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THE INSPECTOR VISITED THE PREMISES ON SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2014, FOUND THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING CLOSED AND WRONGLY ASSUMED THAT THE BUILDING WAS VACANT. 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NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"951166","date":"2019-02-21","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-02","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION ON NON-BEARING PARTITION WALL AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"955454","date":"2019-04-17","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-17","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION OF TWO-STORY STAIR TOWER ADDITION ON ONE-STORY MIDDLE PORTION OF BUILDING AND CONVERTING \"OPEN COURT\" AT CETNER OF BUILDING INTO INTERIOR SPACE TO THE EXISTING ATTACHED BUILDING, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN. FOR USE AS A FOOD, BEVERAGES AND GROCERIES AT FIRST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH ARTIST STUDIO (MUSIC PRACTICE STUDIO) IN THE REST OF THE SPACE. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"981775","date":"2019-07-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-02","scope":"FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS AND PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO AN EXISTING BUILDING PER APPROVED PLANS. 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ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATION."},{"number":"1032855","date":"2019-12-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-02","scope":"INSTALLATION OF NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PREMISE AS PER NFPA 72(NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"1043650","date":"2020-02-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-09-24","scope":"INSTALL NEW 300 AMP SERVICE AND AND 4 SUB PANELS AND METERS WIRE THE BUILDING OUTLETS AND LIGHTS EXIT SIGNS AND EMERGENCY/ LIGHTS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DIST)"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.79,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2014,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal sustained"},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":80000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":143000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"425631","type":"Handbill Distribution","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FAMOUS WINGS THINGS AND PIZZA INC","legalName":"FAMOUS WINGS THINGS AND PIZZA INC","address":"2637 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3418","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2007-10-05","latestIssueDate":"2008-10-02","expirationDate":"2009-08-31","inactiveDate":"2009-03-19"},{"number":"785792","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"PRIME PRODUCE MARKET INC","legalName":"PRIME PRODUCE MARKET INC","address":"2637 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-08-10","latestIssueDate":"2018-08-10","expirationDate":"2019-08-09","inactiveDate":"2019-10-08"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"785792","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"PRIME PRODUCE MARKET INC","legalName":"PRIME PRODUCE MARKET INC","issuedDate":"2018-08-10","latestIssueDate":"2018-08-10","closureDate":"2019-10-08","expirationDate":"2019-08-09","inactiveDate":"2019-10-08","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"425631","type":"Handbill Distribution","businessName":"FAMOUS WINGS THINGS AND PIZZA INC","legalName":"FAMOUS WINGS THINGS AND PIZZA INC","issuedDate":"2007-10-05","latestIssueDate":"2008-10-02","closureDate":"2009-03-19","expirationDate":"2009-08-31","inactiveDate":"2009-03-19","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 311% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $109,600 to $450,000","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 #877617: 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 3 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Sep 3, 2014.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Handbill Distribution #425631: Inactive since Mar 19, 2009; Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #785792: Inactive since Oct 8, 2019","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 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 3 historical violations across 3 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/"}]}