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SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2020-007118","date":"2021-01-20","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Building Services"},{"number":"ZP-2021-004328","date":"2021-06-01","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-07","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) ACCESSORY STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FLATWALL SIGN. FOR THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE RE-FACING OF ONE (1) DOUBLE-FACED NON-ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE PLAN. SIGN ACCESSORY TO A BUILDING SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS STORAGE ON LOT AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED"},{"number":"GP-2021-005834","date":"2021-06-24","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-07","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) ACCESSORY STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FLATWALL SIGNS AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2023-003730","date":"2023-07-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-06-21","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE MEZZANINE RECONSTRUCTION, FOOTINGS, STAIRS, NEW PARTITIONS, DOORS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK. 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INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES SENSORS, & RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE HVAC EQUIPMENT. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITHTHE 2017 NEC. * NO FIRE ALARM WORK."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":1.86,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":1775000},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":1775000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"284216","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RENTZ CO INC","legalName":"RENTZ CO INC","address":"4055 RICHMOND ST","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-12-22","latestIssueDate":"2007-12-14","expirationDate":"2008-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"284216","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"RENTZ CO INC","legalName":"RENTZ CO INC","issuedDate":"2004-12-22","latestIssueDate":"2007-12-14","closureDate":"2012-07-24","expirationDate":"2008-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 6 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2021, 2023, 2024"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #39547: Closed · Complete; related permit ZP-2020-007118. Use permit #303668: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: 288647 (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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Aug 8, 2011.","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":"1 fire/suppression-related permit 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":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #284216: Inactive since Jul 24, 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 3 historical violations across 1 case.","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. 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/"}]}