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ALL PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION MEASURES AND STREET CLOSURE PERMITS TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO BEGINNING DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES."},{"number":"556533","date":"2014-08-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-08-26","scope":"SEAL OFF LATERAL AT CURB TRAP - PA1 CALL# 2014-2261343 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"544474","date":"2014-10-02","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-07-08","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FOUR STORY, THREE FAMILY DWELLING, AS PER PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED AS REQUIRED BY 2009 IBC."},{"number":"569162","date":"2014-10-28","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-07-08","scope":"INSTALL NEW DRAIN& WATER LINES 5-TOILETS, 5-VANITIES, 4-BATH TUBS, 3-KITCHENS & 3-LAUNDRY (MULTI UNITS) NOTE: THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"577397","date":"2014-12-23","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"AMEND PERMIT AP# 544474 TO CORRECT ELEVATION HEIGHT MARKERS. THERE ARE NO PHYSICAL CHANGES TO THE DESIGN OR OVERALL HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING."},{"number":"584221","date":"2015-01-13","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-07-08","scope":"INSTALL 3 HVAC UNITS WITH DUCTWORK. 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NEW DOOR OPENING AT FIRST FLOOR, ADD BEDROOM AND FULL BATH AT THIRD FLOOR."},{"number":"582667","date":"2015-02-03","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-07-08","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH ONE INCH (1\") FIRE SERVICE LINE, BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13-R THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE WITH BASEMENT (THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS). SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK. SEE AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT # 583381."},{"number":"600163","date":"2015-04-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-07","scope":"3-3/4 DOIMESTIC SERVICES AND METERS. 1 NEW CURB TRAP AND SERVICES TO FROM CURB TO BLDG."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":2.33,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":40000},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"demo"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"674128","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"ML GROUP LLC OLGRET LLC","legalName":"ML GROUP LLC OLGRET LLC","address":"3835-37 LANCASTER AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2015-08-13","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-20","expirationDate":"2026-08-31","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"674128","type":"Rental","businessName":"ML GROUP LLC OLGRET LLC","legalName":"ML GROUP LLC OLGRET LLC","issuedDate":"2015-08-13","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-20","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-08-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":3,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 235% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $52,700 to $176,600","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":"Use permit #535691: 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. 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":"1 permit not marked completed: 577397 (CLOSED).","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":"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. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.","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. 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/"}]}