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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2022-007646","date":"2022-07-11","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Public, Civic, and Institutional - Community Center"},{"number":"CP-2022-003637","date":"2022-08-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-01","scope":"FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (TENANT FIT-OUT) WITH A PARTIAL CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY IN SPACE #1 AT THE 1ST FLOOR OF THE EXISTING TWO (2) STORY STRUCTURE TO CREATE A GROUP A-3 COMMUNITY CENTER. BUILDING IS NOT SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"MP-2022-004145","date":"2022-08-22","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-01","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS."},{"number":"PP-2022-011443","date":"2022-09-13","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-01-27","scope":"Remove and replace some fixtures in same location, and re pipe some new fixtures and piping. 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ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC & 2016 NFPA-72."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Exterior Window and Door Replacement"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"349215","type":"Tow Truck","status":"Closed","businessName":"LEW BLUM TOWING INC (LEW BLUM TOWING)","legalName":"LEW BLUM TOWING INC","address":"4017-27 CAMBRIDGE ST","revenueCode":"3383","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2006-01-11","latestIssueDate":"2011-01-19","expirationDate":"2010-12-31","inactiveDate":"2011-01-19"},{"number":"391119","type":"Public Garage / Parking Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"LEW BLUM TOWING INC","legalName":"LEW BLUM TOWING INC","address":"4017-27 CAMBRIDGE ST","revenueCode":"3371","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-12-02","latestIssueDate":"2021-06-02","expirationDate":"2021-12-31","inactiveDate":"2022-03-01"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"391119","type":"Public Garage / Parking Lot","businessName":"LEW BLUM TOWING INC","legalName":"LEW BLUM TOWING INC","issuedDate":"2009-12-02","latestIssueDate":"2021-06-02","closureDate":"2022-03-01","expirationDate":"2021-12-31","inactiveDate":"2022-03-01","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"349215","type":"Tow Truck","businessName":"LEW BLUM TOWING INC (LEW BLUM TOWING)","legalName":"LEW BLUM TOWING INC","issuedDate":"2006-01-11","latestIssueDate":"2011-01-19","closureDate":"2011-01-19","expirationDate":"2010-12-31","inactiveDate":"2011-01-19","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 117% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $778,400 to $1,690,200","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 #936644: COMPLETED. The history also contains “PERM Z- NEW USE.”","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":"1 permit not marked completed: MP-2021-001846 (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":"5 failed, 4 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 23, 2016.","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":"2 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Tow Truck #349215: Closed since Jan 19, 2011; Public Garage / Parking Lot #391119: Inactive since Mar 1, 2022","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 4 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. 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. 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