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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2021-016192","date":"2021-12-15","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"**AMENDMENT APPROVED ON 2/27/2024: TO AMENDMENT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ZONING PERMIT # ZP-2021-016192, TO DOCUMENT THE ELIMINATION OF CELLAR AND INCREASE IN GROSS FLOOR AREA FROM 49,056 SQ FT TO 50,967 SQ FT.; AND THE REMAINING PERMIT SAME AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS** FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURES (MODERATE INCOME BONUS APPLIED FOR ADDITIONAL FLOOR AREA BONUS TO THIS PERMIT (14-702(7)). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2021-005547","date":"2021-12-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A SEVEN (7) STORY STRUCTURE WITH COMMON ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSES FOR USE AS SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACES (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND SIXTY-THREE (63) DWELLING UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO UTILIZE HORIZONTAL SEPARATIONS TO CREATE TWO (2) SEPARATE BUILDINGS WITH TWO (2) DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES (CELLAR, 1ST & 2ND FLOORS - TYPE IA AND 3RD THROUGH 7TH FLOORS - TYPE IIIA). FIRE RETARDANT TREATED STUDS AND SHEATHING REQUIRED FOR TYPE III CONSTRUCTION. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. FIRE WATCH REQUIRED PER CODE BULLETIN F-2001. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 8/4/24 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2021-005547 FOR CHANGES TO BUILDING LAYOUTS AND EGRESS ARRANGEMENT TO INCLUDE HORIZONTAL EXIT AND REMOVAL OF BASEMENT LEVEL AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2022-000800","date":"2022-01-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-24","scope":"Curb trap replacement. Dig down 8' to access trap and replace with a new fresh air inlet"},{"number":"CP-2023-006979","date":"2024-01-04","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-08-12","scope":"FOR PARTIAL DEMOLITION (PHASE 1 DEMOLITION) TO REMOVE AN EXISTING ONE-STORY SHED STRUCTURE FROM THE LOT AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT(S) REQUIRED FOR OTHER PHASE(S) OF DEMOLITION OF REMAINING EXISTING STRUCTURE(S) ON THE LOT. SEE ZP-2021-006334 FOR ZONING APPROVAL FOR COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL STRUCTURES ON THE LOT."},{"number":"ZP-2025-012169","date":"2025-12-08","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"complete demolition to create vacant lot"},{"number":"PP-2025-015826","date":"2025-12-09","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-22","scope":"SEAL LATERAL FOR DEMO"},{"number":"DP-2025-001307","date":"2025-12-15","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-31","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ONE (1) STORY MASONRY STRUCTURE. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. DEMOLITION TO BE DONE BY MECHANICAL METHODS. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCROACHMENT OR CLOSURE."},{"number":"SP-2025-001582","date":"2026-07-08","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"COMMERCIAL EXCAVATION PERMIT FOR ZP-2021-016192"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":28.92,"timeline":[{"y":1999,"k":"sale","p":127000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":3800000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"demo"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"357500","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"KABOBEESH INC","legalName":"KABOBEESH INC","address":"4201 CHESTNUT ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2006-02-24","latestIssueDate":"2006-02-24","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"452420","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"KABOBEESH INC","legalName":"KABOBEESH INC","address":"4201 CHESTNUT ST","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2008-07-25","latestIssueDate":"2014-05-17","expirationDate":"2015-04-30","inactiveDate":"2015-06-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"452420","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"KABOBEESH INC","legalName":"KABOBEESH INC","issuedDate":"2008-07-25","latestIssueDate":"2014-05-17","closureDate":"2015-06-29","expirationDate":"2015-04-30","inactiveDate":"2015-06-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"357500","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"KABOBEESH INC","legalName":"KABOBEESH INC","issuedDate":"2006-02-24","latestIssueDate":"2006-02-24","closureDate":"2010-07-31","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 6 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"3 permits not marked completed: CP-2021-005547 (Issued), CP-2023-006979 (Expired), SP-2025-001582 (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":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Jun 26, 2025","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #357500: Inactive; Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) #452420: Inactive since Jun 29, 2015","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/"}],"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/"}]}