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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. **ALL ASBESTOS TO BE TREATED & REMOVED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK.**"},{"number":"550931","date":"2014-07-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-09-09","scope":"RELOCATE AND ADD 2 SINKS AND 2 TOILET (DAYCARE)"},{"number":"555061","date":"2014-08-11","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-09-27","scope":"RELOCATE 6-LIGHT SWITCHES, 8-RECEPTS, 12-DROP CEILING LIGHT FIXTURES TO ACCOMODATE RELOCATED DEMOLISHED WALLS AS PER NEC 2008 (DAYCARE)"},{"number":"616650","date":"2015-07-13","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-07-29","scope":"NO ALTERATIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS PERMIT, AS-BUILT CONDITION TO REMAIN; CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO DOCUMENT PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY RESULTING FROM ALTERATIONS APPROVED UNDER BUILDING PERMIT # 533802. THIS DAY CARE SHALL BE CONSIDERED A GROUP \"E\" OCCUPANCY AND ALL CHILDREN UNDER 2-1/2 YEARS OF AGE SHALL BE CARED FOR IN CLASSROOMS HAVING AN EXIT DOOR DISCHARGING DIRECTLY TO THE EXTERIOR, SEE LAWFUL OCCUPANCY SIGN. PROPERTY SHALL COMPLY WITH PHILADELPHIA PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND FIRE CODES."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2008,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2009,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"202856","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"KEN CREST SERVICES","legalName":"KEN CREST SERVICES","address":"3907-11 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-12","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-30","expirationDate":"2027-04-30","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"202856","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"KEN CREST SERVICES","legalName":"KEN CREST SERVICES","issuedDate":"2004-05-12","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-30","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 156% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $432,600 to $1,109,080","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$14.34 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Feb 24, 2009.","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":"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 commercial. 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 4 historical violations across 1 case.","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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Feb 17, 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. 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