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BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. FIRE WATCH REQUIRED PER CODE BULLETIN F-2001. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 6/7/25 AMEND EXCAVATION PERMIT CP-2025-000138 FOR CHANGE TO SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AGENCY AND DPRC-SI AS PER APPROVED DOCUMENTATION."},{"number":"CP-2025-000142","date":"2025-04-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FIVE (5) STORY STRUCTURE (UNIT B) WITH PRIVATE WALK OUT ROOF DECK FOR USE AS BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ON THE GROUND FLOOR FRONT AND ONE (1) DWELLING UNIT AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO UTILIZE HORIZONTAL SEPARATION TO CREATE TWO (2) SEPARATE BUILDINGS WITH TWO (2) DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES (1ST FLOOR - TYPE IA AND 2ND THROUGH 5TH FLOORS - TYPE VA). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. FIRE WATCH REQUIRED PER CODE BULLETIN F-2001. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 6/7/25 AMEND EXCAVATION PERMIT CP-2025-000142 FOR CHANGE TO SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AGENCY AND DPRC-SI AS PER APPROVED DOCUMENTATION."},{"number":"GP-2024-008683","date":"2025-05-12","work":"Retaining Wall","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-24","scope":"FOR A RETAINING WALL CONSTRUCTION. ** WORK TO BE COMPLETED PER APPROVED PLANS** RETAINING WALL ONLY**"},{"number":"SP-2025-000478","date":"2025-05-19","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EXCAVATION WORK ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW CONSTRUCTION BUILDING (SEE PERMIT CP-2025-000142) AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND DESIGN CALCULATIONS. *2018 IBC REVIEW* AMENDMENT APPROVED 5/31/25 AMEND EXCAVATION PERMIT SP-2025-000478 FOR CHANGES TO SHORING PLAN, DESIGN PROFESSIONAL, SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AGENCY AND DPRC-SI AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION."},{"number":"SP-2025-000481","date":"2025-05-19","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EXCAVATION WORK ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW CONSTRUCTION BUILDING (SEE PERMIT CP-2025-000138) AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND DESIGN CALCULATIONS. *2018 IBC REVIEW* AMENDMENT APPROVED 5/31/25 AMEND EXCAVATION PERMIT SP-2025-000481 FOR CHANGES TO SHORING PLAN, DESIGN PROFESSIONAL, SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AGENCY AND DPRC-SI AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Retaining Wall"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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":["6 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 110% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $59,800 to $125,400","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"5 permits not marked completed: CP-2020-007143 (Expired), CP-2025-000138 (Issued), CP-2025-000142 (Issued), SP-2025-000478 (Issued), SP-2025-000481 (Issued). 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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":"4 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Apr 10, 2026.","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":"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. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"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. 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/"}],"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/"}]}