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SEPARATE SIGN PERMIT REQUIRED."},{"number":"245379","date":"2010-05-06","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-05-06","scope":"RENOVATION OF VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE TO CREATE RENAL CARE FACILITY. USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. ALL WORK TO CONFORM WITH REQUIREMENTS OF IEBC 2006."},{"number":"294475","date":"2010-08-04","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-08-04","scope":"USE SPACE FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF CLOTHING."},{"number":"302275","date":"2010-09-21","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-09-21","scope":"ADDING CHANNEL LETTERS TO RETAIL STORE."},{"number":"21043","date":"2011-06-01","work":"Operations","type":"OPS PERMIT","description":"OPERATIONS PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-06-01","scope":"RETAIL SALE OF FIREWORKS AS PART OF RETAIL SALES OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE. ALL SALES WITHIN ENCLOSED BUILDINGS."},{"number":"566351","date":"2014-10-17","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-10-17","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE ACCESSORY INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED CHANNEL LETTER FLAT WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON SUBMITTED PLAN"},{"number":"568802","date":"2014-10-30","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-01","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE ACCESSORY INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED CHANNEL LETTER FLAT WALL SIGN PER SUBMITTED PLAN. SEPARATE ELECTRIC PERMIT REQUIRED."},{"number":"578374","date":"2015-04-30","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-04-30","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) DOUBLED-FACED, INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FREE STANDING SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER APPROVED PLANS. FOR SIGNS ACCESSORY TO USES PREVIOUSLY EXISTING AND APPROVED, TO INCLUDE TAKE OUT RESTAURANT, DIALYSIS CENTER, RETAIL STORE, SUPER MARKET, POSTAL SERVICE, AND RETAIL SALES OF PREPACKAGED FOOD."},{"number":"663676","date":"2016-01-14","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-14","scope":"FOR A DAY CARE CENTER IN SPACE #1 OF AN EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER AS PER KEY PLAN"},{"number":"683619","date":"2016-06-21","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-29","scope":"INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) INTERNALLY ILUMINATED FREE STANDING SIGNS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQURIED."},{"number":"691422","date":"2016-06-27","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-02","scope":"FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR DAYCARE SPACE AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"688810","date":"2016-07-27","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-02","scope":"REPLACE ONLY 1 WC,(1) 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AND 3 SINKS (DAYCARE)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"711059","date":"2016-08-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-29","scope":"INSTALL NEW F/A HORNS/STROBE, PULL STATION, SMOKE DETECTORS & REMOTE KEY PAD AS PER NFPA 72 & REPLACE EMERGENCY LIGHT & COVER FOR EXISTING ELECTRICAL PANEL REPLACE OUTLETS WITH TAMPER RESISTANT AS PER NEC 2008 WEST DISTRICT"},{"number":"827344","date":"2017-12-04","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-16","scope":"ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES TO EXISTING PAVED SIDEWALK SURROUNDING AN ATM. NO CHANGE TO EXISTING PARKING."},{"number":"893574","date":"2018-07-13","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-29","scope":"EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2024-008967","date":"2024-08-30","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"},{"number":"CP-2024-004591","date":"2024-09-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-01-13","scope":"FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK. *2018 IEBC*"},{"number":"MP-2024-004198","date":"2024-09-23","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-01-13","scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo CP-2024-004591"},{"number":"ZP-2024-010416","date":"2024-10-09","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FOUR (4) ACCESSORY VINYL SIGNS (TOTAL 50.45 SQ. FT) ON ALL FOUR (4) SIDES OF AN EXISTING ATM ON THE LOT; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN."},{"number":"PP-2024-012695","date":"2024-10-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-26","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2024-004591"},{"number":"EP-2024-008985","date":"2024-10-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-01-09","scope":"Electrical Permit for combo CP-2024-004591"},{"number":"ZP-2025-002759","date":"2025-04-22","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-28","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLANS."},{"number":"GP-2025-003002","date":"2025-05-08","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-28","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED WALL SIGN. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK, INCLUDING ALL ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"EP-2025-011280","date":"2025-12-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-16","scope":"Install new circuit for Outdoor Sign To NEC Code (Parent Permit GP-2025-003002) ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"EP-2026-001197","date":"2026-02-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-01","scope":"Exterior wiring for a sign with a disconnect and wiring from existing power Parent permit GP-2025-003002"},{"number":"MP-2025-006564","date":"2026-04-02","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-13","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"6 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"484834","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"DOLLAR TREE STORES INC","legalName":"DOLLAR TREE STORES INC","address":"2910 S 70TH ST","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-10-20","latestIssueDate":"2012-01-04","expirationDate":"2012-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-11-29"},{"number":"487131","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large)","status":"Active","businessName":"RAMI 98 INC (GROVERS MARKET)","legalName":"RAMI 98 INC","address":"2910 S 70TH ST","revenueCode":"3119","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-11-04","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-27","expirationDate":"2027-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"487133","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"RAMI 98 INC (GROVERS MARKET)","legalName":"RAMI 98 INC","address":"2910 S 70TH ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-11-04","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-20","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"530131","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"DOLLAR TREE STORES INC","legalName":"DOLLAR TREE STORES INC","address":"2910 S 70TH ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2011-04-12","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-27","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"733753","type":"Handbill Distribution","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RAMI 98 INC","legalName":"RAMI 98 INC","address":"2910 S 70TH ST","revenueCode":"3418","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-03-31","latestIssueDate":"2017-03-31","expirationDate":"2018-03-30","inactiveDate":"2018-05-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"733753","type":"Handbill Distribution","businessName":"RAMI 98 INC","legalName":"RAMI 98 INC","issuedDate":"2017-03-31","latestIssueDate":"2017-03-31","closureDate":"2018-05-29","expirationDate":"2018-03-30","inactiveDate":"2018-05-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"530131","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"DOLLAR TREE STORES INC","legalName":"DOLLAR TREE STORES INC","issuedDate":"2011-04-12","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-27","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"487133","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"RAMI 98 INC (GROVERS MARKET)","legalName":"RAMI 98 INC","issuedDate":"2009-11-04","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-20","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"487131","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large)","businessName":"RAMI 98 INC (GROVERS MARKET)","legalName":"RAMI 98 INC","issuedDate":"2009-11-04","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-27","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"484834","type":"Hazardous Materials","businessName":"DOLLAR TREE STORES INC","legalName":"DOLLAR TREE STORES INC","issuedDate":"2009-10-20","latestIssueDate":"2012-01-04","closureDate":"2012-11-29","expirationDate":"2012-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-11-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","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":["6 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2026"],"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":["10 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #9089: OPEN · Granted with conditions; related permit 212661. Use permit #212661: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 253014 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"6 open L&I violations","finding":"25 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"9 failed, 13 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jun 8, 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Hazardous Materials #484834: Inactive since Nov 29, 2012; Handbill Distribution #733753: Inactive since May 29, 2018","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 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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 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. 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/"}]}