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ADD'L PERMITS REQUIRED : ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, SPRINKLERS."},{"number":"380084","date":"2011-12-23","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-04-17","scope":"INSTALL 15 SUPPLY OUTLETS 10 SINGLE POLE SWITCHES, 15 48' CHANEL LIGHT FIXTURES AS PER 2008 NEC, WAREHOUSE"},{"number":"396114","date":"2012-03-28","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-28","scope":"EXTEND EXISTING STACKS TO ROOF LINE, INSTALL FITTING ON STACK FOR FUTURE USE, CONNECT ROOF DRAIN LINE TO EXISTING DRAIN, RUN HOT AND COLD WATER LINE FOR FUTURE USE (COMMERCIAL)"},{"number":"423533","date":"2012-10-23","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-11-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FOUR (4) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTOR (BFP) & FIRE PUMP ASSEMBLIES FOR A COMBINED CLASS I MANUAL WET STANDPIPE/AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR A FOUR (4) STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING; AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 & MANUAL WET STANDPIPE INSTALLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. INSTALLATION OF FIRE SPRINKLER PIPING, SPRINKLER HEADS, & RELATED PIPING/APPURTENANCES TO BE PERFORMED BY A LICENSED FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM CONTRACTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PHILADELPHIA CODE TITLE 9."},{"number":"440345","date":"2012-12-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"ELECTRICAL SERVICE , FIRE PUMP, ROUGH & FINAL WIRE 3RD-4TH FLOOR FOR LIGHTS, RECPT AS PER BLUE PRINT PROVIDED AS PER NEC 2008. NO TYPE MI CABLE IS TO BE INSTALLED ON THIS PERMIT (NO LONGER UL LISTED)."},{"number":"489651","date":"2013-09-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-11-27","scope":"SILENT KNIGHT PNL,30 SPEAKERS,2 HEATS,4 RELAYS, 8 PULL STATIONS,13 HORN STROBES,4 STROBES, AND TIE SPRINKLER AND ELEVATOR RECALL PER 2008 NEC & NFPA 72(COMMERCIAL)"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×6"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"389075","type":"Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler","status":"Inactive","businessName":"COAST TO COAST INTERNATIONAL SERVICE","legalName":"COAST TO COAST INTERNATIONAL SERVICE","address":"1314-16 S HOWARD ST","revenueCode":"3113","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2006-10-25","latestIssueDate":"2015-04-25","expirationDate":"2016-04-30","inactiveDate":"2016-06-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"389075","type":"Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler","businessName":"COAST TO COAST INTERNATIONAL SERVICE","legalName":"COAST TO COAST INTERNATIONAL SERVICE","issuedDate":"2006-10-25","latestIssueDate":"2015-04-25","closureDate":"2016-06-29","expirationDate":"2016-04-30","inactiveDate":"2016-06-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["3 open L&I violations","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2022, 2023, 2024"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. 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