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FOR THE CREATION OF 77 SURFACE PARKING SPACES INCLUDING WITH FOUR(4) H/C SPACES, ONE(1) RESERVOIR SPACE AND EIGHT(8) BICYCLE SPACES SIGN ACCESSORY TO NON-ACCESSORY PARKING LOT (ACCESSORY TO HOTEL WHICH IS LOCATED AT 1224-40 FRANKFORD AVE (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY)."},{"number":"943241","date":"2019-04-30","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-30","scope":"FOR THE SOLE USE OF THREE (3) PARKING SPACES INCLUDING ONE (1) ACCESSIBLE SPACE BY RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANTS OF 1309-11 N HOPE STREET AND FOR THE SOLE USE OF THREE (3) PARKING SPACES INCLUDING ONE (1) ACCESSIBLE SPACE BY RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANTS OF 1308 N FRONT STREET IN AN EXISTING NON-ACCESSORY PUBLIC PARKING LOT WITH A TOTAL OF SEVENTY-SEVEN (77) SPACES INCLUDING FIVE (5) ACCESSIBLE SPACES ON THE SAME LOT WITH EIGHT (8) BICYCLE SPACES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. SEVENTY-ONE (71) SPACES INCLUDING THREE (3) ACCESSIBLE SPACES TO REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE. NO SIGNS THIS PERMIT. SIZE / LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION / PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2020-009027","date":"2020-11-12","work":"Parking Only","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-10","scope":"For the documentation of five (5) surface parking spaces (one (1) of which shall be an auto share space), to be reserved for the development at 1321 N Front Street as per agreement with operator of parking lot; see ZP-2020-009026 for zoning/use permit of new development; no changes to layout of parking lot."},{"number":"ZP-2023-008222","date":"2023-08-25","work":"Parking Only","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the documentation to cancel the reservation of five (5) surface parking spaces (one (1) of which shall be an auto share space) that was reserved by 1321 N Front Street as per agreement with operator of parking lot; see ZP-2020-009027 for previous use permit documenting reservation of off-site parking; no changes to layout of parking lot."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Parking Only"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Parking Only"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"720121","type":"Public Garage / Parking Lot","status":"Active","businessName":"PARK AMERICA  INC","legalName":"PARK AMERICA  INC","address":"1320-36 N FRONT ST","revenueCode":"3371","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-11-16","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-10","expirationDate":"2026-11-15","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"720121","type":"Public Garage / Parking Lot","businessName":"PARK AMERICA  INC","legalName":"PARK AMERICA  INC","issuedDate":"2016-11-16","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-10","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-11-15","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 83% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,093,200 to $2,004,200","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #613332: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: ZP-2020-009027 (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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"}],"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/"}]}