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UNOCCUPIED UTILITY BASEMENT, MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING OF LIGHT-FRAME WOOD, ENGINEERED WOOD SHEAR WALL, & SHALLOW CONCRETE FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION BUILDING PER APPROVED PLANS; BLDG TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB., & FIRESUPP WORK. SEE BLDG PRMT# 925826 FOR ALL APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. AMENDMENT 10/28/2020: AMEND PLANS TO MODIFY PARTITIONS AND WALL BRACING DETAILS."},{"number":"932786","date":"2019-03-11","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-28","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR (4) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. UNOCCUPIED UTILITY BASEMENT, MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING OF LIGHT-FRAME WOOD, ENGINEERED WOOD SHEAR WALL, & SHALLOW CONCRETE FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION BUILDING PER APPROVED PLANS; BLDG TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB., & FIRESUPP WORK. SEE BLDG PRMT# 925826 FOR ALL APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. AMENDMENT 10/28/2020: AMEND PLANS TO MODIFY PARTITIONS AND WALL BRACING DETAILS."},{"number":"1014051","date":"2019-10-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-28","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE (TO ENCLOSE ACCESS STAIRS ONLY) ABOVE THE FOURTH STORY ROOF OF AN UNDER-CONSTRUCTION FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE USED AS GROUPS R-2/U (MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (FOUR (4) DWELLING UNITS) AT 1ST-4TH FLRS W/UTILITIES ONLY W/IN BSMT), AND FOR THE ENCLOSURE OF THE REAR EXTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY TO MAKE IT AN INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY AT THE 1ST-4TH FLRS AND OPEN TO THE ROOF DECK (NO STRUCTURE ABOVE ROOF LINE), AS PER PLANS; NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT; SEE AP#1003578 FOR ZONING/USE APPROVAL, AND AP#932786 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT; SEE AP#1003150 FOR PLANS."},{"number":"1014052","date":"2019-10-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-28","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE (TO ENCLOSE ACCESS STAIRS ONLY) ABOVE THE FOURTH STORY ROOF OF AN UNDER-CONSTRUCTION FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE USED AS GROUPS R-2/U (MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (FOUR (4) DWELLING UNITS) AT 1ST-4TH FLRS W/UTILITIES ONLY W/IN BSMT), AND FOR THE ENCLOSURE OF THE REAR EXTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY TO MAKE IT AN INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY AT THE 1ST-4TH FLRS AND OPEN TO THE ROOF DECK (NO STRUCTURE ABOVE ROOF LINE), AS PER PLANS; NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT; SEE AP#1003579 FOR ZONING/USE APPROVAL, AND AP#932785 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT; SEE AP#1003150 FOR PLANS."},{"number":"1049230","date":"2020-02-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-23","scope":"INSTALL 4 HVAC UNITS ONE SYSTEM FOR EACH UNIT,INSTALL 60,000 BTU GAS FURNACE WITH 92% EFF AND 2 TON A/C.ONE SELF CONTAINED UNIT ON EACH FLOOR, UNITS 1 THRU UNIT 4 ALL DUCTWORK"},{"number":"1049237","date":"2020-02-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-23","scope":"INSTALL 4 HVAC UNITS ONE SYSTEM FOR EACH UNIT,INSTALL 60,000 BTU GAS FURNACE WITH 92% EFF AND 2 TON A/C.ONE SELF CONTAINED UNIT ON EACH FLOOR, UNITS 1 THRU 4 WITH ALL DUCT WORK"},{"number":"1051515-RI","date":"2020-02-20","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-03-31","scope":"INSTALL NEW 300AMP SERVICE WITH 5-GANG METER SOCKET, INSTALL 100AMP SUB FEED TO APARTMENTS AND HOUSE, INSTALL SMOKE/CO DETECTORS, SWITCHES, OUTLETS-PHONE AND TV--SURFACE LIGHTS THROUGHOUT, INSTALL EMERGENCY LIGHTING INSTALL NEW 300AMP SERVICE WITH 5-GANG METER SOCKET, INSTALL 100AMP SUB FEED TO APARTMENTS AND HOUSE, INSTALL SMOKE/CO DETECTORS, SWITCHES, OUTLETS-PHONE AND TV--SURFACE LIGHTS THROUGHOUT, INSTALL EMERGENCY LIGHTING"},{"number":"1051515","date":"2020-04-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-28","scope":"INSTALL NEW 300AMP SERVICE WITH 5-GANG METER SOCKET, INSTALL 100AMP SUB FEED TO APARTMENTS AND HOUSE, WIRING THROUGHOUT (4) UNITS, INSTALL SMOKE/CO DETECTORS, SWITCHES, OUTLETS-PHONE AND TV--SURFACE LIGHTS WIRING HVAC EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT, INSTALL EMERGENCY LIGHTING. INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT AS PER 2017 NEC & 2016 NFPA-72."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"6 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["6 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"6 open L&I violations","finding":"6 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Oct 9, 2025.","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/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. 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/"}],"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"}]}