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PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, PROOF OF RECORDATION OF EASEMENTS, AGREEMENTS AND COVENANTS MUST BE SUPPLIED.SEE APPLICATION 985290 FOR DOCUMENTATION"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":-0.86,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2008,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2011,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2011,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2013,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":10000000},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":1399200},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 50% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $2,623,500 to $3,935,200","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":"Use permit #1009947: 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. 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