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PERMIT TO INCLUDE SELECTIVE INTERIOR DEMOLITION, INTERIOR NON-BEARING PARTITIONS, MILLWORK, AND FINISHES. EXTERIOR WORK TO INCLUDE NEW ACCESSIBLE RAMP. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS."},{"number":"780730","date":"2017-05-04","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-21","scope":"INSTALL (1) HVAC SYSTEM, 80,000 BTU 95% GAS FURNACE WITH AIR ALL RELATED DUCTWORK."},{"number":"780743","date":"2017-05-25","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-28","scope":"ALTERATIONS: INTERIOR PLUMBING;CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY; FIRST FLOOR ;PERSONAL SERVICES;UPDATE DWELLING UNIT SECOND FLOOR -THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"777522","date":"2017-07-25","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-28","scope":"INSTALL NEW 200AMP SERVICE 3 METER, 3 NEW PANELS AND SER CABLE,NEW WIRE THROUGHOUT WITH NEW LIGHTING, OUTLETS, SWITCHES, SMOKES AND CO'S AS PER NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT) INSTALL A NEW COMPLETE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WITH PULLSTATIONS,HORNS AND STROBES AS PER NFPA 72"},{"number":"CP-2025-004979","date":"2025-09-26","work":"Commercial Make Safe Permit","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-10","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT- For (Repair missing chimney brick on top of the roof.) to resolve case #CF-2025-102009. 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-2025-102009. “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.”"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1.07,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed ×2"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":207000},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":103500},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Commercial Make Safe Permit"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"201284","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BER-VASI INC","legalName":"BER-VASI INC","address":"1512 SHUNK ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2003-05-08","latestIssueDate":"2003-05-08","expirationDate":"2004-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"313740","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"THREE BEARS LLC","legalName":"THREE BEARS LLC","address":"1512 SHUNK ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-04-14","latestIssueDate":"2013-04-27","expirationDate":"2014-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"680909","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GREENSCAPES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC (C/O CYPRESS SERVICES LLC)","legalName":"GREENSCAPES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC","address":"1512 SHUNK ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2015-10-17","latestIssueDate":"2015-10-17","expirationDate":"2016-10-31","inactiveDate":"2016-12-30"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"680909","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"GREENSCAPES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC (C/O CYPRESS SERVICES LLC)","legalName":"GREENSCAPES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC","issuedDate":"2015-10-17","latestIssueDate":"2015-10-17","closureDate":"2016-12-30","expirationDate":"2016-10-31","inactiveDate":"2016-12-30","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"313740","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"THREE BEARS LLC","legalName":"THREE BEARS LLC","issuedDate":"2005-04-14","latestIssueDate":"2013-04-27","closureDate":"2014-04-30","expirationDate":"2014-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"201284","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"BER-VASI INC","legalName":"BER-VASI INC","issuedDate":"2003-05-08","latestIssueDate":"2003-05-08","closureDate":"2004-04-30","expirationDate":"2004-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 51% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $204,900 to $309,600","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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 #754493: 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: 660089 (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":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 7 historical violations across 3 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","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":"3 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 8, 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #201284: Inactive; Food Preparing and Serving #313740: Inactive; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #680909: Inactive since Dec 30, 2016","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 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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Apr 16, 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":"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/"}]}