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WORK TO ALSO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTY WALL BREECHES. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13. WORK APPROVED PER BBS CASE NO 3744 WITH PROVISOS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 9 FEET OF THE BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2009 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"MP-2021-001195","date":"2021-04-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-23","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2021-001342","date":"2021-05-06","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-02-23","scope":"Rough-In Permit for FP-2021-001330 Install auto wet sprinkler system throughout per NFPA 13 (946321)"},{"number":"PP-2021-007554","date":"2021-06-02","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-23","scope":"EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR INSTALLATION ONLY OF STORM AND SANITARY WASTE AND DOMESTIC HOT AND COLD WATER LINES TO 3 WATER CLOSETS, 3 LAVATORY SINKS, 1 SHOWER, 1 HOSE BIB, 1 SUMP PUMP, 1 REAR AREA DRAIN, AND 1 HOT WATER HEATER ALL CONNECTIONS TO ALL LINES TO BE MADE AT ADJACENT STRUCTURE AS IS PART OF THE SAME PROPERTY. (NO NEW SERVICES NEEDED) THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2018"},{"number":"EP-2021-005617","date":"2021-06-04","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-06-29","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2021-005512 Install 200a 1ph sub panel off existing service. Install all wiring as per plans for a bar fitout, Install all lighting, gfci, receptacles as per plans as per 2017 nec. 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Install new fire alarm devices as per plans off existing building system as per APPROVED DRAWINGS-2016 nfpa 72."},{"number":"PP-2021-016922","date":"2021-09-16","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-23","scope":"Install 5\" curb trap, 4\" vent, 5\" house drain, 2\" domestic water service"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"6 L&I violations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 2185% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $14,300 to $326,700","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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":"2 permits not marked completed: FP-2021-001342 (Expired), EP-2021-005617 (Expired). 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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":"5 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 10 historical violations across 3 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. 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