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UPON ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND UPON REQUEST TO THE PLANS EXAMINER, A LETTER OF COMPLIANCE CONFIRMING THAT BUILDING COMPLIES WITH LOCAL ZONING, BUILDING, AND FIRE CODES WILL BE FURNISHED."},{"number":"638532","date":"2015-09-14","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-05","scope":"DUPLICATE ISSUE OF PREVIOUS CO TO REFLECT NEW TENNANT/OPERATOR OF USED CAR LOT."},{"number":"732655","date":"2016-10-28","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-31","scope":"DUPLICATE ISSUE OF PREVIOUS CO TO REFLECT NEW TENNANT/OPERATOR OF USED CAR LOT."},{"number":"AP-2025-003456","date":"2025-05-01","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"To change the name only from \"MAINLINE AUTO CORP\" TO \"XPRESS 1 AUTO CENTER LLC\" for CO purposes for existing Used Car Lot."},{"number":"AP-2025-003484","date":"2025-05-02","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-05-02","scope":"To change the name only from \"MAINLINE AUTO CORP\" TO \"XPRESS 1 AUTO CENTER LLC\" for CO purposes for existing Used Car Lot."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":9,"timeline":[{"y":2005,"k":"sale","p":65000},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":650000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"278439","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BIG BOYZ AUTO SALES INC","legalName":"BIG BOYZ AUTO SALES INC","address":"5825 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"1999-03-16","latestIssueDate":"1999-03-16","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"0981924","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Active","businessName":"XPRESS 1 AUTO CENTER LLC","legalName":"XPRESS 1 AUTO CENTER LLC","address":"5825 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2025-06-18","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-17","expirationDate":"2027-06-17","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0981924","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"XPRESS 1 AUTO CENTER LLC","legalName":"XPRESS 1 AUTO CENTER LLC","issuedDate":"2025-06-18","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-17","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-17","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"278439","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"BIG BOYZ AUTO SALES INC","legalName":"BIG BOYZ AUTO SALES INC","issuedDate":"1999-03-16","latestIssueDate":"1999-03-16","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":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2025","permit activity in 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: AP-2025-003456 (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":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Aug 6, 2025.","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. 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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. 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