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Unit #9 on a single lot, each with cellar, roof deck accessed from open stairs, rear deck accessed from first floor with size and location as shown in the plans. This application erects an addition onto previously approved Unit #9 to overhang the common drive. Unit #9 is otherwise unchanged from the prior approval under Zoning Use/Permit No. 1044017."},{"number":"PP-2020-006973","date":"2020-09-10","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-10-19","scope":"5WC 5LAVS 2 TUBS 1SH 1 WASHER 1KS 1DW 1WH 1CT 1-1\" DOMESTIC WITH SEWER 2FAI 1RAINLEADER AS PER 2018 PPC AMEND Please update permit location to unit 3. This is the correct location for this scope of work per the building permit associated with unit 3, Building permit# 1042139."},{"number":"PP-2020-006975","date":"2020-09-10","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-25","scope":"5WC 5LAVS 2 TUBS 1SH 1 WASHER 1KS 1DW 1WH 1CT 1-1\" DOMESTIC WITH SEWER 2FAI 1RAINLEADER AS PER 2018 PPC"},{"number":"PP-2020-006972","date":"2020-09-10","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-20","scope":"5WC 5LAVS 2 TUBS 1SH 1 WASHER 1KS 1DW 1WH 1CT 1-1\" DOMESTIC WITH SEWER 2FAI 1RAINLEADER AS PER 2018 PPC"},{"number":"PP-2020-006762","date":"2020-09-10","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-08","scope":"5WC 5LAVS 2 TUBS 1SH 1 WASHER 1KS 1DW 1WH 1CT 1-1\" DOMESTIC WITH SEWER 2FAI 1RAINLEADER AS PER 2018 PPC"},{"number":"PP-2020-006974","date":"2020-09-10","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-04","scope":"5WC 5LAVS 2 TUBS 1SH 1 WASHER 1KS 1DW 1WH 1CT 1-1\" DOMESTIC WITH SEWER 2FAI 1RAINLEADER AS PER 2018 PPC"},{"number":"PP-2020-006971","date":"2020-09-10","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-05-24","scope":"5WC 5LAVS 2 TUBS 1SH 1 WASHER 1KS 1DW 1WH 1CT 1-1\" DOMESTIC WITH SEWER 2FAI 1RAINLEADER AS PER 2018 PPC"},{"number":"PP-2020-006970","date":"2021-01-21","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-30","scope":"5WC 5LAVS 2 TUBS 1SH 1 WASHER 1KS 1DW 1WH 1CT 1-1\" DOMESTIC WITH SEWER 2FAI 1RAINLEADER AS PER 2018 PPC"},{"number":"PP-2020-006760","date":"2021-06-09","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-28","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"MP-2021-004953","date":"2021-08-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-23","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Install (2) 96% Eff. 80,000 BTU Gas furnaces Exhausted via direct vent to the exterior (Side) install ductwork, grilles, registers and diffusers, installing (2) 3 Ton 14 seer A/C condenser. (SFD)"},{"number":"MP-2021-005575","date":"2021-10-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-14","scope":"AMENDMENT: FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT MP-2021-005575 TO DOCUMENT THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE PLACE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR LEVEL. APPLIANCE TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. ORIGINAL: FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A LISTED APPLIANCE (FIRE PLACE) ON THE REAR DECK AND THE 1ST-2ND FLOORS LEVELS OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH A NATURAL GAS LINE AS SHOWN PER APPROVED PLANS. LISTED APPLIANCE TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"205679","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES","legalName":"CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES","address":"1935 CHRISTIAN ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2002-03-06","latestIssueDate":"2002-03-06","expirationDate":"2003-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"208947","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Closed","businessName":"CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES","legalName":"CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES","address":"1935 CHRISTIAN ST","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-06-23","latestIssueDate":"2019-04-11","expirationDate":"2020-04-30","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"208947","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES","legalName":"CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES","issuedDate":"2004-06-23","latestIssueDate":"2019-04-11","closureDate":"2020-04-30","expirationDate":"2020-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Closed","active":false},{"number":"205679","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES","legalName":"CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES","issuedDate":"2002-03-06","latestIssueDate":"2002-03-06","closureDate":"2003-04-30","expirationDate":"2003-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 553% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $253,100 to $1,653,000","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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":"3 permits not marked completed: PP-2020-006974 (Expired), PP-2020-006971 (Expired), MP-2021-005575 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 26, 2021.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #205679: Inactive; Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) #208947: Closed","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 2 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Oct 17, 2026","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}