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EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO INCLUDE PAVING REPLACEMENT AND ALL INCIDENTAL WORK; WITH NO CHANGES TO BLDG EXTERIOR AS REQUIRED BY THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION"},{"number":"429127","date":"2012-09-25","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-23","scope":"INSTALL 3-FLOOR SINKS, 1-HAND SINK, 1-3 COMP SINK, W/GREASE TRAP & 1-FLOOR DRAIN (BAKERY)"},{"number":"422182","date":"2013-01-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-03-25","scope":"INSTALL NEW 200AMP SERVICE,DEDICATED APPLIANCE CIRCUITS, DEDICATED LIGHTING CIRCUITS, POWER FOR A/C COMPRESSOR, RECEPTACLE CIRCUITS , EMERGENCY LIGHTING AS PER 2008 NEC (CAFE/BAKERY)"},{"number":"836013","date":"2017-12-13","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-22","scope":"FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A SHAFT ENCLOSURE WALL ASSEMBLY FOR MECHANICAL EXHAUST DUCT, AND THE INSTALLATION OF AN ACCESSIBLE SERVICE COUNTER. (IEBC 2009, WORK-AREA METHOD, LVL II ALTERATIONS) **SEPARATE PERITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR ANY PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, OR ELECTRICAL WORK.**"},{"number":"827476","date":"2017-12-13","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-21","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A UL-1978 LISTED COMMERCIAL KITCHEN GREASE DUCT INSTALLED SERVING A SOLID FUEL OVEN AS PER MANUFACTURER LISTING TO INCLUDE ASSOCIATED EXHAUST FAN. **SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATION.**"},{"number":"CP-2026-001741","date":"2026-05-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AT THE 1ST FLOOR WITHOUT A CHANGE TO EXISTING USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION (GROUP B PREPARED FOOD SHOP). EXISTING BUILDING IS NOT SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC AND PHC APPROVAL. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"PP-2026-007924","date":"2026-07-03","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"ALTERATIONS TO RESTAURANT. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE METALLIC TO ROOF EXTENSION. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE INSTALLED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS"},{"number":"MP-2026-003487","date":"2026-07-06","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 4 passed"},{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":681258.47},{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"218771","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"EDWARD BERGMAN","legalName":"EDWARD BERGMAN","address":"1901 SPRUCE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":5,"issuedDate":"2004-03-25","latestIssueDate":"2012-03-06","expirationDate":"2013-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-04-20"},{"number":"201325","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Closed","businessName":"METROPOLITAN MARKET INC","legalName":"METROPOLITAN MARKET INC","address":"1901 SPRUCE ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-07","latestIssueDate":"2025-04-04","expirationDate":"2026-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"519483","type":"Dumpster License - 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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":"3 permits not marked completed: CP-2026-001741 (Issued), PP-2026-007924 (Issued), MP-2026-003487 (Issued).","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-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; 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":"2 failed, 4 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 27, 2006.","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 #201325: Closed; Dumpster License - Public ROW #519483: Closed; Dumpster License - Public ROW #539920: Closed; Food Preparing and Serving #582947: Closed","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":"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 Apr 28, 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/"}]}