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ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT 622132 ISSUED TO EXTEND ORIGINAL BUILDING PERMIT PURSUANT TO PA ACTS 46 / 87."},{"number":"ZP-2022-010607","date":"2022-09-15","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Limited Lodging"},{"number":"ZP-2022-008867","date":"2023-01-11","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Visitor Accommodations"},{"number":"ZP-2026-002684","date":null,"work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Denied","completedDate":null,"scope":null}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":700000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"726549","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ASU PROPERTIES LLC","legalName":" ASU PROPERTIES LLC ","address":"1643 N MARSHALL ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":3,"issuedDate":"2017-01-24","latestIssueDate":"2019-03-02","expirationDate":"2020-01-23","inactiveDate":"2020-03-23"},{"number":"900155","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Yolan Arnett","legalName":"Yolan Arnett","address":"1643 N MARSHALL ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2022-07-07","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-03","expirationDate":"2027-07-06","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"940651","type":"Limited Lodging Operator","status":"Active","businessName":"Yolan Arnett","legalName":"Yolan Arnett","address":"1643 N MARSHALL ST","revenueCode":"3240","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2023-12-26","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-07","expirationDate":"2026-12-25","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"940651","type":"Limited Lodging Operator","businessName":"Yolan Arnett","legalName":"Yolan Arnett","issuedDate":"2023-12-26","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-07","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-12-25","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"900155","type":"Rental","businessName":"Yolan Arnett","legalName":"Yolan Arnett","issuedDate":"2022-07-07","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-03","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-07-06","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"726549","type":"Rental","businessName":"ASU PROPERTIES LLC","legalName":" ASU PROPERTIES LLC ","issuedDate":"2017-01-24","latestIssueDate":"2019-03-02","closureDate":"2020-03-23","expirationDate":"2020-01-23","inactiveDate":"2020-03-23","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":3,"signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2022, 2023"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 168% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $365,300 to $979,000","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #7012: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 165723. 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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":"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. 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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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"3 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. 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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 12 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/"}],"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. 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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. 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