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THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION. MAKE SAFE PERMIT - FOR THE REPAIR OF ROOF JOIST AS PER PLAN AND ENGINEER’S REPORT TO RESOLVE CASE CF-2024-125511. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #CF-2024-125511."},{"number":"EP-2026-005871","date":"2026-06-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install 8 additional duplex receptacles and 4 ceiling light fixtures 1st and 2nd floor."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":1.04,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":135000},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":275000},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Make Safe Permit For RP"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"461905","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ASHAR M ISLAM","legalName":"ASHAR M ISLAM","address":"5531 WALNUT ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2008-11-28","latestIssueDate":"2008-11-28","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"473576","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"ASHAR ISLAM","legalName":"ASHAR ISLAM","address":"5531 WALNUT ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2009-05-13","latestIssueDate":"2018-01-25","expirationDate":"2019-02-28","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"787386","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"APEX HOSPITALITY EQUITY GROUP LLC","legalName":"APEX HOSPITALITY EQUITY GROUP LLC","address":"5531 WALNUT ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2018-08-28","latestIssueDate":"2020-08-12","expirationDate":"2021-08-27","inactiveDate":"2021-10-26"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"787386","type":"Rental","businessName":"APEX HOSPITALITY EQUITY GROUP LLC","legalName":"APEX HOSPITALITY EQUITY GROUP LLC","issuedDate":"2018-08-28","latestIssueDate":"2020-08-12","closureDate":"2021-10-26","expirationDate":"2021-08-27","inactiveDate":"2021-10-26","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"473576","type":"Rental","businessName":"ASHAR ISLAM","legalName":"ASHAR ISLAM","issuedDate":"2009-05-13","latestIssueDate":"2018-01-25","closureDate":"2019-02-28","expirationDate":"2019-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Closed","active":false},{"number":"461905","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"ASHAR M ISLAM","legalName":"ASHAR M ISLAM","issuedDate":"2008-11-28","latestIssueDate":"2008-11-28","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"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. 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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":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 12 historical violations across 4 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","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":"8 failed, 7 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Apr 24, 2026.","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 #461905: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. 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