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(EAST DIST)"},{"number":"819766","date":"2018-02-06","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-06","scope":"FOR USE OF SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT ON THE FIRST FLOOR, WITH SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ABOVE, WITHIN AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE; NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR AREA OF EXISTING BUILDING; NO SIGNS ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"902113","date":"2019-01-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-09-13","scope":"FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDING TO CREATE RESTAURANT SPACE IN BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR, AND ONE (1) DWELLING UNIT ABOVE, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK."},{"number":"903324","date":"2019-01-11","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-09-13","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) KITHCEN HOOD (12'-0\"), WITH ONE EXHAUST FAN, ONE MAKEUP AIR FAN, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEE APP# 902113 FOR APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"903323","date":"2019-01-11","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-09-13","scope":"FOR MECHANICAL ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT TO INLCUDE NEW HVAC UNITS, WITH REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. 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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"PP-2020-009975","date":"2021-01-15","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-09-14","scope":"Alterations: Interior plumbing. All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."},{"number":"ZP-2023-009883","date":"2024-04-24","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Eating and Drinking Establishments - Sit-Down Restaurant"},{"number":"CP-2025-005679","date":"2026-04-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE LEVEL II ALTERATION TO CREATE A SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND GROUND FLOOR. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE RESTAURANT ONLY. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FP WORK."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"386226","type":"Carnival","status":"Inactive","businessName":"INCARNATION OF OUR LORD CHURCH","legalName":"INCARNATION OF OUR LORD CHURCH","address":"5129 N 5TH ST","revenueCode":"3028","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2006-09-28","latestIssueDate":"2006-09-28","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"425431","type":"Carnival","status":"Inactive","businessName":"INCARNATION OF OUR LORD CHURCH","legalName":"INCARNATION OF OUR LORD CHURCH","address":"5129 N 5TH ST","revenueCode":"3028","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2007-10-03","latestIssueDate":"2007-10-03","expirationDate":"2007-10-31","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"425431","type":"Carnival","businessName":"INCARNATION OF OUR LORD CHURCH","legalName":"INCARNATION OF OUR LORD CHURCH","issuedDate":"2006-09-28","latestIssueDate":"2007-10-03","closureDate":"2007-10-31","expirationDate":"2007-10-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","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":["2 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #32179: OPEN · Granted; related permit 819766. Use permit #819766: 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":"7 permits not marked completed: 902113 (Expired), 903324 (Expired), 903323 (Expired), 944145 (Issued), 1016270 (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":"2 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 30, 2022.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Carnival #386226: Inactive; Carnival #425431: Inactive","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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 2 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/"}],"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"}]}