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PETROLEUM PRODUCTS WILL BE REMOVED &UST CLEANE PRIOR TO CLOSURE. CONFIRMATORY SOIL SAMPLING WILL BE PERFORMED BELOW UST. UST CLOSURE REPORT WILL BE ISSUED POST CLOSURE. ALL WORK COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PADEP UST REMOVAL GUIDELINES (UST IS UNREGULATED FUEL OIL TANK) ALL FUEL OIL DISPOSED OF AT ELDREDGE, INC PA RESIDUAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY PERMIT/ #301350, TRANSPORTER EPA ID #PAD014146179"},{"number":"784824","date":"2017-08-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 3 PULL STATIONS 6 HORN STROBES 1 SMOKE DETECTOR 1 FIRE ALARM PANEL 1 NAC POWER SUPPLY WITH FIRE ALARM PANEL LOCATED IN UTILITY ROOM AS PER NFPA72"},{"number":"817971","date":"2017-10-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM PULL STATION HORN STROBE PER NFPA 72 NORTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"828385","date":"2017-12-06","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"TO AMEND PERMIT # 777316 TO CORRECT ADDRESS FROM 236 W ALLEGHENY TO 240 W ALLEGHENY AVE - ALL OTHER WORD DESCRIPTION REMAINS THE SAME"},{"number":"856181","date":"2018-03-15","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-12-01","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY FLAT WALL SIGN ACCESSORY TO A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (DETAILS AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN)"},{"number":"943398","date":"2019-04-12","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-19","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (PRESCRIPTIVE METHOD) FOR FIT OUT TO CREATE A GROUP MEDICAL, DENTAL AND HEALTH PRACTITIONER OFFICE. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2020-005712","date":"2020-08-31","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-10","scope":"Retail Sales - Consumer Goods"},{"number":"ZP-2020-005713","date":"2020-09-30","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-10","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL OF AN EXISTING FLAT WALL SIGN AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A FLAT WALL SIGN WITH STATIC ILLUMINATION (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS)"},{"number":"GP-2020-006854","date":"2020-10-20","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-11-17","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL OF AN EXISTING FLAT WALL SIGN AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A FLAT WALL SIGN WITH STATIC ILLUMINATION (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS)"},{"number":"ZP-2020-009302","date":"2020-11-24","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-10","scope":"Medical, Dental, and Health Practitioner - Group Medical, Dental, and Health Practitioner"},{"number":"PP-2020-016049","date":"2021-01-04","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-12","scope":"Rough In sinks , toilets for walk in clinic and mop sink"},{"number":"MP-2021-000295","date":"2021-02-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-12","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - (installing ductwork to existing equipment, 25 Registers. Not installing any new equipment). For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. (Note: rooftop installations will require plans unless it has already been included on any approved alteration plans."},{"number":"EP-2021-000054","date":"2021-03-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-28","scope":"Install wiring and receptacles and lighting in a tenant fitout APPROVED DRAWINGS -2017 NEC . **NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT** ***SEPARATE FIRE ALARM PERMIT NEEDED***"},{"number":"ZP-2020-010024","date":"2021-08-06","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-10","scope":"**Amendment dated 7/18/2024 to extend expiration date of permit by one (1) year as per PZC 14-303(10)(d), from 8/6/2024 to 8/6/2025.** For site improvements and the erection of an addition onto an existing detached structure (Building 2) for a new drive-through (no change to height or footprint of other existing buildings on site), size and location as shown on plan/application."},{"number":"CP-2021-008728","date":"2022-01-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-05-30","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS FOR AN INTERIOR FITOUT FOR A SPACE USE AS A MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS, AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2021-025274","date":"2022-02-02","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-05-30","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2021-008728"},{"number":"PP-2021-025272","date":"2022-02-02","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-05-30","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo CP-2021-008728"},{"number":"PP-2021-025273","date":"2022-02-02","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-05-30","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo CP-2021-008728"},{"number":"ZP-2024-003817","date":"2024-04-19","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Office - Business and Professional"},{"number":"ZP-2024-001668","date":"2024-05-15","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO FLATWALL SIGNS AND THREE CANOPY SIGNS(FRONT FACE OF THE CANOPY ONLY), SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS."},{"number":"GP-2024-004437","date":"2024-06-11","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-06-10","scope":"INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) ILLUMINATED FLAT-WALL SIGNS AND FOUR (4) NON-ILLUMINATED AWNING SIGNS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL WORK**"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"866393","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large)","status":"Active","businessName":"Leevers Supermarkets, Inc. (Save A Lot #60136)","legalName":"Leevers Supermarkets, Inc.","address":"236 W ALLEGHENY AVE","revenueCode":"3119","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2021-04-19","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-10","expirationDate":"2027-04-18","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"866393","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large)","businessName":"Leevers Supermarkets, Inc. (Save A Lot #60136)","legalName":"Leevers Supermarkets, Inc.","issuedDate":"2021-04-19","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-10","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-18","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$64,640 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["3 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"13 permits not marked completed: 737313 (Expired), 784824 (Issued), 817971 (Issued), 828385 (Issued), 856181 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Sep 29, 2023","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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$64,639.78 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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Feb 2, 2026.","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation 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/"}],"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/"}]}