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PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. *SEPERATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRE FOR CLOSURE OF RIGHT OF WAY. *21 DAY POSING AND NOTICE WAIVED PER A-303.2 *A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN MIN. 8 FEET OF BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC.*"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":2.13,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":32000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":100000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations incl INTERIOR UNSAFE GENERAL"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"demo"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"855241","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"3909 REALTY LLC","legalName":"3909 REALTY LLC","address":"3909 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2020-11-09","latestIssueDate":"2020-11-09","expirationDate":"2021-11-08","inactiveDate":"2022-01-07"},{"number":"882921","type":"Vacant Commercial Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Eley Ventures LLC","legalName":"Eley Ventures LLC","address":"3909 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3634","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2021-12-08","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-08","expirationDate":"2022-12-07","inactiveDate":"2023-02-05"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"882921","type":"Vacant Commercial Property","businessName":"Eley Ventures LLC","legalName":"Eley Ventures LLC","issuedDate":"2021-12-08","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-08","closureDate":"2023-02-05","expirationDate":"2022-12-07","inactiveDate":"2023-02-05","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"855241","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"3909 REALTY LLC","legalName":"3909 REALTY LLC","issuedDate":"2020-11-09","latestIssueDate":"2020-11-09","closureDate":"2022-01-07","expirationDate":"2021-11-08","inactiveDate":"2022-01-07","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"3 permits not marked completed: 986774 (Expired), PP-2021-010570 (Expired), DP-2021-001131 (Expired). 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The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 2, 2024.","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":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #855241: Inactive since Jan 7, 2022; Vacant Commercial Property #882921: Inactive since Feb 5, 2023","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/"}],"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. 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