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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2021-001306","date":"2021-07-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-27","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE FOR RETAIL SALES WITH GROUP HEALTH PRACTITIONER ON THE GROUND FLOOR. 2ND FLOOR TO BE SHELL VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (SEPARATE USE REGISTRATION AND FIT-OUT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE APPROVAL REQUIRED FROM PA L&I FOR ELEVATOR INSTALLATION. Amend to remove 2nd story to change to one-story structure as per approved revised plans."},{"number":"SP-2021-000535","date":"2021-08-18","work":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-26","scope":"For site work only for plumbing work as per approved plans."},{"number":"PP-2021-015112","date":"2021-08-18","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-26","scope":"Plumbing Permit for combo SP-2021-000535"},{"number":"MP-2021-004552","date":"2021-08-19","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-26","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK FOR A MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2021-014394","date":"2021-09-09","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-26","scope":"INSTALL 2 WATER CLOSETS, 2 LAVATORIES, 6 ROOF DRAINS, 3 KITCHEN SINKS, 1 HOT WATER HEATER, 4 HOSE BIBBS, 1 BACKFLOW DEVICE AND 10 FLOOR DRAINS ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC."},{"number":"EP-2021-007452","date":"2021-09-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-24","scope":"Install temporary service. Install new 800 amp service, lighting, wiring devices, HVAC wiring, Low voltage outlet box and stubs as per 2017 NEC. Install fire alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"ZP-2021-015511","date":"2021-12-30","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2021-016037","date":"2022-01-04","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-21","scope":"For the erection of four (4) accessory, statically illuminated wall signs onto an under-construction semi-detached structure as approved by ZP-2021-015511, sizes and location as shown on plan/application."},{"number":"FP-2021-002794","date":"2022-01-28","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-27","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A ONE (1) STORY RETAIL BUILDING TO INCLUDE A NEW SIX (6) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A NEW SIX (6) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE CP-2021-001306 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"ZP-2022-003000","date":"2022-04-05","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-26","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF FIVE (5) ILLUMINATED CHANNEL LETTERS ACCESSORY WALL SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION/PLANS."},{"number":"GP-2022-002275","date":"2022-04-20","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-26","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF FIVE (5) ILLUMINATED CHANNEL LETTERS ACCESSORY WALL SIGNS AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2022-013351","date":"2023-07-17","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2024-000812","date":"2024-02-14","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Unity of Use"},{"number":"CP-2024-004353","date":"2024-10-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-08","scope":"FOR LEVEL I ALTERATION TO THE EXISTING RETAIL SPASE AS PER APPORVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2024-010940","date":"2024-11-14","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY MARQUEE SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2024-010972","date":"2024-11-15","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Retail Sales - Wearing Apparel and Accessories"},{"number":"GP-2024-010273","date":"2024-11-27","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-06-03","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY MARQUEE SIGNS AS PER APPROVED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"894730","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Rite Aid of PA LLC (Rite Aid #2790)","legalName":"Rite Aid of PA LLC","address":"1406 CECIL B MOORE AVE","revenueCode":"3119","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2022-05-11","latestIssueDate":"2023-04-24","expirationDate":"2024-05-10","inactiveDate":"2024-07-09"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"894730","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large)","businessName":"Rite Aid of PA LLC (Rite Aid #2790)","legalName":"Rite Aid of PA LLC","issuedDate":"2022-05-11","latestIssueDate":"2023-04-24","closureDate":"2024-07-09","expirationDate":"2024-05-10","inactiveDate":"2024-07-09","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["2 open L&I violations","$18,626 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","failed L&I inspection activity in 2022, 2023, 2024"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"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":["6 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 112% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $875,300 to $1,855,100","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 #ZP-2022-013351: Dismissed / Withdrawn · Withdrawn; related permit ZP-2022-013351.","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":"2 permits not marked completed: ZP-2021-016037 (Expired), GP-2024-010273 (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":"2 open L&I violations","finding":"2 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$18,626.16 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2019.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Mar 26, 2024.","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":"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 Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large) #894730: Inactive since Jul 9, 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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}