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FOUNDATION PERMIT #386831. THIS APPLICATION IS FOR STRUCTURAL FRAMING ONLY. THE 2010 PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CODE IS THE REFERENCE FOR THIS PROJECT. WORK OTHER THAN STRUCTURAL FRAMING REQUIRES A BUILDING PERMIT. ELECTRICAL , PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PERMITS. CALL THE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO STARTING WORK."},{"number":"512997","date":"2013-12-26","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW 4\" MAIN DRAIN IN BASEMENT, ROUGH AND FINISH PLUMBING FOR (9)TOILETS, (9)SINKS, (7) BATHTUBS, KITCHEN SINK AND LAUNDRY HOOK-UP - NOTE: INTERIOR PLUMBING ONLY - EXTERIOR, SEWER/WATER, CONNECTIONS TO THE CITY MAINS AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK WILL BE INSTALLED \"BY OTHERS\""},{"number":"584593","date":"2015-01-14","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-19","scope":"CT,LATERAL,FAI,WATER SERVICE PA20150150214(SFD)\"SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"601719","date":"2015-05-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-20","scope":"INSTALLATION OF NFPA 13R FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. 2\" FEED MAIN CODE COMPLIANCE DESING PROF: PHILIP SCONYO, PE,"},{"number":"870320","date":"2018-04-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-13","scope":"INTERIOR FIT-OUT & CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY PER SUBMITTED PLANS. FRAMING COMPLETED PER PERMIT #437005. POOL AND DECK INSTALLATION AT THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL IS NOT PART OF THIS APPLICATION. APPLICANT TO APPLY FOR AMENDED ZONING AND BUILDING PERMITS FOR THE POOL AND DECK LOCATIONS AT A LATER DATE. (PLANS SUBMITTED ON A/P #859396)"},{"number":"881949","date":"2018-06-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-09-08","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- 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":"873567","date":"2018-06-12","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-12","scope":"THE APPLICATION IS FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF PERMIT A/P# 345652, CAL#15870 (NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMITS A/P# 374109 AND A/P# 374110) TO RELOCATE THE OUTDOOR POOL ABOVE THE 1ST FLOOR ROOF WITH RECONFIGURED HIGHER LEVEL ROOF DECK AROUND THE POOL AREA AS PER PLAN. NO OTHER CHANGES APPROVED."},{"number":"868358","date":"2018-06-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-13","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE, 2-1/2\" WATTS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND TALCO FIRE PUMP COMPLYING WITH NFPA 20 (LOCATED IN 1-HR RATED ROOM) AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"877991","date":"2018-06-19","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-06","scope":"INSTALL (1)400AMP SERVICE ONLY (SFD) AS PER 2008 NEC."},{"number":"890821","date":"2018-07-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL ONTO EXISTING 400AMP SERVICE (SEE PERMIT# 877991 FOR SERVICE) NEW LIGHTING, RECEPTACLES, SWITCHES, SMOKE/CO DETECTORS, CAT6 & RGG AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"900639","date":"2018-09-10","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF POOL & DECKS AT THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL. (LOCATION PER SUBMITTED PLAN)"},{"number":"868367","date":"2018-11-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-21","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 2007, STANDARD 13 TO INCLUDE A 2-INCH DIAMETER SERVICE LINE AND A 2.5-INCH DIAMETER BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY."},{"number":"926804","date":"2018-11-13","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL PUMP FOR POOL INSTALL GROUNDING GRID AS PER 2008 NEC CODE"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"285375","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"LARRY BROOKMAN (CENTR CITY COLLISION REPAIR IN)","legalName":"LARRY BROOKMAN","address":"1413 BAINBRIDGE ST","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2001-10-20","latestIssueDate":"2001-10-20","expirationDate":"2002-10-20","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"283557","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"LARRY BROOKMAN (CENTR CITY COLLISION REPAIR IN)","legalName":"LARRY BROOKMAN","address":"1413 BAINBRIDGE ST","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-01-06","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-06","expirationDate":"2006-12-31","inactiveDate":"2006-12-18"},{"number":"514055","type":"Public Garage / Parking Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"1400 BAINBRIDGE STREET LLC (1400 BAINBRIDGE STREET LLC)","legalName":"1400 BAINBRIDGE STREET LLC","address":"1413 BAINBRIDGE ST","revenueCode":"3371","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2011-08-11","latestIssueDate":"2011-08-11","expirationDate":"2011-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"514055","type":"Public Garage / Parking Lot","businessName":"1400 BAINBRIDGE STREET LLC (1400 BAINBRIDGE STREET LLC)","legalName":"1400 BAINBRIDGE STREET LLC","issuedDate":"2011-08-11","latestIssueDate":"2011-08-11","closureDate":"2012-07-24","expirationDate":"2011-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"283557","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"LARRY BROOKMAN (CENTR CITY COLLISION REPAIR IN)","legalName":"LARRY BROOKMAN","issuedDate":"2005-01-06","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-06","closureDate":"2006-12-18","expirationDate":"2006-12-31","inactiveDate":"2006-12-18","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"285375","type":"Hazardous Materials","businessName":"LARRY BROOKMAN (CENTR CITY COLLISION REPAIR IN)","legalName":"LARRY BROOKMAN","issuedDate":"2001-10-20","latestIssueDate":"2001-10-20","closureDate":"2002-10-20","expirationDate":"2002-10-20","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 135% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $750,000 to $1,759,300","no permit shown in 2019-2021"],"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 #1767: OPEN · Granted with conditions. Use permit #277681: 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":"4 permits not marked completed: 437005 (EXPIRED), 512997 (CLOSED), 601719 (Expired), 900639 (CLOSED). 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":"4 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 3, 2017.","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":"Hazardous Materials #285375: Inactive; Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #283557: Inactive since Dec 18, 2006; Public Garage / Parking Lot #514055: Inactive since Jul 24, 2012","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":"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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 6 historical violations across 4 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/"}],"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"}]}