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NO USE ON PROPERTY. SEPARATE USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY."},{"number":"823203","date":"2017-12-19","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-18","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF A SEMI-DETACHED THREE-STORY STRUCTURE. A SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8 FEET OF BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. ** SAFETY ZONE: 19 FT**"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":6.2,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"sale","p":5000},{"y":2010,"k":"sale","p":500},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":36000},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2018,"k":"demo"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"725487","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Active","businessName":"PROJECT HOME","legalName":"PROJECT HOME ","address":"1944 JUDSON ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-01-12","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-19","expirationDate":"2027-01-11","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"725487","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"PROJECT HOME","legalName":"PROJECT HOME ","issuedDate":"2017-01-12","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-19","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-01-11","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #823199: 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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