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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION/PLANS. **EXTENSION OF ZONING PERMIT ZP-2021-003133 FOR 1-YEAR FROM THE EXPIRATION DATE (UNTIL 2/17/2025) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 14-303(10)(d) OF THE PHILADELPHIA ZONING CODE AND PER ZBA ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. NO CHANGES TO PERMIT LANGUAGE.**"},{"number":"CP-2023-006913","date":"2024-10-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR A THREE-STORY ADDITION TO AN EXISTING ONE-STORY STRUCTURE. FOR TO INCLLUDE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY. FOR A RESTAURANT AT THE GROUND FLOOR AND A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ABOVE FOR THREE DWELLING UNITS. BUILDING SHALL BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT. STANDPIPE SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA14 TO BE INSTALLED IN EXIT STAIRWAYS. **MECHANICAL, ELECTICAL (\" INSTALLATION OF 600 AMP SERVICE AND GROUNDING, (1) 125 AMP HOUSE PANEL, (3) 150 AMP RESIDENTIAL PANELS, AND (1) 200 AMP COMMERCIAL PANEL. 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INSTALL FIRE ALARM AS PER 2016 NFPA 72.\", PLUMBING AND EXCAVATION WORK TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF WORK** SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS INSTALLATION. **PROTECTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY / PEDESTRIANS / ADJACENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED DURING ALL CONSTRUCTION.**ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IECC.**IBC 2018** **AMENDED AS OF 1/14/2026 AS PER APPROVED PLANS**"},{"number":"PP-2025-000208","date":"2025-02-17","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-01","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo CP-2023-006913"},{"number":"EP-2025-000113","date":"2025-02-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Electrical Permit for combo CP-2023-006913"},{"number":"PP-2025-000207","date":"2025-02-17","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-30","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo CP-2023-006913"},{"number":"MP-2025-000087","date":"2025-02-17","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo CP-2023-006913"},{"number":"PP-2025-000209","date":"2025-02-17","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2023-006913"},{"number":"FP-2025-000699","date":"2025-04-16","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-08-11","scope":"Rough-In Permit for FP-2025-000697 INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE COMMERCIAL SPACE AND NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT RESIDENTIAL SPACE TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 2.5 ames 2000ss BFSS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND FIRE SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."},{"number":"FP-2025-001873","date":"2026-02-11","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 WITH A FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION, BACKKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AND 2\" SERVICE LINE, THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRE FOR ALL PLUMBING WORK"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"206003","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"QI GUANG QUIAN (CHINA GOURMET)","legalName":"QI GUANG QUIAN","address":"679 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-08-18","latestIssueDate":"2010-04-30","expirationDate":"2011-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-12"},{"number":"305305","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"QI GUANG QIAN","legalName":"QI GUANG QIAN","address":"679 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-02-04","latestIssueDate":"2005-02-04","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"558200","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MING X CHEN (GOLDEN CUISINE)","legalName":"MING X CHEN","address":"679 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2012-03-20","latestIssueDate":"2012-03-20","expirationDate":"2013-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-12"},{"number":"579814","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JUNEN CHEN (GOLDEN CUISINE)","legalName":"JUNEN CHEN","address":"679 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2012-12-12","latestIssueDate":"2023-05-22","expirationDate":"2024-04-30","inactiveDate":"2024-06-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"579814","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"JUNEN CHEN (GOLDEN CUISINE)","legalName":"JUNEN CHEN","issuedDate":"2012-12-12","latestIssueDate":"2023-05-22","closureDate":"2024-06-29","expirationDate":"2024-04-30","inactiveDate":"2024-06-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"558200","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"MING X CHEN (GOLDEN CUISINE)","legalName":"MING X CHEN","issuedDate":"2012-03-20","latestIssueDate":"2012-03-20","closureDate":"2012-12-12","expirationDate":"2013-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-12","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"305305","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"QI GUANG QIAN","legalName":"QI GUANG QIAN","issuedDate":"2005-02-04","latestIssueDate":"2005-02-04","closureDate":"2010-07-31","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"206003","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"QI GUANG QUIAN (CHINA GOURMET)","legalName":"QI GUANG QUIAN","issuedDate":"2004-08-18","latestIssueDate":"2010-04-30","closureDate":"2012-12-12","expirationDate":"2011-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-12","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"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":["8 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 #36343: OPEN · Granted with conditions; related permit 926903. Use permit #926903: 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":"6 permits not marked completed: CP-2023-006913 (Issued), EP-2025-000113 (Issued), MP-2025-000087 (Issued), PP-2025-000209 (Issued), FP-2025-000699 (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":"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 Preparing and Serving #206003: Inactive since Dec 12, 2012; Dumpster License - Private Property #305305: Inactive; Food Preparing and Serving #558200: Inactive since Dec 12, 2012; Food Preparing and Serving #579814: Inactive since Jun 29, 2024","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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 3 cases.","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/"}]}