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(FAST TRACK)","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2012-06-13","number":"18006","relatedPermit":"404164"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":105600,"taxable":105600,"land":36000,"improvement":69600,"taxableLand":36000,"taxableImprovement":69600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":105600,"taxable":105600,"land":36000,"improvement":69600,"taxableLand":36000,"taxableImprovement":69600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":82400,"taxable":82400,"land":16480,"improvement":65920,"taxableLand":16480,"taxableImprovement":65920,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":84900,"taxable":84900,"land":16980,"improvement":67920,"taxableLand":16980,"taxableImprovement":67920,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":85500,"taxable":85500,"land":17100,"improvement":68400,"taxableLand":17100,"taxableImprovement":68400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":85500,"taxable":85500,"land":17100,"improvement":68400,"taxableLand":17100,"taxableImprovement":68400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":85500,"taxable":85500,"land":17100,"improvement":68400,"taxableLand":17100,"taxableImprovement":68400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":93400,"taxable":93400,"land":18686,"improvement":74714,"taxableLand":18686,"taxableImprovement":74714,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":93400,"taxable":93400,"land":18686,"improvement":74714,"taxableLand":18686,"taxableImprovement":74714,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":165000,"taxable":165000,"land":33000,"improvement":132000,"taxableLand":33000,"taxableImprovement":132000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":165000,"taxable":165000,"land":33000,"improvement":132000,"taxableLand":33000,"taxableImprovement":132000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":249500,"taxable":249500,"land":49900,"improvement":199600,"taxableLand":49900,"taxableImprovement":199600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":2310,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"139507","date":"2008-03-19","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-03-24","scope":"ROOF RECOVERING, SINGLE-PLY (VACANT STORE & WINGS TO GO)"},{"number":"404164","date":"2012-06-29","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-06-29","scope":"FOR USE AS A RESTAURANT (TAKE-OUT) WITH LESS THAN TWENTY (20) SEATS; ALL FOOD SERVED ON DISPOSABLE WEAR FOR CONSUMPTION OFF-PREMISES."},{"number":"414088","date":"2012-06-29","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-03-13","scope":"900 SQUARE FEET, INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD BEARING WALLS AND CEILINGS ONLY. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION."},{"number":"423306","date":"2012-10-02","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-03-13","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, FIT OUT, UPGRADES TO FINISHES, NEW SERVICE COUTNER, BATHROOM, FURNISHINGS. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQUIRED: ELECTRICAL, HVAC, PLUMBING, SIGNAGE"},{"number":"434520","date":"2012-11-14","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-03-13","scope":"RELOCATE TOILET AND SINK, ROUGH PLUMBING FOR 1-3 BAY SIK, PREP SINK, HAND SINK AND MOP SINK(RESTAURANT)"},{"number":"452880","date":"2013-02-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-05-04","scope":"INSTALL 4 - 220 VOLT, 30 AMP BRANCH CIRCUITS, 5 - 120 VOLT 20 AMP BRANCH CIRCUITS, WITH ONE TO BE A GFCI, & CHANGE KITCHIN OUTLES TO GFCI'S, AS PER 2008 NEC."},{"number":"ZP-2021-010840","date":"2021-09-10","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Office - Business and Professional"},{"number":"CP-2021-005829","date":"2021-09-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-07","scope":"FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATION TO INCLUDE A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING. SPACE TO BE USED AS A BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF NEW WALL PARTITIONS AND TO PROVIDE FINISHES AND FURNISHINGS THROUGHOUT . ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS.**BUILDING IS NOT SPRINKLERED**IEBC 2018** IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.** SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK**ANY DEVIATION TO THE APPROVED SCOPE OF WORK WILL REQUIRED AN AMENDED PERMIT**"},{"number":"EP-2021-008597","date":"2021-10-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-04","scope":"ADD (2) 20 AMP BRANCH CIRCUITS FOR RECEPTACLES AND LIGHTING CONNECTING TO EXISTING 200 AMP PANEL AND SERVICE. ALL NECESSARY BONDING AND GROUNDING AS PER 2017 NEC."},{"number":"MP-2021-007812","date":"2021-11-18","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-07","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (RELOCATE 9 DIFFUSER CONNECTING TO EXISTING DUCT WORK)."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":0.66,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"sale","p":125000},{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":208000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"587301","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Closed","businessName":"KIRSCHNER DIANE KIRSCHNER KEITH (A & L APPLIANCE)","legalName":"KIRSCHNER DIANE KIRSCHNER KEITH","address":"3130 WILLITS RD","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2013-03-19","latestIssueDate":"2019-04-22","expirationDate":"2020-04-30","inactiveDate":"2020-06-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"587301","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"KIRSCHNER DIANE KIRSCHNER KEITH (A & L APPLIANCE)","legalName":"KIRSCHNER DIANE KIRSCHNER KEITH","issuedDate":"2013-03-19","latestIssueDate":"2019-04-22","closureDate":"2020-06-29","expirationDate":"2020-04-30","inactiveDate":"2020-06-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-21","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 4 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2021"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"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 $165,000 to $249,500","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 #18006: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 404164. Use permit #404164: 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 1 passed, and 3 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 20, 2008.","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":"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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #587301: Closed since Jun 29, 2020","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 2 historical violations across 2 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/"}]}