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SECOND FLOOR TO BE 54,000 BTU, 80% EFFICIENCY UNIT, THIRD FLOOR TO BE 54,000 BTU, 90 % DIRECT VENT UNIT. EACH SYSTEM TO BE COMPLETELY SELF CONTAINED WITHIN EACH FLOOR AND NO COMMUNICATING DUCTWORK BEYOND TENANT SPACE. SEPARATE USE, BUILDING, PLUMBING, AND ELECTRIC PERMITS REQUIRED."},{"number":"ZP-2024-008505","date":"2024-08-27","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL STRUCTURES ON THE SAME LOT TO CREATE A FULLY VACANT LOT. (SITE PLAN NOT SUBMITTED)."},{"number":"PP-2024-012032","date":"2024-09-03","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-05-27","scope":"Seal 5\" lateral."},{"number":"DP-2024-001100","date":"2025-02-18","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. EXISTING STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED BY HAND AND HAND-HELD EQUIPMENT ONLY PER APPROVED PLANS. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2 * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED"},{"number":"PP-2026-004692","date":"2026-04-13","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-21","scope":"SEAL LATERAL FOR DEMO."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 4 passed"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2025,"k":"demo"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":3000000},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"582225","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"THE STAR GROUP INC","legalName":"THE STAR GROUP INC","address":"215 S 17TH ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2013-01-16","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-23","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"611678","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","status":"Inactive","businessName":"THE STAR GROUP INC","legalName":"THE STAR GROUP INC","address":"215 S 17TH ST","revenueCode":"3417","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-06-12","latestIssueDate":"2015-03-27","expirationDate":"2016-03-31","inactiveDate":"2016-05-30"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"611678","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","businessName":"THE STAR GROUP INC","legalName":"THE STAR GROUP INC","issuedDate":"2014-06-12","latestIssueDate":"2015-03-27","closureDate":"2016-05-30","expirationDate":"2016-03-31","inactiveDate":"2016-05-30","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"582225","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"THE STAR GROUP INC","legalName":"THE STAR GROUP INC","issuedDate":"2013-01-16","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-23","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2025","permit activity in 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #427543: 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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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":"4 failed, 6 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 27, 2012.","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":"Dumpster License - Public ROW #611678: Inactive since May 30, 2016","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 4 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. 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