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ALL SIGNS ACCESSORY TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FINANCIAL SERVICES USE WITHIN BUILDING #3, AS PART OF AN EXISTING UNITY OF USE LOT WITH EXISTING USES ACROSS THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) LOTS: 20-30 W ALLENS LN USED AS EXISTING AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO INCLUDE BODY AND FENDER WORK AND SPRAY PAINTING WITHIN BUILDING #1, 7226-30 GERMANTOWN AVENUE USED AS EXISTING STORAGE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPEMENT IN BUILDING #2, AND 7236-40 GERMANTOWN AVE USED AS EXISTING FOOD, BEVERAGES, AND GROCERIES WITHIN AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE (\"WAWA\")."},{"number":"741187","date":"2017-02-02","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-02-22","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL OF ALL EXISTING SIGNAGE ON BUILDING #3, AND FOR THE ERECTION OF SIGNAGE ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING FINANCIAL SERVICES TENANT LOCATED IN BUILDING #3 AS PER PLANS; ONE (1) ACCESSORY, DOUBLE-FACED, STATICALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTION SIGN (SIGN \"B1\" ON PLANS), TWO (2) ACCESSORY, STATICALLY ILLUMINATED WALL SIGNS (SIGNS \"C1\" AND \"C2\" ON PLANS), AND TWO (2) ACCESSORY, DOUBLE-FACED, NON-ILLUMINATED DIRECTIONAL SIGNS (SIGNS \"D1\" AND \"D2\" ON PLANS), SIZES AND LOCATIONS AS SHOWN ON PLAN/APPLICATION; SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"PP-2021-016126","date":"2021-09-17","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-04","scope":"Curb trap, fresh air inlet and main drain"},{"number":"ZP-2022-014013","date":"2022-12-21","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF TWO STORY PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE OF BUILDING ( 20-30 W ALLENS STREET) ; FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNITY OF USE TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT FOR ZONING PURPOSES WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS TO BE RECORDED BY DEED TO BIND CURRENT AND FUTURE OWNERS OF THE CONTIGUOUS THREE(3) PARCELS ( 20-30 W ALLENS LN, 7226-34 GERMANTOWN AVE AND 7236 GERMANTOWN AVE) TO PRESERVE THE UNITY OF USE AND THE LEGALITY OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT THAT STEMS FROM THE SINGLE ZONING LOT TREATMENT. 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ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED PERMIT. **SEE PERMIT DP-2022-001738 FOR PORTION OF BUILDING TO BE DEMOLISHED ON ADJACENT PROPERTY AT 20-30 W ALLENS LN**"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2024,"k":"demo"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-30","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","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":["1 permit event since 2023","demolition activity 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":"Use permit #285224: 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. 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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. 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