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PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCROACHMENT OR CLOSURE."},{"number":"CP-2026-001125","date":"2026-05-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE OF TYPE V-B CONSTRUCTION WITH BASEMENT FOR USE AS SIX (6) DWELLING UNITS (GROUP R-2). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"MP-2026-003831","date":"2026-07-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS."},{"number":"PP-2026-008861","date":"2026-07-14","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 6 DWELLING BUILDING. EXTERIOR INSTALLATION OF CURB TRAP, FAI, MAIN DRAIN, AND 2\" WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE INSTALLED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS"},{"number":"ZP-2023-012708","date":null,"work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Refused","completedDate":"2024-12-12","scope":null}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"demo"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["7 permit events since 2023","2 zoning/board appeals since 2023","demolition activity since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2023-012708: Dismissed / Withdrawn · Withdrawn; related permit ZP-2023-012708.","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":"5 permits not marked completed: DP-2026-000190 (Issued), CP-2026-001125 (Issued), MP-2026-003831 (Issued), PP-2026-008861 (Issued), ZP-2023-012708 (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":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Feb 24, 2023.","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/"}],"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"}]}