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All work per 2018 PPC."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":-0.28,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"11 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 3 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Fence"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Tank Install/Removal"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"7 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"300153","type":"Outdoor Advertising Sign","status":"Closed","businessName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR (MATT BRADLEY)","legalName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR","address":"2950 CASTOR AVE","revenueCode":"3708","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-01-25","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-25","expirationDate":"2007-03-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"616038","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MAXS AUTO SALES LLC","legalName":"MAXS AUTO SALES LLC","address":"2950 CASTOR AVE","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-01-24","latestIssueDate":"2021-01-19","expirationDate":"2021-12-31","inactiveDate":"2022-03-01"},{"number":"811525","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MAXS AUTO SALES LLC","legalName":"MAXS AUTO SALES LLC","address":"2950 CASTOR AVE","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2019-05-06","latestIssueDate":"2021-04-08","expirationDate":"2022-05-05","inactiveDate":"2022-07-04"},{"number":"813405","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"MAXS AUTO SALES LLC","legalName":"MAXS AUTO SALES LLC","address":"2950 CASTOR AVE","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2019-05-23","latestIssueDate":"2019-05-23","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"938771","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Active","businessName":"Truck East Repair Inc (Truck East Repair Shop)","legalName":"Truck East Repair Inc","address":"2950 CASTOR AVE","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2023-11-27","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-23","expirationDate":"2026-11-26","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"938771","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"Truck East Repair Inc (Truck East Repair Shop)","legalName":"Truck East Repair Inc","issuedDate":"2023-11-27","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-23","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-11-26","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"813405","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"MAXS AUTO SALES LLC","legalName":"MAXS AUTO SALES LLC","issuedDate":"2019-05-23","latestIssueDate":"2019-05-23","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"811525","type":"Hazardous Materials","businessName":"MAXS AUTO SALES LLC","legalName":"MAXS AUTO SALES LLC","issuedDate":"2019-05-06","latestIssueDate":"2021-04-08","closureDate":"2022-07-04","expirationDate":"2022-05-05","inactiveDate":"2022-07-04","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"616038","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"MAXS AUTO SALES LLC","legalName":"MAXS AUTO SALES LLC","issuedDate":"2014-01-24","latestIssueDate":"2021-01-19","closureDate":"2022-03-01","expirationDate":"2021-12-31","inactiveDate":"2022-03-01","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"300153","type":"Outdoor Advertising Sign","businessName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR (MATT BRADLEY)","legalName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR","issuedDate":"2005-01-25","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-25","closureDate":"2007-03-31","expirationDate":"2007-03-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Closed","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #501849: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 942406 (Expired), GP-2022-007904 (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 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 27, 2023.","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":"Outdoor Advertising Sign #300153: Closed; Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #616038: Inactive since Mar 1, 2022; Hazardous Materials #811525: Inactive since Jul 4, 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 18 historical violations across 5 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":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 16, 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/"}]}