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AMENDMENT APPROVED 9/7/2025 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2021-006236 FOR CHANGES TO FLOOR LAYOUTS AND PARKING CONFIGURATION INCLUDING STRUCTURAL CHANGES AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"GP-2022-000325","date":"2022-02-24","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-03-15","scope":"TANK REMOVAL PERMIT - REMOVAL OF ONE 10,000 & THREE 8,000 GALLON GASOLINE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST). REMOVE ANY PETROLEUM PRODUCT/WATER FROM TANK, CLEAN TANK, CONDUCT A CONFIRMATORY SOIL SAMPLING OF SURROUNDING SOIL. CONTINGENCY PLAN IN PLACE IN THE CASE CONTAMINATED SOILS DISCOVERED AND BACKFILL. ALL WORK COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PADEP UST REMOVAL GUIDELINES. PROVIDE THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WITH A TANK CLOSURE REPORT."},{"number":"GP-2022-007284","date":"2022-10-25","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-23","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL OF FOUR(4) UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2024-009918","date":"2024-11-18","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"SEE ZP-2021-016336 FOR PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE. NO CHANGES TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED USES, STRUCTURE HEIGHT, OR STRUCTURE FOOTPRINT."},{"number":"ZP-2024-012668","date":"2025-03-12","work":"Parking Only","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"SEE ZP-2021-016336 AND ASSOCIATED AMENDMENTS FOR PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE. NO CHANGES TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED USES, STRUCTURE HEIGHT, OR STRUCTURE FOOTPRINT. SEE ZP-2024-009918 IN ASSOCIATION WITH PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ZP-2021-016336: FOR A RECONFIGURATION OF ON-SITE ACCESSORY PARKING FOR A NEW TOTAL OF SIX (6) MECHANICAL ACCESS SPACES, INCLUDING ONE (1) VAN-ACCESSIBLE SPACE. SEE ZP-2024-010270 FOR OFF-SITE INTERIOR PARKING SPACES PROVIDED AT 4415 CHESTNUT ST FOR RESERVED USE BY 4400 MARKET ST (MINIMUM NINE (9) OFF-SITE SPACES TO BE PROVIDED). PROPOSED FOR A RECONFIGURATION OF ON-SITE ACCESSORY PARKING FOR A TOTAL TWENTY TWO (22) INTERIOR OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES INLUDING TWENTY ONE (21) MECHANICAL ACCESS SPACES, AND ONE (1) VAN ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE, SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED UNDER 4400 MARKET ST TO TERMINATE THE PREVIOUSELY PROPOSED OFF-SITE PARKING SPACES."},{"number":"EP-2025-005989","date":"2025-06-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-24","scope":"Temporary 200 AMP service. Installation includes panel, wiring and outlets for a construction site."},{"number":"PP-2025-004175","date":"2025-10-02","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Installation of main supply (4\") and waste (storm and sanitary) piping to building. Installation of supply and waste piping throughout the building. 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INSTALL SUBPANELS FOR 84 DWELLING UNITS. INSTALL WIRING, LIGHTING, SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLE OUTLETS. INSTALL TELECOMMUNICATION WIRING. INSTALL INTERCONNECTED SMOKE AND CO ALARMS. INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM . ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC, 2016 NFPA 72 AND PER PLANS. Amendment: Updates to first floor layout, single line diagram and panel schedule. All changes are clouded. 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Private Property","businessName":"KARJ SINGH INC (GRAYS FERRY AMOCO)","legalName":"KARJ SINGH INC","issuedDate":"2004-01-06","latestIssueDate":"2013-02-21","closureDate":"2013-07-31","expirationDate":"2013-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["7 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2024-012668: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2024-012668.","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":"6 permits not marked completed: CP-2021-006236 (Issued), GP-2022-000325 (Expired), PP-2025-004175 (Issued), FP-2026-000480 (Issued), MP-2025-004020 (Issued). 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":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 5, 2026; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Oct 3, 2025; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Oct 28, 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":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as apartments; 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #278495: Inactive; Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #200002: Inactive; Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #301011: Inactive since Jan 23, 2012; Hazardous Materials #284718: Inactive since Jan 23, 2012","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.","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 apartments. 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 1 historical violation 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/"}]}