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FOR USE AS VACANT COMMERCIAL ON THE 1ST FLOOR LEVEL (SEPARATE USE REGISTRATION PERMIT AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND TWO (2) FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ABOVE."},{"number":"754438","date":"2017-03-21","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-09","scope":"WIRE BUILDING AS PER PLANS. INSTALL RECEPTACLES, SWITCHES, LIGHTS, AND SMOKES AS ON PLANS. INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PLANS ACCORDING TO 2008 NEC. SERVICE IS EXISTING. NO SERVICE WORK."},{"number":"767967","date":"2017-05-26","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2019-01-15","scope":"ADDITION: INTERIOR PLUMBING TO AN EXISTING 3-STORY STRUCTURE AND ERECTION OF A 1-STORY ADDITION FOR A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND (2) DWELLING UNITS ON THE 2ND & 3RD FLOORS. ADDITIONAL PERMITS ARE REQUIREDTHE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 1\" DOMESTIC WATER DISTRIBUTION SERVICE TO THE STREET MAINS, AS WELL AS A 1\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONTAINMENT ASSEMBLY ON THE MAIN DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY. FOR THE FIT-OUT OF THE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE 1ST FLOOR, EXCEPT WORK THAT IS SHOWN ON THE APPROVED PLANS IS PART OF THIS PERMIT. THE INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004. AN ADDITIONAL PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE 5\" SEWER LATERAL TO THE STREET MAIN."},{"number":"842563","date":"2017-12-29","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-12-29","scope":"USE TO SIT DOWN RESTAURANT (LESS THAN 50 PERSONS) ON THE FIRST FLOOR VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE OF A THREE(3) STORY STRUCTURE WITH PREVIOULY APPROVED TWO FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING UNITS ABOVE. 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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"897817","date":"2018-08-31","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-30","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) TYPE 1 COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD , SUPPLY/EXHAUST DUCTWORK, AND EXHAUST FAN AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXHAUST FAN LOCATION SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 506.3.12 OF THE 2009 IMC."},{"number":"993666","date":"2019-07-15","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-30","scope":"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":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":64,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":260000},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"761081","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RALPH BUMPAS","legalName":"RALPH BUMPAS","address":"2408 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-12-29","latestIssueDate":"2018-12-27","expirationDate":"2019-12-28","inactiveDate":"2020-02-26"},{"number":"889218","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"PHRM Properties LLC","legalName":"PHRM Properties LLC","address":"2408 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2022-03-07","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-05","expirationDate":"2027-03-06","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"0996758","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"HOOKED SEAFOOD","legalName":"HOOKED SEAFOOD","address":"2408 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2026-01-05","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-05","expirationDate":"2027-01-04","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0996758","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"HOOKED SEAFOOD","legalName":"HOOKED SEAFOOD","issuedDate":"2026-01-05","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-05","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-01-04","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"889218","type":"Rental","businessName":"PHRM Properties LLC","legalName":"PHRM Properties LLC","issuedDate":"2022-03-07","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-05","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-03-06","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"761081","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"RALPH BUMPAS","legalName":"RALPH BUMPAS","issuedDate":"2017-12-29","latestIssueDate":"2018-12-27","closureDate":"2020-02-26","expirationDate":"2019-12-28","inactiveDate":"2020-02-26","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":2,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #736767: 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: 767967 (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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through May 23, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jan 23, 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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (1744 49TH ST, BROOKLYN NY, 11204).","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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"8 failed, 4 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Apr 9, 2026.","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":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #761081: Inactive since Feb 26, 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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 9 historical violations across 4 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/"}]}