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CONVERSION OF FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT TO SIT DOWN RESTAURANT. ADDITIONAL SPACE TO BE ADDED TO FIRST FLOOR AT SIDE YARD REAR, 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR. INTERIOR RENOVATIONS OF 1 2BR/2BR, BI LEVEL APARTMENT UNIT W/NEW WALK OUT AT 3RD FLOOR REAR NEW A/C UNITS IN REAR YARD AND ON ROOF."},{"number":"508738","date":"2014-05-30","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-12","scope":"FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING BUILDING TO CREATE A SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS."},{"number":"546396","date":"2014-06-30","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-06","scope":"INTERIOR PLUMBING ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING - (2)WATER CLOSETS, (2)LAVATORIES, (1)BATHTUB, (1)SHOWER, (1)KITCHEN SINK AND (1)LAUNDRY STANDPIPE"},{"number":"551711","date":"2014-07-25","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"RENOVATION OF 2ND & 3RD FLOOR, INSTALL 30 RECEPTS, 18 LIGHTS, NEW KITCHEN CIRCUITS, 2 CO2 DETECTORS AND 2 SMOKES AS PER 2008 NEC AND THE RESIDENTAL CODE (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"579024","date":"2015-01-12","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-08","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 (BASEMENT/1ST FLOOR) AND NFPA 13R STANDARDS (2ND/3RD FLOORS). SYSTEM TO BE PROVIDED WITH A 2\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK PER APPROVED PLANS/APPLICATION. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"656625","date":"2015-12-09","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-12","scope":"INSTALL 1 HVAC UNIT WITH DUCTWORK (COMMERCIAL)"},{"number":"595300","date":"2016-01-21","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-21","scope":"NEW PROPOSAL TO ADD TWO JULIET BALCONIES TO THE FRONT OF PROPERTY (2ND FLOOR APT) AND ROOF DECK IN REAR (2ND FLOOR APT)."},{"number":"677908","date":"2016-03-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-06","scope":"REPLACE CURB TRAP AND FRESH AIR INLET-PA1#20160780410-\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"666114","date":"2016-03-28","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-26","scope":"REPLACE EXISTING RECESSED LIGHTING WITH SAME. ADD 5- DEDICATED 120V CIRCUITS & 2- 240V CIRCUITS FOR KITCHEN APPLIANCES (100A SERVICE IS EXISTING)..... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC"},{"number":"670923","date":"2016-04-22","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-12","scope":"TO INSTALL A NEW UL 710 LISTED & LABELED 9' COMMERCIAL COOKING EXHAUST HOOD WITH ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK, FANS, AND STAINLESS STEEL PANEL ON WALL TO SERVE KITCHEN SPACE OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RESTAURANT TENANT. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATION."},{"number":"690484","date":"2016-05-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL FIRE ALARM THROUGH OUT AND 20AMP CIRCUIT FOR FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL AS PER NFPA72 (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"679143","date":"2016-05-31","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-12","scope":"ALTERATION: INTERIOR PLUMBING OF A 3 STORY BUILDING WITH A RESTAURANT ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND 1 DWELLING UNIT ON THE 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS.(MIXED USE)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"714857","date":"2016-08-15","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"TO INSTALL A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR A 9'0\" HOOD.-EZ STANDARD KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW WET CHEMICAL KITCHEN HOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.17,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"711397","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"PERLA LLC","legalName":"PERLA LLC","address":"1535 S 11TH ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-08-17","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-07","expirationDate":"2026-08-16","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"711397","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"PERLA LLC","legalName":"PERLA LLC","issuedDate":"2016-08-17","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-07","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-08-16","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 125% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $201,100 to $453,200","no permit shown in 2019-2021"],"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":"Appeal #21719: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 503903. Use permit #503903: 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: 714857 (EXPIRED).","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Jan 7, 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-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":"4 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Aug 11, 2016.","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":"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 5 historical violations across 2 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/"}],"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/"}]}