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(NO OTHER CHANGES) REMAINING PERMIT SAME AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. FOR ERECTION OF ONE (1) FREESTANDING, DOUBLE-FACED (SIZE 20 X 60 FT), V-SHAPED DIGITAL FORMAT, SINGLE-POLE, ILLUMINATED NON-ACCESSORY SIGN ON A VACANT LOT; THE PROPOSED SIGN WITHIN 500 FT OF ANOTHER NON-ACCESSORY SIGN AND TWO (2) NON-ACCESSORY SIGNS ARE BEING REMOVED AT 1334 S FRONT STREET (ROOFTOP SIGN TWO FACED14X48FT). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"GP-2021-000950","date":"2021-05-21","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-01-17","scope":"ERECTION OF ONE, DOUBLE-FACED FREESTANDING NON-ACCESSORY BILLBOARD SIGN WITH DIGITAL DISPLAY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK**"},{"number":"EP-2021-005366","date":"2021-06-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-21","scope":"200 amp, single phase, 120/240 volt aerial electric service for billboard. (12) 20 amp, 240 volt single phase circuits to feed (12) LED power supplies provided by billboard manufacturer. Total billboard demand maximum 158 amps on both sides. All work to comply with 2017 National Electric Code Standards, including grounding and bonding.**All work is under parent GP-2021-000950 **"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":11.58,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2010,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2011,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2011,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":1900000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"590348","type":"Public Garage / Parking Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"STEIN SILVERMAN FAMILY PARTNERSHIP INC","legalName":"STEIN SILVERMAN FAMILY PARTNERSHIP INC","address":"3670 S LAWRENCE ST","revenueCode":"3371","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2013-04-17","latestIssueDate":"2013-04-17","expirationDate":"2014-04-17","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"607964","type":"Public Garage / Parking Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"STEIN SILVERMAN FAMILY PARTNERSHIP INC","legalName":"STEIN SILVERMAN FAMILY PARTNERSHIP INC","address":"3670 S LAWRENCE ST","revenueCode":"3371","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-01-07","latestIssueDate":"2014-01-07","expirationDate":"2014-12-31","inactiveDate":"2015-03-01"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"607964","type":"Public Garage / Parking Lot","businessName":"STEIN SILVERMAN FAMILY PARTNERSHIP INC","legalName":"STEIN SILVERMAN FAMILY PARTNERSHIP INC","issuedDate":"2013-04-17","latestIssueDate":"2014-01-07","closureDate":"2015-03-01","expirationDate":"2014-12-31","inactiveDate":"2015-03-01","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","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":["$27,950 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 202% in 2024, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $608,000 to $1,833,500","no permit shown in 2023-2025"],"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 #186260: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 1055059 (Expired), GP-2021-000950 (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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$27,949.57 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"8 failed, 0 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Oct 7, 2013.","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":"Public Garage / Parking Lot #590348: Inactive; Public Garage / Parking Lot #607964: Inactive since Mar 1, 2015","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 2 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/"}]}