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SEPARATE ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT TO BE REQUIRED FOR DOCUMENTATION OF SPECIAL INSPECTIONS FOR STEEL FABRICATOR APPROVAL OR WELDING PERFORMED IN THE FIELD.**"},{"number":"732841","date":"2016-10-28","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-14","scope":"100AMP TEMPORARY SERVICE ON CONTRACTOR PROVIDED POLE ON LOT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION & 2-GFCI OUTLETS, FROM 11/03/16 TO 05/03/17 AS PER NEC 2008"},{"number":"786814","date":"2017-08-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-06","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION: INTERIOR PLUMBING BASEMENT 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR;3FAMILY; 3 STORY BUILDING; VACANT COMM. 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APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTUER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"882648","date":"2018-08-21","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-21","scope":"USE AS FOOD BEVERAGES AND GROCERIES SIT DOWN RESTAURANT ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN AN EXISTING BUILDING."},{"number":"903836","date":"2018-09-07","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-29","scope":"FOR TENANT FITOUT ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF A NEW CONSTRUCTION (SEE APP# 687400), TO INCLUDE NEW INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND INTERIOR FINISHES, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"915153","date":"2018-10-17","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2019-04-23","scope":"1ST FLOOR INSTALL 2WC 2LAV 1MOP SINK 2 HAND SINKS 1-3MOP SINK 1 PREP SINK 1 GARBAGE DISPOSAL 1 GREASE TRAP 1 FLOOR SINK"},{"number":"921233","date":"2018-11-16","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-24","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) 14'-0\" COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD WITH A ROOF TOP EXHAUST FAN AND A MAKE UP AIR FAN WITH SUPPLY/EXHAUST DUCT WORK FOR KITCHEN. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"916859","date":"2018-11-19","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-24","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"910567","date":"2019-03-25","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-29","scope":"INSTALL 20 RECEPTACLE OUTLETS, 1 SIGN OUTLET, 30 LIGHT FIXTURES, EXIT & EMERGENCY LIGHTING, WIRE KITCHEN AND HVAC EQUIPMENT,RELOCATE & REPLACE 100AMP PANEL AS PER 2008NEC THE SERVICE AND PANELS ARE EXISTING. (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"981325","date":"2019-05-31","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-29","scope":"EZ STANDARDS KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW WET CHEMICAL KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"826072","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Active","businessName":"1634 DELI INC","legalName":"1634 DELI INC ","address":"1703-05 CECIL B MOORE AVE","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2019-10-09","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-17","expirationDate":"2026-10-08","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"858429","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"1634 DELI INC","legalName":"1634 DELI INC ","address":"1703-05 CECIL B MOORE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2021-01-04","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-23","expirationDate":"2026-01-03","inactiveDate":"2026-03-03"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"858429","type":"Rental","businessName":"1634 DELI INC","legalName":"1634 DELI INC ","issuedDate":"2021-01-04","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-23","closureDate":"2026-03-03","expirationDate":"2026-01-03","inactiveDate":"2026-03-03","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"826072","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"1634 DELI INC","legalName":"1634 DELI INC ","issuedDate":"2019-10-09","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-17","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-10-08","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #596883: 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: 915153 (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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$2,324.46 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"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":"1 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 22, 2025.","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 9 historical violations across 3 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Dec 4, 2026","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}