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RENOVATIONS TO GROCERY STORE AND BASEMENT(STORAGE ONLY)TO INCLUDE NEW 5/8\" ONE HOUR RATED SHEETROCK CEILINGS AND WALLS.NEW ROLL DOWN SECURITY GATES.NEW REAR STAIR TO SECOND FLOOR SEPERATE PERMIT FOR RENOVATIONS TO 2ND FLOOR..NO NEW ADDITIONS TO THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE ON THIS PERMIT.SEP. PERMIT REQ FOR CANOPY SIGN."},{"number":"253154","date":"2010-02-19","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS ONLY.THIS ACTIVITY IS FOR THE RENOVATIONS OF THE SECOND FLOOR RESIDENTIAL FIRE AREA. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A LICENSED CONTRATOR REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"232609","date":"2010-02-19","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-21","scope":"AMENDING BLDG. PERMIT #213179 AS PER APPROVED PLANS.THIS ACTIVITY IS FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM AS PREVIOUSLY DEPICTED ON PERMIT #213179. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A LICENSED CONTRATOR REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF PHILADEPHIA."},{"number":"459602","date":"2013-03-18","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"EXTENSION OF PERMIT #232609 PURSUANT TO PA ACT 46 & 87. THIS EXTENSION TO EXPIRE ON JULY 1, 2016 UNLESS EXTENDED BY OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA CODE. CONTACT DISTRICT OFFICE TO INSTITUTE THE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS. CALL BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR AN INITIAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK."},{"number":"459601","date":"2013-03-18","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2016-06-30","scope":"EXTENSION OF PERMIT #253154 PURSUANT TO PA ACT 46 & 87. THIS EXTENSION TO EXPIRE ON JULY 1, 2016 UNLESS EXTENDED BY OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA CODE. CONTACT DISTRICT OFFICE TO INSTITUTE THE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS. CALL BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR AN INITIAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK."},{"number":"459596","date":"2013-03-18","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-17","scope":"EXTENSION OF PERMIT #213179 PURSUANT TO PA ACT 46 & 87. THIS EXTENSION TO EXPIRE ON JULY 1, 2016 UNLESS EXTENDED BY OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA CODE. CONTACT DISTRICT OFFICE TO INSTITUTE THE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS. CALL BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR AN INITIAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK."},{"number":"476820","date":"2013-06-11","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REPLACE STACKS AND INSTALL 2 TOILETS, 2 LAVS, 1 SHOWER, 1 LAUNDRY TUB AND 3 SINKS"},{"number":"609041","date":"2015-06-12","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"TOTAL ELECTRICAL POWER AND FIRE ALARM WIRING THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING MIXED USE PROPERTY INCLUDING A 200 AMP ELECTRICAL SERVICE - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE 2008 NEC AND NFPA 72"},{"number":"633297","date":"2015-08-26","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-26","scope":"FOR USE AS PERSONAL SERVICES IN THE CELLAR AND FOR CONTINUED USE AS RETAIL SALES OF FOOD, BEVERAGES AND GROCERIES ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ON THE SECOND FLOOR. NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATIONS."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.2,"timeline":[{"y":2003,"k":"sale","p":5000},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":6000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #633297: 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":"5 permits not marked completed: 213179 (EXPIRED), 253154 (EXPIRED), 459602 (CLOSED), 459601 (EXPIRED), 476820 (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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$4,320.25 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2018–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"}],"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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}