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AS PER THE 2017 NEC. ** NO FIRE ALARM WORK. ** *** THIS BUILDING REQUIRES A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT.***"},{"number":"MP-2021-002197","date":"2021-06-02","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-07","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN HVAC MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO INCLUDE AIR HANDLER INSTALLATION, EXHAUST FANS, GRILLES/REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. **SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD INSTALLATION.**"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2007,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2011,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":100000},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"650967","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Closed","businessName":"SANGGON LEE","legalName":"SANGGON LEE","address":"5544 N 5TH ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-12-29","latestIssueDate":"2014-12-29","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29"},{"number":"709309","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SANGGON LEE","legalName":"SANGGON LEE","address":"5544 N 5TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":1,"issuedDate":"2016-07-29","latestIssueDate":"2016-07-29","expirationDate":"2017-07-28","inactiveDate":"2017-09-26"},{"number":"887760","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Expired","businessName":"Mixiie (smoothie and fresh fruits )","legalName":"Mixiie","address":"5544 N 5TH ST","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2022-02-15","latestIssueDate":"2023-01-25","expirationDate":"2024-02-14","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"0975940","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MIXXIE SMOOTHIE LLC","legalName":"MIXXIE SMOOTHIE LLC","address":"5544 N 5TH ST","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2025-04-10","latestIssueDate":"2025-04-10","expirationDate":"2026-04-09","inactiveDate":"2026-06-08"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0975940","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"MIXXIE SMOOTHIE LLC","legalName":"MIXXIE SMOOTHIE LLC","issuedDate":"2025-04-10","latestIssueDate":"2025-04-10","closureDate":"2026-06-08","expirationDate":"2026-04-09","inactiveDate":"2026-06-08","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"887760","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"Mixiie (smoothie and fresh fruits )","legalName":"Mixiie","issuedDate":"2022-02-15","latestIssueDate":"2023-01-25","closureDate":"2024-02-14","expirationDate":"2024-02-14","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Expired","statusLabel":"Expired","active":false},{"number":"709309","type":"Rental","businessName":"SANGGON LEE","legalName":"SANGGON LEE","issuedDate":"2016-07-29","latestIssueDate":"2016-07-29","closureDate":"2017-09-26","expirationDate":"2017-07-28","inactiveDate":"2017-09-26","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"650967","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"SANGGON LEE","legalName":"SANGGON LEE","issuedDate":"2014-12-29","latestIssueDate":"2014-12-29","closureDate":"2015-04-29","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 94% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $121,000 to $234,400","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 #37681: OPEN · Granted with conditions; related permit 976508. 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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":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #650967: Closed since Apr 29, 2015; Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #887760: Expired; Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #0975940: Inactive since Jun 8, 2026","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 1 case.","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. 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