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OF OCCUPANCY"},{"number":"944221","date":"2019-01-25","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-08","scope":"TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY"},{"number":"947122","date":"2019-02-06","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-13","scope":"TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY"},{"number":"940593","date":"2019-02-14","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-27","scope":"FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT#840816 TO DOCUMENT CHANGES IN SPRINKLERS THROUGHOUT STAIR TOWER TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 8.15.3.2.1 OF THE 2007 NFPA 13 TO INSTALL SPRINKLERS ONLY AT THE TOP OF THE SHAFT AND UNDER THE FIRST LANDING ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT. ORIGINAL PERMIT APPROVED FOR FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13 FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM SERVICED BY A 6 INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY AND FIRE PUMP WITHIN IN A RATED ENCLOSURE. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO ALSO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF STANDPIPES WITHIN EXIT STAIRWAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A NFPA 13, NFPA 14 AND NFPA 20 STANDARDS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"962061","date":"2019-03-29","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-29","scope":"TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY"},{"number":"960018","date":"2019-05-24","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-27","scope":"TO AMEND EXISTING PERMIT # 665746 TO DOCUMENT THE CONFIGURATION OF THE DOORS IN THE COMMERCIAL SPACE FROM 2 SINGLE DOORS AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE STOREFRONT TO BEING A SET OF DOUBLE DOORS IN THE CENTER AS PER APPROVED PLANS. NO OTHER WORK THIS PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY INTERIOR FIT OUTS, MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"988488","date":"2019-06-25","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-26","scope":"TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY"},{"number":"1023407","date":"2019-10-30","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-30","scope":"FOR A SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT( NO TAKE OUT RESTAURANT ) AT FIRST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"1023311","date":"2019-12-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-08","scope":"LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE CREATION OF A SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS**SPACE TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED **IEBC 2018**SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**NO SIGN APPROVED ON THIS APPLICATION**AMENDED AS OF 5/15/2021 TO PROVIDE UNDERPINNING TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PANS**"},{"number":"1048188","date":"2020-02-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-06","scope":"ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING NFPA 13 SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO ACCOMODATE NEW FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT AS PER APPROVED PLANS. NO WORK TO EXISTING FIRE MAIN OR SPRINKLER RISER. ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY PHILADELPHIA LICENSED FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR."},{"number":"1039609","date":"2020-03-04","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-07","scope":"REPLACE WATER AND DRAIN LINES TO 23 FIXTURES PER 2018 PHILA PLUMBING CODE"},{"number":"1048696","date":"2020-03-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-06","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCE, REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTUER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. NO KITCHEN HOOD WORK ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"1050455","date":"2020-03-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-07-17","scope":"ON AN EXISTING 2000 AMP, 3 PHASE, 120/208 SERVICE, INSTALL (1) 400 AMP PANEL AND (1) 200AMP PANEL FOR NEW TENANT SPACE. INSTALL OUTLETS, SWITCHES, EMERGENCY LIGHTS, LIGHTS, HVAC EQUIP, KIT EQUIP, HOOD, MUA, AND L/V WIRING FOR POS PER 2017 NEC.(NORTH)"},{"number":"MP-2020-000809","date":"2020-08-04","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-19","scope":"install type 1 hood as per plans. All ductwork and fans already permitted and installed"},{"number":"FP-2020-001024","date":"2020-08-04","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-19","scope":"EZ STANDARD KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION- For the installation of New Wet Chemical Kitchen Fire Suppression System as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"AP-2021-003959","date":"2021-05-18","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-11","scope":"FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND LAWFULLY OCCUPANCY FOR EXISTING RSTURANT SPACE WITH LAYOUT AS PER PLANS."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"830362","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"631 North Broad Street LP","legalName":"631 North Broad Street LP","address":"631-37 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":41,"issuedDate":"2019-11-28","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-20","expirationDate":"2026-11-27","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"847769","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"North Broad Hospitality LLC (Clementine's Stable Cafe)","legalName":"North Broad Hospitality LLC","address":"631-37 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2020-08-03","latestIssueDate":"2024-08-09","expirationDate":"2025-08-02","inactiveDate":"2025-10-01"},{"number":"848706","type":"Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"North Broad Hospitality LLC (Clementine's Stable Cafe)","legalName":"North Broad Hospitality LLC","address":"631-37 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3123","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2020-08-13","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-20","expirationDate":"2022-12-31","inactiveDate":"2023-03-01"},{"number":"913464","type":"Sidewalk Cafe","status":"Inactive","businessName":"North Broad Hospitality, LLC (Clementine's Stable Cafe)","legalName":"North Broad Hospitality, LLC","address":"631-37 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3123","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2022-12-29","latestIssueDate":"2022-12-29","expirationDate":"2023-12-28","inactiveDate":"2024-02-26"},{"number":"0975450","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Caona Goods LLC (Honeysuckle)","legalName":"Caona Goods LLC","address":"631-37 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2025-04-04","latestIssueDate":"2025-04-04","expirationDate":"2026-04-03","inactiveDate":"2026-06-02"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0975450","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"Caona Goods LLC (Honeysuckle)","legalName":"Caona Goods LLC","issuedDate":"2025-04-04","latestIssueDate":"2025-04-04","closureDate":"2026-06-02","expirationDate":"2026-04-03","inactiveDate":"2026-06-02","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"913464","type":"Sidewalk Cafe","businessName":"North Broad Hospitality, LLC (Clementine's Stable Cafe)","legalName":"North Broad Hospitality, LLC","issuedDate":"2022-12-29","latestIssueDate":"2022-12-29","closureDate":"2024-02-26","expirationDate":"2023-12-28","inactiveDate":"2024-02-26","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"848706","type":"Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary)","businessName":"North Broad Hospitality LLC (Clementine's Stable Cafe)","legalName":"North Broad Hospitality LLC","issuedDate":"2020-08-13","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-20","closureDate":"2023-03-01","expirationDate":"2022-12-31","inactiveDate":"2023-03-01","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"847769","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"North Broad Hospitality LLC (Clementine's Stable Cafe)","legalName":"North Broad Hospitality LLC","issuedDate":"2020-08-03","latestIssueDate":"2024-08-09","closureDate":"2025-10-01","expirationDate":"2025-08-02","inactiveDate":"2025-10-01","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"830362","type":"Rental","businessName":"631 North Broad Street LP","legalName":"631 North Broad Street LP","issuedDate":"2019-11-28","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-20","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-11-27","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":41,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 51% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $4,946,300 to $7,474,400","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"building-certifications","level":"urgent","title":"A life-safety certification is deficient","finding":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Feb 5, 2027; Sprinkler Certification: Deficient; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 16, 2026; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Jun 18, 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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #648036: COMPLETED.","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-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 1885 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":"5 failed, 7 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Feb 13, 2020.","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":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) #847769: Inactive since Oct 1, 2025; Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary) #848706: Inactive since Mar 1, 2023; Sidewalk Cafe #913464: Inactive since Feb 26, 2024; Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) #0975450: Inactive since Jun 2, 2026","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 multi-family. 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 10 historical violations across 5 cases.","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/"}]}