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SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER SUBMITTED APPLICATION/PLAN). (SEE AP#393535 & 392907 FOR OTHER PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SIGNAGE ON PROPERTY)"},{"number":"399370","date":"2012-07-03","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-29","scope":"REMOVE THE EXISTING FRONT ENTRANCE SIGNS, INSTALL (2) NEW RITE AID SIGNS, (2) NEW PHARMACY SIGNS, (2) NEW OPEN 24 HOURS - GNC LIVE WELL - DRIVE THRU SIGNS, (2) NEW LOGO SIGNS AND (1) D/S NEW LEDSCREEN ON THE EXISTING PYLON SIGN AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"412224","date":"2012-07-25","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"PROVD GENRL LTNG FIX, EMG & EXIT LTNG, REC, SWIT & BRNCH CIR WIRING, PWR WIR FOR HVAC & REFRIG EQPMT(EQPMT FURNSHD & INSTLD BY RITE AID, INCOMING ELEC SRVC W/ METER, PNL,SUBPNL & PNL FDRS ,NO FA,SEC ALARM,TELE,DATA SOUND PAGING & LOW VOLT WIRING AS PER 2008 NEC(RITE AID)"},{"number":"419073","date":"2012-08-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-30","scope":"AREA DRAIN 8600 SQ LOT 10\" STORM LATERAL HOUSE TRAP FOR ABOVE & 5460 SQ 5\" SAN LATERAL & HOUSE TRAP ADDITION 4\" HOUSE DRAIN PA20122081708 (COMM)"},{"number":"425607","date":"2012-09-05","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-12-10","scope":"REMOVING VOICE & DATA(CAT5 CABLE) FROM PHARMACY & MGR'S OFFICE THEN REINSTALLING REMODELED AREAS, INSTALL 7 TEMP CAT5 CABLES FOR TEMPORARY PHARMACY & MGR'S OFFICE AS PER 2008 NEC(RITE AID)"},{"number":"441639","date":"2012-12-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-03-20","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN APPROVED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER 2008 NEC & NFPA 72 (COMMERCIAL)"},{"number":"414671","date":"2012-12-31","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-29","scope":"INSTALLATION OF NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM"},{"number":"651999","date":"2016-03-16","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-27","scope":"TO REPAIR PART OF NON-LOAD BEARING DAMAGED PORTION OF EXISTING EXTERIOR WALL AND REPLACE ALL MATERIALS TO MATCH EXISTING IF NECESSARY, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2020-008316","date":"2021-01-08","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-19","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING ACCESSORY WALL SIGNS AND FREESTANDING DIRECTIONAL SIGNS. FOR THE ERECTION OF SIX (6) STATIC INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGNS, FOUR (4) NON-ILLUMINATED DIRECTIONAL WALL SIGNS, AND TWO (2) DOUBLE-FACED NON-ILLUMINATED FREESTANDING DIRECTIONAL SIGNS. FOR THE REFACING OF TWO (2) EXISTING STATIC INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED DOUBLE-FACED ACCESSORY FREESTANDING SIGNS. SIZES AND LOCATIONS AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"GP-2020-009067","date":"2021-02-03","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-19","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF SIX (6) STATIC INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGNS, FOUR (4) NON-ILLUMINATED DIRECTIONAL WALL SIGNS, AND TWO (2) DOUBLE-FACED NON-ILLUMINATED FREESTANDING DIRECTIONAL SIGNS. FOR THE REFACING OF TWO (2) EXISTING STATIC INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED DOUBLE-FACED ACCESSORY FREESTANDING SIGNS. 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SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"GP-2021-007831","date":"2021-09-14","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-12-01","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN ANIMATED-ILLUMINATED FREE-STANDING SIGN ON AN EXISTING PYLON STRUCTURE, TO INCLUDE FIELD WELD, GROUNDING RODS AND ATTACHMENT FASTENERS. **SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK.**"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"201351","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RITE AID OF PA INC (DBA RITE AID #4932)","legalName":"RITE AID OF PA INC","address":"260 W LEHIGH AVE","revenueCode":"3119","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-04-13","latestIssueDate":"2025-04-02","expirationDate":"2026-04-30","inactiveDate":"2026-06-29"},{"number":"486866","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RITE AID OF PA INC (DBA RITE AID #4932)","legalName":"RITE AID OF PA INC","address":"260 W LEHIGH AVE","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-11-02","latestIssueDate":"2009-11-02","expirationDate":"2010-11-02","inactiveDate":"2011-01-18"},{"number":"510242","type":"Dumpster License - 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Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 51% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,155,700 to $1,750,000","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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 #16416: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 362714. Use permit #362714: 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: GP-2021-007831 (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":"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 Nov 10, 2006.","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":"3 fire/suppression-related permits 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":"Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large) #201351: Inactive since Jun 29, 2026; Hazardous Materials #486866: Inactive since Jan 18, 2011; Dumpster License - Private Property #510242: Closed","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/"}],"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/"}]}