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SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE.WINDOWS AND DOORS TO REMAIN SAME SIZE AND LOCATIONS TO MEET THE MINIMUM EGRESS WINDOWS."},{"number":"640414","date":"2015-10-28","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-10","scope":"NEW INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM, 13R, 2\" FIRE SERVICE, FCD AS PER PLANS AND CALCS."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 4 passed"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"549975","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"WALTER NEWBY","legalName":"WALTER NEWBY","address":"673 N 15TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":4,"issuedDate":"2011-12-05","latestIssueDate":"2014-03-08","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29"},{"number":"740829","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"LOONSTYN DEVELOPMENT, L.P.","legalName":"LOONSTYN DEVELOPMENT, L.P.","address":"673 N 15TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2017-06-05","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-26","expirationDate":"2027-06-04","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"740829","type":"Rental","businessName":"LOONSTYN DEVELOPMENT, L.P.","legalName":"LOONSTYN DEVELOPMENT, L.P.","issuedDate":"2017-06-05","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-26","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-04","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"549975","type":"Rental","businessName":"WALTER NEWBY","legalName":"WALTER NEWBY","issuedDate":"2011-12-05","latestIssueDate":"2014-03-08","closureDate":"2015-04-29","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","units":3,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #606667: COMPLETED. 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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":"6 failed, 7 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 10, 2018.","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.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. 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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 13 historical violations across 6 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Nov 14, 2026","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. 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