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LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. Amend permit on 5/5/21 to make revisions as per clouded changes and engineer's report."},{"number":"1042194-RI","date":"2020-02-18","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-04","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13 (USING A NEW 2\" FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2\" BACKFLOW) WITHIN THE 1ST FLR GROUP A-2 TENANT (SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT) OF AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE, AS PER PLANS; SEE AP#997035 FOR ALTERATIONS PERMIT."},{"number":"1043517","date":"2020-03-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-04","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW HVAC SYSTEM IN THE NEW SIT DOWN RESTAURANT AS PER APPROVED PLAN."},{"number":"1051209","date":"2020-03-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2020-05-04","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD WITH A EXHAUST FAN AND A MAKE UP AIR FAN WITH SUPPLY/EXHAUST DUCT WORK FOR KITCHEN. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEE AP#1043517 FOR APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"1042194","date":"2020-05-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13 (USING A NEW 2\" FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2\" BACKFLOW) WITHIN THE 1ST FLR GROUP A-2 TENANT (SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT) OF AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE, AS PER PLANS; SEE AP#997035 FOR ALTERATIONS PERMIT."},{"number":"EP-2020-001684","date":"2020-06-04","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-11-18","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2020-001672 Supply new 600 AMP 3 phase service. Install new lighting , install switches, and receptacles. Wire kitchen equipment. Install 3 panels as per plans"},{"number":"PP-2020-002227","date":"2020-06-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-12","scope":"new pipes and fixtures: 6 lavs, 10 toilets; 1 floor, 1 (3) combination, 1 food prep, 1 bar & 1 prep, 1 mop, and 4 hand wash sinks; 1 floor drainage, 1 backflow preventer, 1 ice machine, 1 coffee machine, 1 dishwasher, grease trap, and hose bibs"},{"number":"EP-2020-001672","date":"2020-11-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-18","scope":"Supply new 800 AMP 3 phase service. Install new lighting , install switches, and receptacles. Wire kitchen equipment. Install 3 panels as per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"ZP-2021-002959","date":"2021-04-02","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Artist Studios and Artisan Industrial."},{"number":"EP-2021-002494","date":"2021-06-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-14","scope":"INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT AS PER THE 2017 NEC AND 2016 NFPA-72."},{"number":"CP-2021-002534","date":"2021-07-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-09-17","scope":"*This permit is to partially comply Case Violation: CF-2021-008427 the Building Alterations installed without permit and the proposed work below.* EZ LIMITED COMMERCIAL ALTERATIONS PERMIT STANDARDS Level-1 Alteration: To an existing CMX-2.5 property - No framing, layout changes, or work to any rated assemblies approved on this permit. Structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes any modifications to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations, including underpinning, excavations (i.e. digging in Basement) and removal of basement slab. *Work in the basement or cellar is not allowed on the EZ Alteration Permit.* Separate permit with plans for case violation CF-2021-8400 for work in the basement. INSTALL NEW INTERIOR WALL, CEILING AND FLOOR FINISHINGS ONLY. The zoning permit approved is ZP-2021-002959."},{"number":"CP-2021-008349","date":"2022-04-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-09-21","scope":"ALTERATION TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF STAIRS, RAILING, ACCESSIBLE PATH FOR OUTDOOR SITTING ARRANGEMENT AS PART OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT."},{"number":"CP-2022-006182","date":"2022-12-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-06","scope":"MAKE-SAFE PERMIT: FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND BRACING OF THE EXISTING EXTERIOR WALL TO RESOLVE CASE CF-2022-094111. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND ENGINEERING INSPECTION LETTER. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. “A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 9 FEET OF THE BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2018 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.” A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE CF-2022-094111. \"IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION.\""},{"number":"PP-2023-013280","date":"2023-09-26","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-05","scope":"Replace 5\" curb trap with fresh air inlet."},{"number":"ZP-2023-008722","date":"2025-08-06","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Assembly and Entertainment"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"6 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 8 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"925628","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Active","businessName":"Berkshire Coffee, LLC (Starbolt)","legalName":"Berkshire Coffee, LLC","address":"1936 N FRONT ST","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2023-06-07","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-09","expirationDate":"2027-06-06","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"925628","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"Berkshire Coffee, LLC (Starbolt)","legalName":"Berkshire Coffee, LLC","issuedDate":"2023-06-07","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-09","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-06","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","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":["2 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal 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 #ZP-2023-008722: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2023-008722. The history also contains “NEW USE.”","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":"3 permits not marked completed: 1051209 (Expired), CP-2021-002534 (Expired), CP-2021-008349 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 9 historical violations across 3 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"10 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 2, 2023.","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Apr 2, 2027","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}