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OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. INTERIOR RENOVATION TO THE BATHROOM AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP WORK."},{"number":"GM-2023-004662","date":"2023-05-25","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-08-17","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"ZP-2023-007084","date":"2023-08-09","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Eating and Drinking Establishments - Sit-Down Restaurant"},{"number":"CP-2024-001973","date":"2024-06-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-28","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS AND CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY AT FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING."},{"number":"MP-2025-001268","date":"2025-03-21","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-12","scope":"INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) UL 710/NSF LISTED COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD WITH SUPPLY/EXHAUST TIE-IN TO ONE (1) RETURN AIR FAN, ONE (1) EXHAUST FAN & ALL ASSOCIATED RETURN/EXHAUST DUCTWORK. *SEPARATE PERMIT SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION OF AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM*"},{"number":"EP-2025-000690","date":"2025-04-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-18","scope":"Install Fan Light switch for hood"},{"number":"PP-2025-004926","date":"2025-05-09","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-28","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING RESTAURANT. INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES CONNECTING TO UTILIZING EXISTING METALLIC PIPING. ALL PIPING SHALL BE METALLIC. NO HUB IS TO BE INSTALLED ABOVE GRADE ONLY. VENTING SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK SYSTEM. AIR GAPS AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES WILL BE INSTALLED WHERE REQUIRED BY CODE. FLOW CONTROL SHALL BE VENTED 6\" ABOVE FLOOD LEVEL RIM OF RECEPTOR. AL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2025-001545","date":"2025-08-01","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-28","scope":"EZ STANDARD KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION- For the installation of New Wet Chemical Kitchen Fire Suppression System as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. INSTALL (1) ONE ANSUL R-102 WET CHEMICAL COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION OF KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD - SEE MECHANICAL PERMIT MP-2025-001268 FOR KITCHEN HOOD. To install a wet chemical fire suppression system for a 10'-0\" hood system."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["7 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 54% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $227,900 to $350,800","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":"Appeal #HA-2023-004204: Closed. Use permit #57267: 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":"3 permits not marked completed: 978739 (Expired), 1004106 (Expired), GM-2023-004662 (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":"15 failed, 3 passed, and 5 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 5, 2025.","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":"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 and appears related-party/family-held.","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 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 9 historical violations across 4 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":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Apr 23, 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/"}]}