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NO DIFUSSERS OR DUCTWORK IS BEING INSTALLED REPLACE IN LIKE IN-KIND TRANE 14.3 SEER 2 5-TON SINGLE STAGE HEAT PUMP TRANE - MULTI-POSITIONAL AIR HANDLER W/ECM TRANE - BACKUP ELECTRICAL HEAT PACKAGE"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2010,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2010,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2011,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"490934","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","status":"Inactive","businessName":"TRUE RELIGION SALES LLC (TRUE RELIGION BRAND JEANS)","legalName":"TRUE RELIGION SALES LLC","address":"1604 WALNUT ST","revenueCode":"3417","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-01-05","latestIssueDate":"2010-01-05","expirationDate":"2011-01-05","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"495513","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","status":"Inactive","businessName":"TRUE RELIGION SALES LLC (TRUE RELIGION JEANS)","legalName":"TRUE RELIGION SALES LLC","address":"1604 WALNUT ST","revenueCode":"3417","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-10-19","latestIssueDate":"2016-04-07","expirationDate":"2017-03-31","inactiveDate":"2017-05-30"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"495513","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","businessName":"TRUE RELIGION SALES LLC (TRUE RELIGION JEANS)","legalName":"TRUE RELIGION SALES LLC","issuedDate":"2010-10-19","latestIssueDate":"2016-04-07","closureDate":"2017-05-30","expirationDate":"2017-03-31","inactiveDate":"2017-05-30","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"490934","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","businessName":"TRUE RELIGION SALES LLC (TRUE RELIGION BRAND JEANS)","legalName":"TRUE RELIGION SALES LLC","issuedDate":"2010-01-05","latestIssueDate":"2010-01-05","closureDate":"2011-01-05","expirationDate":"2011-01-05","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #14025: OPEN · Granted with conditions; related permit 258232. 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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":"6 failed, 5 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Dec 9, 2010.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Public ROW #490934: Inactive; Dumpster License - Public ROW #495513: Inactive since May 30, 2017","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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 30, 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. 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