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(NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT)"},{"number":"CP-2020-005669","date":"2021-06-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-11-18","scope":"FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF AN ACCESSIBLE EXTERIOR RAMP, RATED SHAFT ENCLOSURE, ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM, RATED OPENING PROTECTIVES, RATED FLOOR-CEILING ASSEMBLY, RATED TENANT SEPARATION WALL, INTERIOR PARTITION WALLS, AND WALL/FLOOR/CEILING FINISHING. (IEBC 2018, WORK-AREA METHOD, LVL II ALTERATIONS) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR OCCUPANCY OF GRD FLR COMMERCIAL SPACE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS.** 4/19/2022: FOR AMENDMENT TO CORRECT PERMIT DOCUMENTATION. NO SPRINKLERS REQUIRED UNDER IEBC 2018, SECTION 803.2.2 FOR LVL II ALTERATIONS."},{"number":"MP-2021-006156","date":"2021-10-05","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-21","scope":"MULTI FAMILY/UNIT EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. 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. 1st floor ductwork and unit to be installed in basement according to EZ standards(basement will be a part of the 1sr floor unit/apartment) 2nd floor apartments(2unit) will have units installed in each apartment unit, self contained according to EZ Standard each hvac unit to be self-contained within each dwelling unit. no penetration of rated assembly. 1st floor unit Carrier 3ton heat pump at 14 seer with 10kw electric heat 2nd floor units Carrier 1.5ton heat pump a4 14 seer with 5kw electric heat"},{"number":"PP-2021-017528","date":"2021-10-13","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-11-18","scope":"INSTALL 2 KITCHEN SINKS, 3 LAVATORIES, 2 SHOWER/TUBS AND 3 WATER CLOSETS ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC."},{"number":"PP-2021-021493","date":"2021-11-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-05-30","scope":"Curb trap and FAI from curb to inside building"},{"number":"EP-2022-003045","date":"2022-03-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-01","scope":"NEW WIRING TO EXISTING PANESL, INSTALL SWITCHES, OUTLETS, FIXTURES, HARDWIRE SMOKE DECTECTORS PER NEC 2017"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":2.75,"timeline":[{"y":2003,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2007,"k":"viol","w":"L&I: VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU"},{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":24000},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":90000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"367714","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CHINETTE VENTURES INC","legalName":"CHINETTE VENTURES INC","address":"1404 N 52ND ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2006-05-10","latestIssueDate":"2011-05-03","expirationDate":"2012-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"905950","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"1402-1404 N 52nd Street, LLC","legalName":"1402-1404 N 52nd Street, LLC","address":"1404 N 52ND ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2022-09-14","latestIssueDate":"2024-09-16","expirationDate":"2025-09-13","inactiveDate":"2025-11-12"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"905950","type":"Rental","businessName":"1402-1404 N 52nd Street, LLC","legalName":"1402-1404 N 52nd Street, LLC","issuedDate":"2022-09-14","latestIssueDate":"2024-09-16","closureDate":"2025-11-12","expirationDate":"2025-09-13","inactiveDate":"2025-11-12","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"367714","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"CHINETTE VENTURES INC","legalName":"CHINETTE VENTURES INC","issuedDate":"2006-05-10","latestIssueDate":"2011-05-03","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2012-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"strong","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"Several independent, separately dated records stack up here and deserve prompt verification.","evidence":["4 open L&I violations","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","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."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 70% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $84,300 to $143,300","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":"Use permit #1053868: COMPLETED. The history also contains “NEW 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: CP-2020-005669 (Expired), MP-2021-006156 (Expired), PP-2021-017528 (Expired), PP-2021-021493 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"4 open L&I violations","finding":"5 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 1 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Nov 10, 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #367714: Inactive since Dec 22, 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/"}],"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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","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"}]}