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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS AND APPLICATION. FOR USE AS VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (USE REGISTRATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) ON THE FIRST FLOOR (GROUND FLOOR) AND THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS (MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING) ON FLOORS 2 AND 3."},{"number":"925707","date":"2019-09-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-09","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE OF TYPE VA CONSTRUCTION WITH A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE FIRST FLOOR AND THREE DWELLING UNITS ABOVE AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED FOR THE COMMERCIAL SPACE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"1029459","date":"2019-12-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-08","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 AND 13R THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 4\" COLT C200BFG BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"1031653","date":"2020-01-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-17","scope":"WIRING AND INSTALLING LIGHTS, SMOKE DETECTOR, GFI OUTLETS IN 3 APT AND 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SHELL AND COMMON AREAS; NEW 400 AMP SERVICE,150 AMP PANEL IN EACH APT, ALL PHONE, TV CAMERA AND ALARM SYSTEMS; ALL HEATERS AND A/C UNITS AS PER 2008 NEC. INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 72."},{"number":"1044723","date":"2020-01-27","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-18","scope":"WATER SERVICE, STORM & SANITARY CURB TRAP & FAI PA20200150839 \"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":"1049482","date":"2020-02-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-28","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES-INSTALL FOUR(4) ELECTRIC HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS INCLUDING DUCT WORK, GRILL, AND REGISTERS. EACH SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED WHERE IT'S CONFINED TO THE SPACE WHICH IT CONDITIONS. For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"PP-2020-001467","date":"2020-06-09","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-08","scope":"All interior plumbing work for 3 family dwellings"},{"number":"ZP-2020-008332","date":"2021-03-24","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"CP-2021-008009","date":"2022-02-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-03","scope":"For Level II Alterations with a partial change of occupancy classification (vacant commercial space to Group R-2) to create one (1) new dwelling unit within the basement and first floors of an existing four (4) story semi-detached structure, for a new total of four (4) dwelling units throughout the entire structure, as per plans; separate permits required for all MEP/FSP work; building currently sprinklered with NFPA 13 at basement/1st floors and NFPA 13R at 2nd-4th floors as per previously issued fire suppression permit AP#1029459; no structural work on this permit; no changes to work above first floor previously approved on AP#925707; see ZP-2020-008332 for use registration permit."},{"number":"EP-2022-010938","date":"2022-11-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-19","scope":"Wiring and Installing outlets and lights and smoke alarms in new apartment to existing panel as per 2017 NEC. Wiring a new Fire Alarm Circuit to existing Fire Panel as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"PP-2022-017320","date":"2022-12-09","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-29","scope":"New Fixtures and piping 4 - Showers 4 - Water Closets 4 - Lavatories 1 - Kitchen Sink 1 - Sump Pump 1 - Ejector Pump 1 - Water Heater"},{"number":"MP-2022-005885","date":"2023-02-10","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-29","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM TO INCLUDE REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2018 IMC. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEE CP-2021-008009 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 440% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $175,000 to $945,200","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2020-008332: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2020-008332. Use permit #744369: 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 6 historical violations across 2 cases.","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Oct 21, 2025","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"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/"}],"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.","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"}]}