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NEW 400A SERVICE AND GROUND. 4 GANG METER SOCKET APTS 125 A PER POSITION. COMMERCIAL 200A HOUSE. 100 WIRING THROUGHT AS PER ENGINEERING PRINTS. WIRING OF SWITCHES LIGHTS RECEPTACLES AND BATTERY BACKUP SMOKE DETECTORS. LOW VOLTAGE WIRING OF DOORBELL, PHONE AND CABLE AS PER 2008 NEC NEW FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION"},{"number":"822868","date":"2017-10-10","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-10","scope":"FOR A PREPARED FOOD SHOP ( LESS THAN 20 SEATING)(DOES NOT UTILIZE COMMERCIAL COOKING APPLIANCES THAT HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR EXHAUSTING AIR CONTAMINANTS) AT FIRST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH TWO(2) APARTMENTS ABOVE. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"808131","date":"2017-10-19","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-12-06","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION: INTERIOR PLUMBING;MIXED USE;(3) STORY STRUCTURE;VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE; (2) DWELLING UNITS; CAST IRON NO HUB AND DWV COPPER DRAINAGE SYSTEM; COPPER DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEM - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"1037998","date":"2020-09-23","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Retail Sales - Wearing Apparel and Accessories; Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries; Office - Business and Professional; Medical, Dental, and Health Practitioner - Sole Medical, Dental, and Health Practitioner; Medical, Dental, and Health Practitioner - Group Medical, Dental, and Health Practitioner; Eating and Drinking Establishments - Sit-Down Restaurant; Eating and Drinking Establishments - Prepared Food Shop"},{"number":"AP-2020-012751","date":"2021-01-21","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-03","scope":"For a certificate of occupancy for a Group B occupancy within a vacant commercial space at the basement/1st floor of an existing three (3) story attached structure, as per plans; no work on this permit; compliance with Philadelphia Fire and Property Maintenance Codes required prior to occupancy; building sprinklered as per NFPA 13 w/in basement/1st floor and NFPA 13R w/in 2nd-3rd floors; see AP#1037998 for use registration permit; no signs on this permit."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"761005","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"DESI PROPERTIES LLC","legalName":"DESI PROPERTIES LLC ","address":"1848 N HANCOCK ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2017-12-28","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-14","expirationDate":"2026-12-27","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"773511","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JHON J BAHAMON","legalName":"JHON J BAHAMON ","address":"1848 N HANCOCK ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-04-19","latestIssueDate":"2018-04-19","expirationDate":"2019-04-18","inactiveDate":"2019-06-17"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"773511","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"JHON J BAHAMON","legalName":"JHON J BAHAMON ","issuedDate":"2018-04-19","latestIssueDate":"2018-04-19","closureDate":"2019-06-17","expirationDate":"2019-04-18","inactiveDate":"2019-06-17","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"761005","type":"Rental","businessName":"DESI PROPERTIES LLC","legalName":"DESI PROPERTIES LLC ","issuedDate":"2017-12-28","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-14","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-12-27","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","units":2,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #822868: 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 Apr 10, 2027; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Feb 26, 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":"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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (6129 DELAWARE XING, COOPERSBURG PA, 18036).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","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":"Food Preparing and Serving #773511: Inactive since Jun 17, 2019","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":"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.","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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"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/"}]}