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WALL COVERING FOR FRONT AND REAR FAÇADE TO BE PROVIDED FOR PROTECTION FROM WEATHER CONDITIONS. ***A NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT MUST BE APPLIED FOR WITHIN ONE MONTH OF PERMIT ISSUANCE OF DEMOLITION PERMIT*** PLEASE SEE AP#945529 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8 FEET OF BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."},{"number":"945521","date":"2019-04-01","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-01","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN PER APPLICATION/PLAN. 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SEPARATE PERMITS REQURIED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. **PROTECTION OF ADJACENT PROPERTY, R-O-W AND PEDESTRIANS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES**"},{"number":"EP-2020-006009","date":"2020-09-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-20","scope":"New 200 Amp service. Rewire throughout with lights, outlets, switches, fixtures, smoke/co detectors and low voltage as per 2014 nec."},{"number":"MP-2022-000130","date":"2022-01-12","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-17","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. 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WIRING LIGHTS, OUTLETS, SWITCHES, FIXTURES, SMOKE/CO DETECTORS AND LOW VOLTAGE AS PER 2014 NEC."},{"number":"PP-2026-005197","date":"2026-04-30","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-19","scope":"REPAIR/REPLACE SANITARY AND STORM CTs, FAIs & 3/4\" WDP."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":2.88,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"demo"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":66000},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","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":["a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. 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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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"10 failed, 2 passed, and 4 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 5, 2025.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 8 historical violations across 5 cases.","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. 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