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Replace 5 in curb trap from curb to house drain with fresh air inlet."},{"number":"PP-2021-004911","date":"2021-05-03","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-17","scope":"INSTALL BATHROOMS & KITCHENS FOR 4 STORY BUILDING INSTALL 13 TOILETS, 13 LAVATORY SINKS, 12 SHOWERS, 10 KITCHEN SINKS, 4 WASHER & 4 DRYER, 13 WATER HEATERS; INSTALL BACKFLOW DEVICE 2\" LEAD FREE RPZ"},{"number":"FP-2020-002625","date":"2021-06-22","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-08","scope":"**Amendment dated 9/22/2021 to change fire service line size and backflow size as per PWD Utility Plan dated 3/1/2021** For the installation of an automatic wet sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13 (using a new four (4) inch fire service line coming off of Hoffman Street, a new four (4) inch backflow within the basement, and two (2), 4\" standpipes within the exit stairways installed as per NFPA 14), throughout a renovated and expanded four (4) story attached structure to be used as vacant commercial space at the basement and ground floors, and Group R-2 (ten (10) dwelling units) at the 2nd-4th floors, as per plans and hydraulic calculations; see CP-2020-000294 for building permit."},{"number":"EP-2021-002971","date":"2021-06-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-01-31","scope":"NEW 1000 AMP SERVICE, 10 UNIT METERS -1 COMMERCIAL SPACE METER AND 1 HOUSE METER INSTALL COMPLETE NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM W/ LOW FREQUENCY SOUND IN ALL SLEEPING AREAS (LIVING RMS& BEDROOMS) TAMPER SWITCH.FLOW SWITCH . Wire entire building LIGHT FIXTURE, OUTLET, LIGHT SWITCH, 110v interconnected smoke alarm ,em lights ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC and 2018 PHILA FIRE CODE,2016 NFPA-72."},{"number":"MP-2021-006501","date":"2021-10-08","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-17","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (install 10 split AC unit to 10 apartments.)"},{"number":"ZP-2023-007354","date":"2023-07-24","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries"},{"number":"ZP-2025-010040","date":"2025-10-22","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY PROJECTING SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS."},{"number":"GP-2026-001629","date":"2026-06-11","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY PROJECTING SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"928203","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"ZI BIN TANG (NINE PROPERTY LLC)","legalName":"ZI BIN TANG","address":"1914-20 S 7TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":10,"issuedDate":"2023-07-11","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-05","expirationDate":"2027-07-10","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"934752","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large)","status":"Active","businessName":"Centro Americano Supermarket Inc","legalName":"Centro Americano Supermarket Inc ","address":"1914-20 S 7TH ST","revenueCode":"3119","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2023-10-03","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-26","expirationDate":"2026-10-02","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"952774","type":"Vendor - Sidewalk Sales","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Centro Americano Supermarket Inc","legalName":"Centro Americano Supermarket Inc ","address":"1914-20 S 7TH ST","revenueCode":"3281","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2024-05-30","latestIssueDate":"2024-05-30","expirationDate":"2025-05-29","inactiveDate":"2025-07-28"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"952774","type":"Vendor - Sidewalk Sales","businessName":"Centro Americano Supermarket Inc","legalName":"Centro Americano Supermarket Inc ","issuedDate":"2024-05-30","latestIssueDate":"2024-05-30","closureDate":"2025-07-28","expirationDate":"2025-05-29","inactiveDate":"2025-07-28","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"934752","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large)","businessName":"Centro Americano Supermarket Inc","legalName":"Centro Americano Supermarket Inc ","issuedDate":"2023-10-03","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-26","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-10-02","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"928203","type":"Rental","businessName":"ZI BIN TANG (NINE PROPERTY LLC)","legalName":"ZI BIN TANG","issuedDate":"2023-07-11","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-05","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-07-10","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":10,"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":["3 permit events 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":"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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: EP-2021-002970 (Expired), GP-2026-001629 (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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"6 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Sep 25, 2024.","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":"Vendor - Sidewalk Sales #952774: Inactive since Jul 28, 2025","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":"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 2 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jan 21, 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/"}]}