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NO APPROVED WORK TO BE DONE IN THE COMMERCIAL SPACE AREA."},{"number":"527831","date":"2014-06-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-12-01","scope":"INSTALL A 600AMP 3 PHASE SERVICE WITH A 9 GANG SOCKET,WIRE 6 APTS TOTAL BETWEEN 2ND,3RD,4TH FLOORS.INSTALL 180 OUTLETS,50 SWITCHES,50 LIGHTS,(15)120V SMOKES,6 PHONE/CABLES.INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER 2008 NEC & NFPA 72 (MIXED USE)"},{"number":"610722","date":"2015-05-18","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-06-08","scope":"TEMPORARY CERIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR RESIDENTIAL PORTITION OF BUILDING"},{"number":"607316","date":"2015-06-05","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-02-01","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN REPLACE EXISTING STOREFRONT TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. 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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. * TENANT FIT OUT WHICH INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF TILE FLOORING, CARPET INSTALLATION, KITCHENETTE CABINET INSTALLTION AND PAINT"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"599633","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"CDS REALTY LLC","legalName":"CDS REALTY LLC","address":"501 S 52ND ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":6,"issuedDate":"2013-07-15","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-05","expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"599633","type":"Rental","businessName":"CDS REALTY LLC","legalName":"CDS REALTY LLC","issuedDate":"2013-07-15","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-05","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":6,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 131% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $346,500 to $798,900","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #650942: 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. 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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":"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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jun 10, 2027","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. 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