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OF (12) CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 2 1/2 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE PERIODS LESS THAN (24) CONSECUTIVE HOURS, WITH ACCESSORY PREPARING & SERVING OF FOOD ON BOTH 1 & 2, NO SIGNS ","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2007-05-23","number":"1752","relatedPermit":null},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A PROPOSED OFFICE FOR CHURCH BUSINESS ALONG WITH A COMMUNITY CENTER, NO RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY HELD, ON THE FIRST AND 2ND FLOORS OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2010-01-20","number":"10486","relatedPermit":"236240"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":84200,"taxable":0,"land":6652,"improvement":77548,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6652,"exemptImprovement":77548},{"y":2017,"v":84200,"taxable":0,"land":13219,"improvement":70981,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":13219,"exemptImprovement":70981},{"y":2018,"v":84200,"taxable":0,"land":13219,"improvement":70981,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":13219,"exemptImprovement":70981},{"y":2019,"v":127700,"taxable":0,"land":20048,"improvement":107652,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":20048,"exemptImprovement":107652},{"y":2020,"v":138400,"taxable":0,"land":21728,"improvement":116672,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":21728,"exemptImprovement":116672},{"y":2021,"v":138400,"taxable":0,"land":21728,"improvement":116672,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":21728,"exemptImprovement":116672},{"y":2022,"v":138400,"taxable":0,"land":21728,"improvement":116672,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":21728,"exemptImprovement":116672},{"y":2023,"v":166400,"taxable":0,"land":33280,"improvement":133120,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":33280,"exemptImprovement":133120},{"y":2024,"v":166400,"taxable":0,"land":33280,"improvement":133120,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":33280,"exemptImprovement":133120},{"y":2025,"v":377800,"taxable":0,"land":75560,"improvement":302240,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":75560,"exemptImprovement":302240},{"y":2026,"v":377800,"taxable":0,"land":75560,"improvement":302240,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":75560,"exemptImprovement":302240},{"y":2027,"v":379000,"taxable":0,"land":75800,"improvement":303200,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":75800,"exemptImprovement":303200}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"223648","date":"2009-06-26","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-10-28","scope":"FIXTURE REPLACEMENT"},{"number":"236240","date":"2010-03-05","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-03-05","scope":"USE CHANGE FOR CHURCH BUSINESS OFFICE AND A COMMUNITY CENTER TO PROVIDE FREE OUTREACH SERV TO COMM RESIDENTS"},{"number":"847763","date":"2018-03-23","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-23","scope":"AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM TO INCLUDE SERVING OF FOOD AS PART OF AN EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTER AND OFFICE FOR CHURCH AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. 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PERMIT VOID IF EXISTING CONDITION IS DIFFERENT FROM APPROVED FLOOR."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2001,"k":"sale","p":385000},{"y":2007,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2010,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 127% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $166,400 to $377,800","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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":"Use permit #236240: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: 866438 (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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"}],"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. 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