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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work. **AS PER NOTARIZED LETTER: CONTRACTOR, HAS NO EMPLOYEES. ** (CF-2020-087115)"},{"number":"ZP-2021-002150","date":"2021-03-03","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"},{"number":"CP-2021-003699","date":"2021-06-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-14","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT - For (MAKE SAFE - REMOVING BACK WALL AND REFRAMING, TEMPORARY SHORING REAR SIDE EXT WALL, REPLACE FLOOR JOIST IN REAR AS PER ENGINEER'S REPORT AND PLANS.) to resolve case #CF-2021-028799. Abutting sidewalk must be closed with fencing a minimum of 6' in height. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk closure. A separate permit is required for any additional alterations that are not specifically addressed on case #CF-2021-028799. \"In accordance with Code Bulletin PM-1801, a PA professional engineer is required to monitor repairs made under this permit. The engineer must submit a sealed statement to the Department confirming that the structure is in sound condition at completion.\""},{"number":"CP-2021-005508","date":"2021-09-07","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-14","scope":"MAKE SAFE - FOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF FRONT WALL AND OTHE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS AS PER PLAN TO RESOLVE CASE #CF-2020-087115."},{"number":"ZP-2022-002080","date":"2022-04-03","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-22","scope":"For the erection of an addition onto the rear third story of an existing attached structure (without any change to existing building footprint or height), size and location as shown on plan/application."},{"number":"CP-2022-004017","date":"2022-12-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-10-16","scope":"For the erection of an addition at the rear of the third story, along with Level III Alterations (without a change of occupancy) throughout an existing three (3) story attached structure, to be used as Group B (Personal Services) at the first floor (basement to be used as accessory storage and utilities only), and Group R-3 (2FD) at the second and third floors, as per plans; separate permits required for all MEP/FSP work; building to be fully sprinklered throughout in accordance with NFPA 13; if field conditions vary, contact design engineer prior to the start of any work; covered walkway or sidewalk closure shall be required within 9.5 feet of the building facade in accordance with Section 3306 in the 2018 IBC (separate building and/or Streets Department permit required prior to start of any work); see ZP-2022-002080 for zoning/use approval; see SR-2022-013214 for work within the public right-of-way."},{"number":"EP-2023-009000","date":"2024-01-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-10-16","scope":"INSTALL A 400 AMP SERVICE, (4) GANG METER BANK, (1) 200 AMP PANEL & FEEDER, (2) 125 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS, (1) 100 AMP PANEL & FEEDER. INSTALL WIRING THROUGHOUT THE COMMON AREAS, COMMERCIAL SPACE, & TWO DWELLING UNITS. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES, SENSORS, RECEPTACLES, & SMOKE ALARMS. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL & HVAC EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":25,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"199293","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Closed","businessName":"RIDGE MINI MART &","legalName":"RIDGE MINI MART &","address":"2407 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-06-20","latestIssueDate":"2008-05-06","expirationDate":"2009-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"824303","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ARDA GROUP LLC","legalName":"ARDA GROUP LLC ","address":"2407 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2019-09-19","latestIssueDate":"2019-09-19","expirationDate":"2020-09-18","inactiveDate":"2020-11-17"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"824303","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"ARDA GROUP LLC","legalName":"ARDA GROUP LLC ","issuedDate":"2019-09-19","latestIssueDate":"2019-09-19","closureDate":"2020-11-17","expirationDate":"2020-09-18","inactiveDate":"2020-11-17","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"199293","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"RIDGE MINI MART &","legalName":"RIDGE MINI MART &","issuedDate":"2004-06-20","latestIssueDate":"2008-05-06","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2009-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["2 open L&I violations","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2024, 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"4 permits not marked completed: GM-2020-010702 (Expired), ZP-2022-002080 (Expired), CP-2022-004017 (Expired), EP-2023-009000 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"2 open L&I violations","finding":"7 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"mixed-use","level":"verify","title":"Residential and business space run on separate compliance tracks","finding":"OPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.","why":"The zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.","action":"Match every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"8 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jul 16, 2026.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"2 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #199293: Closed since Dec 22, 2012; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #824303: Inactive since Nov 17, 2020","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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"}],"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/"}]}