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FOR USE AS TWO-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS. BUILDING SHALL BE FULLY SPRINKLERED, SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. *PROTECTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY / PEDESTRIANS / ADJACENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED DURING ALL CONSTRUCTION.*"},{"number":"PP-2020-012048","date":"2022-04-26","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-03","scope":"FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE (3) STORY WOOD-FRAME ATTACHED STRUCTURE ON REINFORCED CONCRETE FOOTINGS/FOUNDATIONS WITH FRONT & REAR EGRESS WELL, ROOF DECK AND ONE ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS TWO-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS. BUILDING SHALL BE FULLY SPRINKLERED, SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. *PROTECTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY / PEDESTRIANS / ADJACENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED DURING ALL CONSTRUCTION.*"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2020,"k":"land","p":50000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":500000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"917055","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"529 W DAUPHIN LLC","legalName":"529 W DAUPHIN LLC","address":"529 W DAUPHIN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2023-02-17","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-05","expirationDate":"2027-02-16","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"917055","type":"Rental","businessName":"529 W DAUPHIN LLC","legalName":"529 W DAUPHIN LLC","issuedDate":"2023-02-17","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-05","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-02-16","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","units":2,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #863321: 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. 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If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"8 failed, 6 passed, and 3 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 23, 2013.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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