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NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR RENOVATION. NO STRUCTURAL CHANGES. MUST MAINTAIN ALL CODE REQUIRED FIRE RATING ON WALL AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES. THREE SETS OF PLANS DRAWN TO PROFESSIONAL QUALITY ARE TO BE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE WORK ON RENOVATION STARTS."},{"number":"442308","date":"2012-12-07","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-12-07","scope":"CHANGE USE 2ND FLOOR FROM COMMERCIAL TO 1 APARTMENT, AND 1ST FLOOR & BASEMENT COMMERCIAL TO FOOD, BEVERAGES AND GROCERIES"},{"number":"443257","date":"2013-01-29","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-19","scope":"INTERIOR - EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS. INTERIOR DEMO & FIT OUT OF NEW 2ND FLOOR RESIDENTIAL SPACE, NEW WINDOWS, DOORS, STAIR ENCLOSURE. STUCCO EXTERIOR WALLS OVER EXISTING. NEW ACCESSIBLE BATHROOM, BASIC SHELL WORK - DRYWALL & FINISHES FOR 1ST FLOOR BASEMENT FOR FUTURE READY TENANT SPACE. BUILDING REQUIRES SPRINKLERS FOR CHANGE IN USE & OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQ: ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING ,HVAC, SPRINKLERS. SIGNS."},{"number":"489014","date":"2013-08-15","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-08-15","scope":"RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE FOUR (4) NEW LOTS (PARCEL A, B, C, & D) & PROPOSED EASEMENT (NO ENCROACHMENTS WITHIN EASEMENT) FROM THIRTEEN (13) EXISTING DEEDED LOTS (616 S. 5TH ST., 618 S. 5TH ST., 620 S. 5TH ST., 622 S. 5TH ST. (INCLUDING 617-619 S. REESE ST.), 624 S. 5TH ST., 626 S. 5TH ST., 628 S. 5TH ST., 630 S. 5TH ST., 632 S. 5TH ST., 511 BAINBRIDGE ST., 513 BAINBRIDGE ST., 623 REESE ST A/K/A 626 REAR S. 5TH ST, & 624-626 REAR S. 5TH ST. A/K/A 621-623 S. REESE ST.) 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FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 AND NFPA 13 R."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"639055","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ZAKEN REALTY TRUST","legalName":"ZAKEN REALTY TRUST","address":"618 S 5TH ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-08-19","latestIssueDate":"2019-05-14","expirationDate":"2020-02-29","inactiveDate":"2020-04-29"},{"number":"906897","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Zaken Realty Trust","legalName":"Zaken Realty Trust","address":"618 S 5TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2022-09-26","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-12","expirationDate":"2026-09-25","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"0969542","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"Majdal Bakery, LLC (Majdal Bakery)","legalName":"Majdal Bakery, LLC","address":"618 S 5TH ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2025-01-16","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-16","expirationDate":"2027-01-15","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0969542","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"Majdal Bakery, LLC (Majdal Bakery)","legalName":"Majdal Bakery, LLC","issuedDate":"2025-01-16","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-16","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-01-15","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"906897","type":"Rental","businessName":"Zaken Realty Trust","legalName":"Zaken Realty Trust","issuedDate":"2022-09-26","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-12","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-09-25","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"639055","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"ZAKEN REALTY TRUST","legalName":"ZAKEN REALTY TRUST","issuedDate":"2014-08-19","latestIssueDate":"2019-05-14","closureDate":"2020-04-29","expirationDate":"2020-02-29","inactiveDate":"2020-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 26% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $339,600 to $429,000","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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 #442308: 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 3, 2026; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jun 18, 2027","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"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-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #639055: Inactive since Apr 29, 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/"}]}