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NO CHANGE IN SIZE OR LOCATION."},{"number":"852647","date":"2018-02-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-17","scope":"INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTOR (COMMERCIAL)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"871311","date":"2018-07-27","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-27","scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT FROM TWELVE (12) LOTS (840-46 S 55TH STREET, 848 S 55TH STREET, 850-56 S 55TH STREET, 858 S 55TH STREET, 860 S 55TH STREET, 862 S 55TH STREET, 864 S 55TH STREET, 866 S 55TH STREET, 868 S 55TH STREET, 870 S 55TH STREET, 872 S 55TH STREET, AND 874 S 55TH STREET). NO CHANGE TO HEIGHT OR AREA OF EXISTING STRUCTURE. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT USES/PARKING/SIGNAGE ON PROPERTY. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION."},{"number":"901716","date":"2018-08-13","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-13","scope":"USE AS RETAIL OF CONSUMER GOODS,(INDOOR FLEA MARKET) ON FIRST(1ST) AND SECOND(2ND) FLOORS. NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR SQUARE FOOTAGE. NO SIGN WITH THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"900820","date":"2019-05-29","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-29","scope":"VACANT STRUCTURE. NO CHANGE TO HEIGHT OR AREA OF EXISTING STRUCTURE. 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FOR USE AS RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER GOODS,(INDOOR FLEA MARKET) WITHIN THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND ADDITION. FOR USE AS A RETAIL SALE OF CONSUMER GOODS,(OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET) WITH ACCESSORY STORAGE FACILITYES."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"286291","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"AMOROSOS BAKING CO","legalName":"AMOROSOS BAKING CO","address":"840 S 55TH ST","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","expirationDate":"2009-06-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"380271","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"AMOROSOS BAKING CO","legalName":"AMOROSOS BAKING CO","address":"840 S 55TH ST","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-06-11","latestIssueDate":"2015-02-10","expirationDate":"2015-12-31","inactiveDate":"2016-02-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"380271","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"AMOROSOS BAKING CO","legalName":"AMOROSOS BAKING CO","issuedDate":"2009-06-11","latestIssueDate":"2015-02-10","closureDate":"2016-02-29","expirationDate":"2015-12-31","inactiveDate":"2016-02-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"286291","type":"Hazardous Materials","businessName":"AMOROSOS BAKING CO","legalName":"AMOROSOS BAKING CO","issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","closureDate":"2009-06-30","expirationDate":"2009-06-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 134% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $371,000 to $866,900","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 #901716: 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: 972793 (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":"8 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 22, 2020.","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":"Hazardous Materials #286291: Inactive; Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #380271: Inactive since Feb 29, 2016","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 2 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. 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/"}]}