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FOR USE AS AN EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING WAREHOUSE AND NO CHANGES TO EXISTING THIRTY-SIX (36) ACCESSORY SURFACE PARKING SPACES (INCLUDING TWO (2) VAN-ACCESSIBLE SPACES); NO SIGNS ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"ZP-2023-013088","date":"2024-06-05","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the erection of an addition above an existing detached structure. Size and location as shown on plans."},{"number":"CP-2024-003104","date":"2024-10-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE EXISTING ONE-STORY PORTION AND LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE EXTERIOR STAIR, STRUCTURAL WORK, NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHING, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. 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A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"EP-2024-011369","date":"2024-12-31","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-05-15","scope":"INSTALL A 100 AMP 120/208V 3 PHASE PANEL & FEEDER. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES, SENSORS & RECEPTACLE OUTLETS. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE HVAC EQUIPMENT. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC. * NO FIRE ALARM WORK ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"FP-2024-002541","date":"2025-01-15","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FOUR-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, FOUR-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS AND NFPA 13."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2007,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":1000000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"280198","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"L NATURAL FOODS CORP","legalName":"L NATURAL FOODS CORP","address":"12260 TOWNSEND RD","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"1995-01-11","latestIssueDate":"1995-01-11","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"282977","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"UNION ROOFING","legalName":"UNION ROOFING","address":"12260 TOWNSEND RD","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2002-10-02","latestIssueDate":"2002-10-02","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":"2010-10-18"},{"number":"538984","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"UNION ROOFING CONTRACTORS INC","legalName":"UNION ROOFING CONTRACTORS INC","address":"12260 TOWNSEND RD","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2011-07-18","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-27","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"538984","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"UNION ROOFING CONTRACTORS INC","legalName":"UNION ROOFING CONTRACTORS INC","issuedDate":"2011-07-18","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-27","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"282977","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"UNION ROOFING","legalName":"UNION ROOFING","issuedDate":"2002-10-02","latestIssueDate":"2002-10-02","closureDate":"2010-10-18","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":"2010-10-18","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"280198","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"L NATURAL FOODS CORP","legalName":"L NATURAL FOODS CORP","issuedDate":"1995-01-11","latestIssueDate":"1995-01-11","closureDate":"2010-07-31","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"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 2022","permit activity in 2024, 2025"],"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":"Use permit #1006017: 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":"4 permits not marked completed: CP-2024-003104 (Issued), PP-2024-015463 (Issued), FP-2024-002547 (Issued), FP-2024-002541 (Issued).","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 10, 2007.","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":"Dumpster License - Private Property #280198: Inactive; Dumpster License - Private Property #282977: Inactive since Oct 18, 2010","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 5 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 25, 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/"}]}