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ALL WORK DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC."},{"number":"512210","date":"2014-01-07","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-01-07","scope":"FOR THE USE FOR A PROPOSED TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT, WITHIN AN EXISTING FIRST FLOOR TENANT SPACE, #L445, KNOWN AS 'ROBEKS PREMIUM FRUIT SMOOTHIES', WITHIN AN EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING WITH COMMERCIAL USES. 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THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004."},{"number":"774992","date":"2017-05-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-12-04","scope":"ALTERATIONS: INTERIOR PLUMBING; CONCOURSE SUMP PUMP FOR ESCALATOR (SEPTA) -THE INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #367028: 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. 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