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FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A DOG DAY CARE IN THE 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE OF AN EXISTING BUILDING. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY ALTERATIONS WORK."},{"number":"CP-2022-000787","date":"2022-03-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-09-29","scope":"For Level I Alterations (without a change of occupancy) to the basement and ground floor of an existing Group B occupancy (Dog Day Care) within an existing three (3) story attached structure, as per plans; work is only to facilitate electrical work; no structural work on this permit; separate permits required for all MEP work; building is currently not sprinklered; see AP#834711 for use permit; no signs on this permit."},{"number":"ZP-2023-003543","date":"2023-05-31","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family; Vacant"},{"number":"CP-2023-004690","date":"2024-01-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL III INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND FOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NEW ACCESSIBLE RAMP WITHIN RIGHT-OF-WAY) WITH A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY TO AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE TO CREATE ONE (1) VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR CHANGE OF USE, FIT-OUT, & C.O. PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND SEVEN (7) DWELLING UNITS (GROUP R-2) INCLUDING ONE (1) TYPE B UNIT AT THE 1ST FLOOR. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. IF SITE CONDTIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE SR-2023-018279 FOR ASSOCIATED STREETS DEPT. APPROVAL."},{"number":"PP-2025-007862","date":"2025-06-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 9 WATER CLOSETS, 14 LAVATORIES, 9 SHOWER/TUBS, 7 KITCHEN SINKS, 7 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 7 HUB DRAINS AND 1 FLOOR DRAIN ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2025-001191","date":"2025-08-04","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2-1/2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 2\" WILKINS 350AST BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"EP-2025-004903","date":"2025-09-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Wiring to include recepticle outlets, lighting, smoke detectors, appliances, exit/emergency lights, gfcis and disconects connecting to new (7) 150 amp, 200 amp and 100 amp panels. All necessary bonding and grounding as per Nec. Incoming services and fire alarm by other. (not on this permit) ***NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT*** **ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQ'D FOR FITOUT OF COMMERCIAL SPACES -A SERVICE CALC WAS NOT SUPPLIED FOR COMMERCIAL SPACES (VACANT CALC ONLY) A NEW SERVICE CALC WILL BE NEEDED FOR FUTURE USES**"},{"number":"MP-2025-006724","date":"2026-01-12","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."},{"number":"PP-2026-002164","date":"2026-03-03","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-08","scope":"REPAIR/REPLACE SANITARY AND STORM CTs, FAIs, MDs, 1\" WDP & 1.5\" WDP."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"305348","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","status":"Inactive","businessName":"OLD TIME FOOD MARKET","legalName":"OLD TIME FOOD MARKET","address":"2101-05 E NORRIS ST","revenueCode":"3417","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-02-05","latestIssueDate":"2005-02-05","expirationDate":"2006-03-31","inactiveDate":"2011-12-14"},{"number":"314809","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"OLD TIME FOOD MARKET INC","legalName":"OLD TIME FOOD MARKET INC","address":"2101-05 E NORRIS ST","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-04-23","latestIssueDate":"2005-07-07","expirationDate":"2006-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"314809","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"OLD TIME FOOD MARKET INC","legalName":"OLD TIME FOOD MARKET INC","issuedDate":"2005-04-23","latestIssueDate":"2005-07-07","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2006-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"305348","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","businessName":"OLD TIME FOOD MARKET","legalName":"OLD TIME FOOD MARKET","issuedDate":"2005-02-05","latestIssueDate":"2005-02-05","closureDate":"2011-12-14","expirationDate":"2006-03-31","inactiveDate":"2011-12-14","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["10 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"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":"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":"7 permits not marked completed: 997876 (Issued), CP-2022-000787 (Expired), CP-2023-004690 (Issued), PP-2025-007862 (Issued), FP-2025-001191 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"10 open L&I violations","finding":"10 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Mar 2, 2026.","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 #305348: Inactive since Dec 14, 2011; Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #314809: 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":"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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Escape Report: Safe through Jul 28, 2028","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/"}]}