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NO EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS OR CHANGES TO WINDOWS AS PER PHC. *SEPERATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION*"},{"number":"557325","date":"2014-08-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 5 WATER CLOSETS, 5 LAVY SINKS, 3 BATRH TUBS, 3 KITCHEN SINK, 3 WASHING MACHINES"},{"number":"566864","date":"2014-10-08","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL THREE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEMS AND ALL DUCTWORK. * ALL HEAT PUMP UNITS WILL BE INSTALLED IN REAR OF BUILDING ON THE GROUND AS PER HISTORICAL APPROVAL. WORK TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION'S GUIDELINES AND APPROVED PLAN. NO WORK/CHANGES TO EXTERIOR OR WINDOWS/DOORS AS PER HISTORICAL COMMISSION. INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. ALL EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK IS TO BE INSTALLED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE SAME DWELLING UNIT WITH NO PENETRATIONS OF FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES AND INSTALLED AS PER MANUFACTURES' SPECIFICATIONS. INSTALLATION MUST MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE AND THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE."},{"number":"936966","date":"2019-03-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-17","scope":"LEVEL II ALTERATION TO THE EXISTING REAR & FRONT BAY AS PER PLAN"},{"number":"959982","date":"2019-10-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-06","scope":"AMENDMENT: FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT 959982 TO DOCUMENT STRUCTURAL WORK AND ASSEMBLIES AS SHOWN PER AMENDED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ORIGINAL: FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITION WALLS, RATED SHAFT ENCLOSURES, RATED FLOOR CEILING ASSEMBLIES, OPENING PROTECTIVES AT RATED SHAFT ENCLOSURES, AND WALL/FLOOR/CEILING FINISHES PER PLANS REVIEWED BY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. NO WORK TO EXTERIOR WINDOWS, DOORS, OR FACADE.(IEBC 2018, CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, HIGHER HAZARD) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS.**"},{"number":"1048482","date":"2020-02-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-12","scope":"INSTALL 21 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1041210","date":"2020-04-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-06","scope":"INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM THROUGHOUT EXISTING THREE STORY BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. PER PHC: NO EXTERIOR EXCEPT CONDESNORS TO BE LOCATED IN THE BACKYARD. ** 2018 IMC **"},{"number":"1041200","date":"2020-05-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-15","scope":"INSTALL NEW 400 AMP/SINGLE PHASE SEVICE TO 3 DWELLING UNITS AND 1 HOUSE METER AS PER CODE. INCLIDES LIGHT FIXTURES, SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES AND OUTLETS. INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM SERVICE PER2016 NFPA 72 AND 2017 NEC (WEST DIST) INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM SERVICE PER 2016 NFPA 72 AND 2017 NEC (WEST DIST)"},{"number":"FP-2020-000856","date":"2020-08-11","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-18","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE AND A HALF (1.5) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH ONE AND A HALF (1.5) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTERS AND AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13R. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2020-007398","date":"2020-08-25","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-04-26","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"511450","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SAUSAN KASSAR","legalName":"SAUSAN KASSAR","address":"1730 MEMORIAL AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-08-13","latestIssueDate":"2010-08-13","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"770393","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Dexter Marchan","legalName":"Dexter Marchan","address":"1730 MEMORIAL AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-03-26","latestIssueDate":"2021-02-10","expirationDate":"2022-03-25","inactiveDate":"2022-05-24"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"770393","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"Dexter Marchan","legalName":"Dexter Marchan","issuedDate":"2018-03-26","latestIssueDate":"2021-02-10","closureDate":"2022-05-24","expirationDate":"2022-03-25","inactiveDate":"2022-05-24","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"511450","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"SAUSAN KASSAR","legalName":"SAUSAN KASSAR","issuedDate":"2010-08-13","latestIssueDate":"2010-08-13","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 150% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $140,800 to $351,600","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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 #539807: 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":"3 permits not marked completed: 530979 (EXPIRED), 557325 (EXPIRED), 566864 (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":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Nov 5, 2022; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Nov 5, 2022","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #511450: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #770393: Inactive since May 24, 2022","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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. 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/"},{"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. 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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}