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AMENDMENT APPROVED ON 1/2/2021: AMEND PERMIT TO PROVIDE FIRE RETARTED TREATED WOOD ALTERNATIVE TO PORTION OF EXTERIOR WALL, AS PER SUBMITED PLANS/DOCUMENTS. **AMEND BASEMENT LAYOUT FOR FIRE PUMP AND WATER BOOSTER ROOMS** AMENDMENT (9/6/2022) TO CHANGE FRESH AIR SHAFT LOCATION AS PER REVISED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2001,"k":"land","p":200000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"297668","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SANG YICK FOOD CO","legalName":"SANG YICK FOOD CO","address":"1022 WOOD ST","revenueCode":"3417","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2003-03-24","latestIssueDate":"2012-04-07","expirationDate":"2013-03-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"199131","type":"Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SANG YICK FOOD","legalName":"SANG YICK FOOD","address":"1022 WOOD ST","revenueCode":"3113","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-28","latestIssueDate":"2004-05-28","expirationDate":"2006-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"359141","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CHO F CHOW","legalName":"CHO F CHOW","address":"1022 WOOD ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2006-03-08","latestIssueDate":"2013-02-16","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"634836","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"NEW SANG YICK TRADING CO LLC","legalName":"NEW SANG YICK TRADING CO LLC","address":"1022 WOOD ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-07-11","latestIssueDate":"2014-07-11","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"634836","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"NEW SANG YICK TRADING CO LLC","legalName":"NEW SANG YICK TRADING CO LLC","issuedDate":"2014-07-11","latestIssueDate":"2014-07-11","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"359141","type":"Rental","businessName":"CHO F CHOW","legalName":"CHO F CHOW","issuedDate":"2006-03-08","latestIssueDate":"2013-02-16","closureDate":"2014-02-28","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"199131","type":"Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler","businessName":"SANG YICK FOOD","legalName":"SANG YICK FOOD","issuedDate":"2004-05-28","latestIssueDate":"2004-05-28","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2006-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"297668","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","businessName":"SANG YICK FOOD CO","legalName":"SANG YICK FOOD CO","issuedDate":"2003-03-24","latestIssueDate":"2012-04-07","closureDate":"2013-03-31","expirationDate":"2013-03-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-30","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 22, 2021.","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":"Dumpster License - Public ROW #297668: Inactive; Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler #199131: Inactive since Dec 22, 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 and appears related-party/family-held.","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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Mar 3, 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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}