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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL WORK."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction (Shell Only)"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"199220","type":"Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler","status":"Inactive","businessName":"NEW CHINA FOODS TRADING INC","legalName":"NEW CHINA FOODS TRADING INC","address":"246-72 W BERKS ST","revenueCode":"3113","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-17","latestIssueDate":"2004-05-17","expirationDate":"2005-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"410632","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"XIU DONG ZHENG","legalName":"XIU DONG ZHENG","address":"246-72 W BERKS ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2007-05-18","latestIssueDate":"2007-05-18","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"512332","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"GRAND FOOD SERVICE INC","legalName":"GRAND FOOD SERVICE INC","address":"246-72 W BERKS ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-08-20","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-24","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"863543","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Active","businessName":"Sor Ynez LLC (Sor Ynez)","legalName":"Sor Ynez LLC","address":"246-72 W BERKS ST","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2021-03-15","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-06","expirationDate":"2027-03-14","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"870041","type":"Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Sor Ynez LLC (Sor Ynez)","legalName":"Sor Ynez LLC","address":"246-72 W BERKS ST","revenueCode":"3112","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2021-06-04","latestIssueDate":"2021-06-04","expirationDate":"2021-06-13","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"936483","type":"Hot Work","status":"Active","businessName":"NextFab Studio LLC (NextFab)","legalName":"NextFab Studio LLC","address":"246-72 W BERKS ST","revenueCode":"3333","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2023-10-25","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-12","expirationDate":"2026-10-24","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"936483","type":"Hot Work","businessName":"NextFab Studio LLC (NextFab)","legalName":"NextFab Studio LLC","issuedDate":"2023-10-25","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-12","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-10-24","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"870041","type":"Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event)","businessName":"Sor Ynez LLC (Sor Ynez)","legalName":"Sor Ynez LLC","issuedDate":"2021-06-04","latestIssueDate":"2021-06-04","closureDate":"2021-06-13","expirationDate":"2021-06-13","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"863543","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"Sor Ynez LLC (Sor Ynez)","legalName":"Sor Ynez LLC","issuedDate":"2021-03-15","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-06","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-03-14","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"512332","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"GRAND FOOD SERVICE INC","legalName":"GRAND FOOD SERVICE INC","issuedDate":"2010-08-20","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-24","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"410632","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"XIU DONG ZHENG","legalName":"XIU DONG ZHENG","issuedDate":"2007-05-18","latestIssueDate":"2007-05-18","closureDate":"2010-07-31","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"199220","type":"Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler","businessName":"NEW CHINA FOODS TRADING INC","legalName":"NEW CHINA FOODS TRADING INC","issuedDate":"2004-05-17","latestIssueDate":"2004-05-17","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2005-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","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":["6 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 #932517: 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":"3 permits not marked completed: ZP-2021-002308 (Expired), CP-2020-003573 (Expired), GP-2024-006566 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"9 failed, 6 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 1, 2025.","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":"Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler #199220: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012; Dumpster License - Private Property #410632: Inactive; Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) #870041: Inactive","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/"},{"id":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 9 historical violations across 6 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Apr 30, 2027; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Apr 3, 2027; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Apr 3, 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/"}]}