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CRANE LOCATED ON LOT ADJACENT TO CONTSTRUCTION SITE PER AGREEMENT WITH OWNER (UNIV. OF PENN.). SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FROM STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR ANY RIGHT-OF-WAY CLOSURE / ENCROACHMENT. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, RIGHT-OF-WAY, ADJACENT STRUCTURES AND ALL UTILITIES TO BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. **SPECIAL INSPECTION REQUIRED FOR SOILS AT BASE AREA.**"},{"number":"25820","date":"2018-09-10","work":"Operations","type":"OPS PERMIT","description":"OPERATIONS PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-10","scope":"09/15/18 ERECT TENT 40X20"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Operations"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Operations"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Operations"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Operations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"199098","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES,INC","legalName":"BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES,INC","address":"3311-15 CHESTNUT ST","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","expirationDate":"2009-06-30","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"199098","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES,INC","legalName":"BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES,INC","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":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 29% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $4,001,600 to $5,180,200","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #199098: Inactive","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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. 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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/"}]}