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NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"691611","date":"2016-07-29","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-29","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FLAT WALL SIGN ACCESSORY TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED USE AS A SIT DOWN RESTAURANT. SIGN SPANS 6625-6627 CASTOR AVE. TOTAL SIGN COVARGE 10'-4\"."},{"number":"688154","date":"2017-04-11","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-15","scope":"FOR ALTERATIONS AT AN EXISTING STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE NEW EXTERIOR REAR STAIR INSTALLATION AT BASEMENT AND 2ND FLR LEVEL, AND NEW FRONT EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS TO BE PROVIDED FOR AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY WITH ACCESSORY STORAGE AT THE 2ND STORY WITH EXISTING BREACH IN PARTY WALL. (IEBC 2009, COMPLIANCE PATH: CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, HIGHER LVL) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS.** [SEE PLANS UNDER AP#688152 AND ASSOCIATED LAWFUL OCCUPANCY POSTING.]"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.28,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"sale","p":200000},{"y":2013,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":256777.5},{"y":2016,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 52% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $180,100 to $274,500","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #9761: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 228662. Use permit #664670: 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":"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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}