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BUILDING IS NOT SPRINKLERED."},{"number":"722449","date":"2017-02-03","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-31","scope":"FOR INTERIOR LEVEL 2 ALTERATION TO 2ND-4TH FLOOR OF EXISTING STRUCTURE INCLUDING RECONFIGURATION OF BATHROOMS AND KITCHENS ON 2ND FLOOR AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"718826","date":"2017-02-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-11-23","scope":"FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE EXCAVATION AND UNDERPINNING OF THE BASEMENT STONE-WALL FOUNDATION (TO BE MONITORED BY SPECIAL INSPECTOR ON RECORD), INTERIOR WALL/FLOOR/CEILING FINISHING, NEW INTERIOR PARTITION WALLS, INSULATION INSTALLATION, INTERIOR STAIR INSTALLATION AND FIRE-RATED ASSEMBLY INSTALLATIONS. NO WORK TO EXTERIOR OF BUILDING EXCEPT FOR PLACING MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ON ROOF, NOT TO BE VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. [ASBESTOS ABATEMENT TO BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO SCOPE OF PERMITTED WORK FOR ANY ALTERATIONS TO INTERIOR PLASTER EXPOSING THE JOINT COMPOUND.] **SEPARATE PERMITS FOR FIRE ESCAPE INSTALLATION, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM ALTERATIONS. SEPARATE ADMINASTRATIVE PERMIT REQ'D FOR SPECIAL INSPECTIONS DOCUMENTATION.**"},{"number":"765444","date":"2017-04-10","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-31","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 13R FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM FOR A MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING SERVICED BY A 2 INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R."},{"number":"776205","date":"2017-07-05","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"UPGRADE ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO 600AMP,COMPLETE REWIRE OF APT 2,PARTIAL REWIRE OF APT 3 & 4,BATHROOMS,KITCHENS AND CODE UPGRADE PER 2008 NEC (MULTI FAMILY)"},{"number":"806392","date":"2017-09-28","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-10","scope":"FOR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT AP#718826 TO DOCUMENT EXCAVATION AND UNDERPINNING OF THE BASEMENT STONE-WALL FOUNDATION (TO BE MONITORED BY SPECIAL INSPECTOR ON RECORD). NO WORK TO EXTERIOR OF BUILDING EXCEPT FOR PLACING MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ON ROOF, NOT TO BE VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. [ASBESTOS ABATEMENT TO BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO SCOPE OF PERMITTED WORK FOR ANY ALTERATIONS TO INTERIOR PLASTER EXPOSING THE JOINT COMPOUND.] **SEPARATE PERMITS FOR FIRE ESCAPE INSTALLATION, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM ALTERATIONS.**"},{"number":"896881","date":"2018-10-18","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-31","scope":"UPGRADE ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO 600AMP NEW METERS, NEW PANLES & GROUNDING,COMPLETE REWIRE OF APT 2,PARTIAL REWIRE OF APT 3 & 4,BATHROOMS,KITCHENS, INSTALL WIRE & DEVICES FOR SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, LIGHTS, SMOKES/CO DETECTORS, CABLE TV & DATA LINES AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"904264","date":"2018-10-18","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-03","scope":"INSTALL 80 RECEPTACLES 38 SWITCHES 8 SMOKE DETECTORS 15 GFCI 65 LIGHT FIXTURES"},{"number":"968097","date":"2019-05-10","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-31","scope":"FOR THE AMENDMENT OF AP#765444 TO DOCUMENT NEW FIRE PUMP IN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SPRINKLER SYSTEM. ORIGINAL PERMIT APPROVED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 13R FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM FOR A MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING SERVICED BY A 2 INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R."},{"number":"933263","date":"2019-05-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-09-20","scope":"FOR PRESCRIPTIVE ALTERATIONS TO REPLACE AN EXISTING FIRE ESCAPE AT THE REAR OF AN EXISTING FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE USED AS GROUP R-2 (FOUR (4) FAMILY DWELLING), AS PER PLANS AND PHC APPROVAL DATED 4/18/19; NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"1032240","date":"2019-12-12","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-27","scope":"INSTALL WIRING FOR FIRE PUMP 200 AMP METER SOCKET AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DIST)"},{"number":"1040725","date":"2020-01-10","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-13","scope":"FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE 2ND-4TH FLOOR. 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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: 933263 (Expired), PP-2023-001671 (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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Escape Report: Safe through Nov 5, 2021; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Feb 15, 2025; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 16, 2027","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-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1800 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 10, 2017.","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"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 9 historical violations across 4 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. 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"}]}