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NO OTHER WORK THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"CP-2021-007321","date":"2022-05-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":"2023-09-01","scope":"FOR LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO-STORY ADDITION ABOVE AN EXISTING ONE-STORY STRUCTURE AS PER PLANS. FOR A NEW DAYCARE CENTER."},{"number":"PP-2022-012088","date":"2022-08-16","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":"2023-09-05","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"PP-2023-005012","date":"2023-04-13","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-22","scope":"LATERAL SEAL"},{"number":"CP-2023-002091","date":"2023-06-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-11-09","scope":"FOR A MAKE SAFE ONLY PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS CASE NO. CF-2023-028339. FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION TO REMOVE THE THE SECOND FLOR WALLS, THIRD FLOOR WALLS, THIRD FLOOR JOIST AND ROOF JOIST. TEMPORARY SHORING MUST BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO DEMOLITION. DEMOLISTION MUST BE COMPLETED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM."},{"number":"EP-2024-004861","date":"2024-07-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install general lighting, switches, receptacles, and 300 amp service as per 2017 NEC. Install fire alarm as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"FP-2024-002333","date":"2025-01-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER NFPA 13 WITH 4-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND BFP DEVICE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2024-003794","date":"2025-02-18","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 5 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"397059","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"CRAIG JOHNSON (CEE JOHNSONS AUTO SERV LLC)","legalName":"CRAIG JOHNSON","address":"5543 CHESTNUT ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2007-01-17","latestIssueDate":"2012-07-10","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"397059","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"CRAIG JOHNSON (CEE JOHNSONS AUTO SERV LLC)","legalName":"CRAIG JOHNSON","issuedDate":"2007-01-17","latestIssueDate":"2012-07-10","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 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":["5 permit events 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":"Use permit #874107: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"7 permits not marked completed: 916224 (Expired), CP-2021-007321 (Issued), PP-2022-012088 (Issued), PP-2023-005012 (Expired), EP-2024-004861 (Issued). 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":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"10 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"9 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jan 5, 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":"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/"}],"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. 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