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ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.PA1CALL20151551912"},{"number":"693063","date":"2016-05-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-20","scope":"INSTALL LATERAL, CURB TRAP AND FAI PA20161240598 (MULTI FAMILY)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"741289","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"chester 4130 LLC","legalName":"chester 4130 LLC","address":"4130 CHESTER AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":6,"issuedDate":"2017-06-07","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-21","expirationDate":"2027-06-06","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"741289","type":"Rental","businessName":"chester 4130 LLC","legalName":"chester 4130 LLC","issuedDate":"2017-06-07","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-21","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-06","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":6,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 55% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $935,800 to $1,451,100","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 #522990: 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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