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SEPARATE PERMIITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ** BLOWER DOOR TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 779 OR ASTM E 1827 BY AN APPROVED THIRD-PARTY AGENCY ** EXCAVATION PERMIT REQUIRED ** WORK INCUDES UNDERPINNING **"},{"number":"ZP-2022-005564","date":null,"work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Refused","completedDate":"2023-05-02","scope":null}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.76,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":105500},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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":["4 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 2022, 2023"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. 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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: RP-2025-009790 (Issued), ZP-2022-005564 (Refused).","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 L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"4 open L&I violations","finding":"8 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. 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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. 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/"}],"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/"}]}