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STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"1056736","date":"2020-10-14","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-09","scope":null},{"number":"ZP-2020-008011","date":"2020-11-02","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-09","scope":"Erection of an attached structure size and location as shown on plans."},{"number":"CP-2020-006401","date":"2020-12-30","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-06","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR-STORY, FOUR (4) FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. WORK TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING TO BE MONITORED BY PA LICENSED PE AT ALL TIMES. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 1/28/22 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2020-006401 TO REDUCE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING TO THREE (3) STORIES AND PROPOSED USE TO THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMENDMENT APPROVED 5/26/23 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2020-006401 TO INCREASE HEIGHT OF BUILDING AND RAISE OUT OF GRADE (NO CHANGE IN NUMBER OF STORIES) AND FOR CHANGES TO INTERIOR LAYOUT AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2022-000202","date":"2022-01-26","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-09","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE. 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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"PP-2023-009532","date":"2023-10-26","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-06","scope":"Installation of 3 kitchens 3 laundry 7 toilets 7 lavatory 7 tub/shower 3 water heaters 2 hose Bibb 1 ejector pump"},{"number":"FP-2023-002344","date":"2023-10-28","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-06","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER NFPA 13R WITH 2-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2023-010609","date":"2023-12-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-08-12","scope":"Install service, distribution equipment. Wiring throughout. Install fixtures, outlets, switches, smoke alarms, emergency lights, exits signs, grounding as per 2017 NEC. Install fire alarm system 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"MP-2023-004828","date":"2024-02-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-06","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"demo"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"202758","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WHARTON CHILD DEVELOP CTR","legalName":"WHARTON CHILD DEVELOP CTR","address":"1704 N 22ND ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","expirationDate":"2006-01-28","inactiveDate":"2012-08-31"},{"number":"353321","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WHARTON CENTRE INC (LEWIS HARRIS JR)","legalName":"WHARTON CENTRE INC","address":"1704 N 22ND ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":24,"issuedDate":"2010-05-11","latestIssueDate":"2010-05-13","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"753121","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WHARTON CENTRE LLC","legalName":"WHARTON CENTRE LLC","address":"1704 N 22ND ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-09-29","latestIssueDate":"2017-09-29","expirationDate":"2018-09-28","inactiveDate":"2018-11-27"},{"number":"0965427","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Wharton Centre, LLC","legalName":"Wharton Centre, LLC","address":"1704 N 22ND ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2024-11-13","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-20","expirationDate":"2026-11-12","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0965427","type":"Rental","businessName":"Wharton Centre, LLC","legalName":"Wharton Centre, LLC","issuedDate":"2024-11-13","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-20","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-11-12","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"753121","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"WHARTON CENTRE LLC","legalName":"WHARTON CENTRE LLC","issuedDate":"2017-09-29","latestIssueDate":"2017-09-29","closureDate":"2018-11-27","expirationDate":"2018-09-28","inactiveDate":"2018-11-27","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"353321","type":"Rental","businessName":"WHARTON CENTRE INC (LEWIS HARRIS JR)","legalName":"WHARTON CENTRE INC","issuedDate":"2010-05-11","latestIssueDate":"2010-05-13","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"202758","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"WHARTON CHILD DEVELOP CTR","legalName":"WHARTON CHILD DEVELOP CTR","issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","closureDate":"2012-08-31","expirationDate":"2006-01-28","inactiveDate":"2012-08-31","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":3,"signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["5 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 724% in 2026, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $64,900 to $534,600","no permit shown in 2025-2027"],"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":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/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: 953822 (Expired), 1056736 (Expired), ZP-2020-008011 (Expired), ZP-2022-000202 (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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Sep 24, 2021.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"3 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #202758: Inactive since Aug 31, 2012; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #753121: Inactive since Nov 27, 2018","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":"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":"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 3 historical violations across 2 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/"}]}