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FOR THE CREATION OF ONE (1) TENANT SPACE (SPACE # 101) FROM THREE (3) TENANT SPACES (UNIT # 1, UNIT # 2 AND UNIT # 3). FOR USE AS A TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT IN SPACE # 101 ON 1ST FLOOR WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION). NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"873009","date":"2018-05-02","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- FOR THE RELOCATION OF SPRINKLER HEADS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"859379","date":"2018-06-07","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"INTERIOR RENOVATION PER PLANS"},{"number":"875273","date":"2018-06-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"INSTALL 400AMP 480V SERVICE FROM EXISTING SPARE FUSED DISCONNECT IN BUILDING SWITCHGEAR AND TRANSFORMER 225KVA FOR FUTURE TENANT (MIXED USE)"},{"number":"869238","date":"2018-06-20","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT UNIT 101 CORE AND SHELL SPACE AND TIE INTO BUILDING'S EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE FIRE SUPPERSSION PERMIT MAY BE REQUIRED FOR TENANT FIT OUT."},{"number":"870588","date":"2018-06-22","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM FOR NEW RESTAURANT IN SPACE 101 ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING TO INCLUDE NEW AHU, (3) FANS, (1) PCV & (1) MAV-1 UNIT AND ALL DUCTWORK AND DIFFUSERS AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"871568","date":"2018-06-22","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) UL 710 LISTED CAPTIVE AIRE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST HOODS WITH SUPPLY/EXHAUST TIE-IN TO MAKEUP AIR FAN, EXHAUST FAN & ALL ASSOCIATED RETURN/EXHAUST DUCTWORK. SEE PERMIT 870588 FOR DUCTWORK AND EXHAUST/INTAKE LOCATION PLANS. ***SEPARATE PERMIT SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION OF AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM***"},{"number":"884346","date":"2018-07-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"ALTERATIONS: INTERIOR PLUMBING; RESTAURANT; SPACE 101; WATER CLOSET, LAVATORIES, URINALS, FLOOR SINKS, WATER HEATERS, 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS, MOP SINK DISHWATER, ICE MACHINE, 1-COMP SINKS, DIPPER WELLS-THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"899690","date":"2018-08-06","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"EZ STANDARS KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW WET CHEMICAL KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS. INSTALL 1 ANSUAL UL 300 SYSTEM"},{"number":"895361","date":"2018-08-07","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"FOR MECHANICAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING SPACE, INCLUDE NEW AHU'S AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"890231","date":"2018-08-13","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"INSTALL (4) NEW ELECTRICAL PANELS, RECEPTACLES, SWITCHES, LIGHT FIXTURES AND KKITCHEN EQUIPMENT AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT) INSTALL NOTIFICATION DEVICES PULL STATIONS AND SMOKE DETECTORS AS PER NFPA 72."},{"number":"886318","date":"2018-08-27","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-27","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO(2) NON-ILLUMINATED FLATWALL SIGN AND THE DOCUMENTATION TWO(2) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED WINDOW SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLAN. SIGNS ACCESSORY TO A TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED."},{"number":"905881","date":"2018-09-27","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-03","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO(2) NON-ILLUMINATED FLATWALL SIGNS ACCESSORY TO A TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #32987: OPEN · Granted with conditions; related permit 846801. Use permit #846801: 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: 731292 (EXPIRED), 870588 (EXPIRED).","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"5 fire/suppression-related permits 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. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"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/"}]}