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ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PERMITS. CALL THE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO STARTING WORK."},{"number":"432607","date":"2012-11-06","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2013-05-03","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"440076","date":"2012-11-28","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-12-20","scope":"AMEND PERMIT # 429320 TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF CONTRACTOR TO RGD CONSTRUCTION AS PER OWNER'S REQUEST LETTER."},{"number":"471452","date":"2013-05-15","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-07-12","scope":"TO AMEND PERMIT #432607 TO READ \"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1\" COMBINED MAIN SERVICE FEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. 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Amendment: Installation of a 8.560 kWp solar array, EV charger, and energy storage system consisting of (16) JA SOLAR: JAM72D30-535/MB, 535W and (16) ENPHASE: IQ8A-72-2-US MICROINVERTERs and (2) ENPHASE: ENCHARGE IQ 10T BATTERY and (1) ENPHASE: IQ SYSTEM CONTROLLER. All as per NEC 2017. **THIS PERMIT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXPEDITED SOLAR PERMIT STANDARD**"},{"number":"GP-2023-000081","date":"2023-03-06","work":"Solar Panels and Structure","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-07","scope":"INSTALLATION OF STRUCTURAL/FASTENING COMPONENTS OF SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAIC SYSTEM, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. (A SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT IS REQUIRED)"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"sale","p":373000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Solar Panels and Structure"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #418215: 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: 432607 (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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$241.10 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 1986.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. 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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"}]}