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Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. *No penetrations through rated assemblies, no roof top units* Installation of 2 60,000 btu 95% gas furnace with 2.5 ton 13 seer ac system with all required duct work. 14 Registers"},{"number":"FP-2020-000724","date":"2020-08-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-28","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION PERMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R, WITH A TWO-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE; FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, FOR A TWO-FAMILY DWELLING, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2020-002217","date":"2020-08-24","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-28","scope":"Install a 1.5\" domestic water distribution pipe, house drain curb trap and fresh air inlet, interior supply and DWV pipe to listed fixtures for new construction (two family dwelling) per 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"7 L&I violations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"demo"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"851573","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"1618 Sydenham, LLC","legalName":"1618 Sydenham, LLC","address":"1618 N SYDENHAM ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2020-09-17","latestIssueDate":"2025-09-11","expirationDate":"2026-09-16","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"851573","type":"Rental","businessName":"1618 Sydenham, LLC","legalName":"1618 Sydenham, LLC","issuedDate":"2020-09-17","latestIssueDate":"2025-09-11","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-09-16","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","units":2,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 222% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $204,800 to $659,500","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #1025526: 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. 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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":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 9 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Mar 5, 2027","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. 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