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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS** FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) DETACHED AND TWO (2) SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURES (TOTAL 4 STRUCTURES) WITH CELLAR AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) AND REAR BALCONY. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLANS."},{"number":"SP-2024-000277","date":"2024-04-09","work":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR A SITE IMPROVEMENT PER APPROVED PLANS.**EXTERIOR ONLY**"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"280509","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL","legalName":"SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL","address":"969 N MARSHALL ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"592772","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Closed","businessName":"ACELERO LEARNING CAMDEN INC","legalName":"ACELERO LEARNING CAMDEN INC","address":"969 N MARSHALL ST","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2013-05-07","latestIssueDate":"2020-06-15","expirationDate":"2021-04-30","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"592772","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"ACELERO LEARNING CAMDEN INC","legalName":"ACELERO LEARNING CAMDEN INC","issuedDate":"2013-05-07","latestIssueDate":"2020-06-15","closureDate":"2021-04-30","expirationDate":"2021-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Closed","active":false},{"number":"280509","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL","legalName":"SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL","issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2021-002050: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2021-002050.","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":"1 permit not marked completed: SP-2024-000277 (Issued).","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #280509: Inactive; Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) #592772: Closed","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/"}],"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/"}]}