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PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-12-03","scope":"REPLACE EXISTING FXTS IN LOBBY WITH NEW. INSTALL NEW PENDANT MOUNT FIXTURES AND DOWNLIGHTS IN ELEVATOR BANK LOBBIES. (CC DIST )"},{"number":"356319","date":"2011-09-13","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-11-22","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION FOR UNDERGROUND STATION DRY STANDPIPE SYSTEM AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"581421","date":"2015-01-30","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-30","scope":"REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING ESCALATORS, INSTALL NEW ESCALATORS, SUPPORT FRAMING, FOOTINGS, MISCELLANEOUS DOORS, FRAMES, HARDWARE, AND GLAZING, PARTITION WALL AT EXISTING SEPTA ESCALATOR AND CONCOURSE AREA 15TH/MARKET ENTRANCE PLATFORM. NO NEW SIGNS THIS APPLICATION, ANY SIDEWALK R.O.W. CLOSURES OR SIDEWALK/R.O.W. 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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. *RELOCATE 6 SPRINKLER HEADS TO CONFORM WITH NEW CEILING LAYOUT PER PFPA 13 REQUIREMENTS*"},{"number":"808877","date":"2017-08-17","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-17","scope":"SALE OF BAKERY GOODS NO DINING"},{"number":"806237","date":"2017-09-12","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-09","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING MERCANTILE SPACE, ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARITION,FINISHES, FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL,AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"817353","date":"2017-10-11","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-30","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING MERCANTILE SPACESUPPLY AND INSTALL WATER AND DRAINAGE TO 1-3COMP SINK,2-HAND SINKS AND COFFEE MACHINE."},{"number":"825219","date":"2017-10-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-09","scope":"INSTALL 4 SMOKE DETECTORS, 2 STROBES, 4 HORN/STROBES AND CONNECT THE TO THE CLOSEST ADDRESSABLE DEVICE IN THE PHILADELPHIA SHOE OUTLET STORE, THE EXISTING PANEL AND EXISTING BOOSTER POWER SUPPLY USED FOR THE INSTALLATION AS PER NFPA72 ((CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"806","date":"2017-10-30","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-09","scope":"TCO FOR BAKERY"},{"number":"983156","date":"2019-06-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-30","scope":"LEVEL II ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) FOR RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SALES OFFICE IN THE UNDERGROUND TRANSIT CONCOURSE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING SPACE NOT REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED. *2018* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK**"},{"number":"966308","date":"2019-06-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-16","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TOP MOUNTED ANTENNA ON SEPTA BUILDING ENTRANCE. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH ART COMMISSION. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"966301","date":"2019-06-28","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-28","scope":"AT & T SMALL CELL EQUPMENT INSTALLATION. INSTALLING TOP MOUNTED ANTENNA ON SEPTA BUILDING ENTRANCE, RRH TO BE INSTALLED INSIDE THE BUILDING RAILING, OUT OF PURVIEW. ZAYO FIBER WILL BE INSTALLED UNDERGROUND WITH PECO POWER."},{"number":"998517","date":"2019-10-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-20","scope":"RENOVATION OF CONCOURSE LEVEL CUSTOMER SERVICE SALES OFFICE. COMPLETE ELECTRICAL UPGRADE INCLUDING SERVICE, LIGHTING AND POWER DISTRIBUTION. INSTALL NEW LED LIGHTING WITH SENSORS, INSTALL, UPGRADE AND REPLACE ALL BRANCH CIRCUITS LIGHTING, RECEPTACLE"},{"number":"1036902","date":"2020-01-27","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-26","scope":"MANUFACTURE AND INSTALL (1) FLAT WALL FRAME 14\" X 25'-10\" WITH PUSH-THRU LETTERS AND (1) BLADE SIGN 6'H X 8\" PROJECTION"},{"number":"1053164-RI","date":"2020-02-27","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-04-16","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A NEW SILENT KNIGHT 6820 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INCLUDING A REMOTE ANN-80 ANNUNCIATOR AT THE ENTRANCE, A CELL DIALER AT PANEL, A HEAT DETECTOR IN THE ELECTRICAL ROOM, NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, NEW MANUAL PULL STATION"},{"number":"1053164","date":"2020-04-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-12-15","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A NEW SILENT KNIGHT 6820 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INCLUDING A REMOTE ANN-80 ANNUNCIATOR AT THE ENTRANCE, A CELL DIALER AT PANEL, A HEAT DETECTOR IN THE ELECTRICAL ROOM, NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, NEW MANUAL PULL STATION"},{"number":"EP-2020-001183","date":"2020-05-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-12","scope":"Installation of (6) Communication Points with CAT 6 Plenum Cable Data Cable per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"MP-2021-003644","date":"2021-07-02","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-30","scope":"Install HVAC at SEPTA Customer Service Office including 3 electric unit heaters and 1 split system heat pump."},{"number":"CP-2022-003236","date":"2022-10-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-10-23","scope":"NEW STOREFRONT AND ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENT TO THE AREA C OF COUNCOURSE LEVEL IN THE SEPTA SUBURBAN STATION AS PER APPROVED PLAN."},{"number":"EP-2022-010196","date":"2022-12-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-28","scope":"Electrical Permit for combo CP-2022-003236"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"756771","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"EVERSTONE SUBURBAN INC (Tiffany's Bakery)","legalName":" EVERSTONE SUBURBAN INC (Tiffany's Bakery)","address":"1501-39 MARKET ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-11-08","latestIssueDate":"2024-10-31","expirationDate":"2025-11-07","inactiveDate":"2026-01-06"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"756771","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"EVERSTONE SUBURBAN INC (Tiffany's Bakery)","legalName":" EVERSTONE SUBURBAN INC (Tiffany's Bakery)","issuedDate":"2017-11-08","latestIssueDate":"2024-10-31","closureDate":"2026-01-06","expirationDate":"2025-11-07","inactiveDate":"2026-01-06","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #808877: COMPLETED. 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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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 6, 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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"5 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #756771: Inactive since Jan 6, 2026","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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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 4 historical violations across 1 case.","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/"}]}