28","expirationDate":"2026-10-04","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #652395: 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. 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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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 7 historical violations 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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