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SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ** ASBESTOS REMEDIATION REQUIRED ** **AMENDMENT (2-7-2025) FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS & ALTERATIONS TO ROOF FRAMING TO PERMIT UPGRADED FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER THE AMENDED \"REVISION 2\" CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ** SPECIAL INSPECTIONS ADDED WITH THIS AMENDMENT ** SEE ALSO GM-2024-010496**"},{"number":"EP-2025-003308","date":"2025-04-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-10","scope":"INSTALL NEW 200 AMP SERVICE METER SOCKET PANEL GROUNDING TEMPORARY SERVICE ALL WORK AS PER 2017 NEC CODE"},{"number":"MP-2025-002585","date":"2025-06-09","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. 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L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy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":"5 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 20, 2026.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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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 - Private Property #279662: Inactive; Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler #313111: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012; Dumpster License - Private Property #422006: Inactive; Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler #424889: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","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 7 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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