{"asOf":"2026-07-26T16:49:35.924Z","block":"300-399 ARCH ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/300-399-arch-st","address":"312-38 ARCH ST","parcelNumber":"771058000","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=771058000","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":true,"buildingCode":"WB0","buildingCodeNew":"620","buildingClass":"HSE WORSHIP ALL 2 STY MAS","buildingClassNew":"RELIGIOUS","useLabel":"Place of worship","owner":"PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETI","coOwner":null,"marketValue":7507600,"landAssessment":6156232,"improvementAssessment":1351368,"livableArea":30605,"yearBuilt":1890,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2010-02-26T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"1281921","date":"2008-12-05","code":"FC-1004.3/1","title":"EGRESS-ASSEM OCC SIGNS","status":"COMPEXCP","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1281920","date":"2008-12-05","code":"FC-914.1/5","title":"ANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1281919","date":"2008-12-05","code":"FC-914.1/1","title":"FIRE PROT SYS ANNUAL TEST","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1281918","date":"2008-12-05","code":"A-000.0/10","title":"VIOL C&I MESSAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1717243","date":"2009-02-27","code":"19-2602.1/1","title":"CAL LO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1302179","date":"2009-04-17","code":"PM-307.1/15","title":"RETAINING/FENCE WALL FRACTURED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3742657","date":"2015-10-16","code":"A-302.8/32","title":"INSURANCE - POST CERT","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"187216","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2008-12-09","completedDate":"2010-06-17","violations":[{"number":"1281921","date":"2008-12-05","code":"FC-1004.3/1","title":"EGRESS-ASSEM OCC SIGNS","status":"COMPEXCP","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1281920","date":"2008-12-05","code":"FC-914.1/5","title":"ANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1281919","date":"2008-12-05","code":"FC-914.1/1","title":"FIRE PROT SYS ANNUAL TEST","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1281918","date":"2008-12-05","code":"A-000.0/10","title":"VIOL C&I MESSAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"192978","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2009-02-28","completedDate":"2010-09-13","violations":[{"number":"1717243","date":"2009-02-27","code":"19-2602.1/1","title":"CAL LO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"196491","type":"UNSAFE","priority":"UNSAFE","responsibility":"CSU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2009-04-17","completedDate":"2009-05-18","violations":[{"number":"1302179","date":"2009-04-17","code":"PM-307.1/15","title":"RETAINING/FENCE WALL FRACTURED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"622773","type":null,"priority":null,"responsibility":null,"status":"CLOSED","createdDate":null,"completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"3742657","date":"2015-10-16","code":"A-302.8/32","title":"INSURANCE - POST CERT","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2008,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2009,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2015,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"187216","date":"2008-12-05","type":"CI INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"187216","date":"2009-01-15","type":"CI INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"192978","date":"2009-02-27","type":"BC INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"187216","date":"2009-03-26","type":"CI INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"196491","date":"2009-04-17","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"196491","date":"2009-05-18","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"187216","date":"2009-12-10","type":"CI INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"192978","date":"2010-05-13","type":"BC INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"192978","date":"2010-06-14","type":"BC INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"192978","date":"2010-09-11","type":"PRECOURT","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2008,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2009,"fails":4,"passes":2},{"y":2010,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.95179312523398,"lng":-75.14635796689942,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.146196461,39.951531458],[-75.14625904,39.951229905],[-75.146954228,39.9513174],[-75.146743098,39.952277452],[-75.145627821,39.952137975],[-75.145737974,39.95164669],[-75.14616119,39.951701981],[-75.146196461,39.951531458]]]},"liDistrict":null,"certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":false,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19106","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":96681,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"B+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1515 CHERRY ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19102","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"SECTION 101(D) OF THE BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX REGULATIONS EXEMPTS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZED FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, SUCH AS THE APPELLANT, FROM THE BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2010-06-16","number":"9058","relatedPermit":"192978"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":7042200,"taxable":0,"land":5800900,"improvement":1241300,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":5800900,"exemptImprovement":1241300},{"y":2017,"v":7042200,"taxable":0,"land":5800900,"improvement":1241300,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":5800900,"exemptImprovement":1241300},{"y":2018,"v":7507600,"taxable":0,"land":6156232,"improvement":1351368,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6156232,"exemptImprovement":1351368},{"y":2019,"v":7507600,"taxable":0,"land":6156232,"improvement":1351368,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6156232,"exemptImprovement":1351368},{"y":2020,"v":7507600,"taxable":0,"land":6156232,"improvement":1351368,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6156232,"exemptImprovement":1351368},{"y":2021,"v":7507600,"taxable":0,"land":6156232,"improvement":1351368,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6156232,"exemptImprovement":1351368},{"y":2022,"v":7507600,"taxable":0,"land":6156232,"improvement":1351368,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6156232,"exemptImprovement":1351368},{"y":2023,"v":7507600,"taxable":0,"land":6156232,"improvement":1351368,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6156232,"exemptImprovement":1351368},{"y":2024,"v":7507600,"taxable":0,"land":6156232,"improvement":1351368,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6156232,"exemptImprovement":1351368},{"y":2025,"v":7507600,"taxable":0,"land":6156232,"improvement":1351368,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6156232,"exemptImprovement":1351368},{"y":2026,"v":7507600,"taxable":0,"land":6156232,"improvement":1351368,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6156232,"exemptImprovement":1351368},{"y":2027,"v":7507600,"taxable":0,"land":6156232,"improvement":1351368,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6156232,"exemptImprovement":1351368}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"78567","date":"2007-05-31","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2007-12-13","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE REPLACEMENT OF METAL CAPPING AND ROTTED WOOD ON ROOF OF PERIMETER BRICK WALL AS PER PERMIT#147904. EXISTING BRICK WALL TO REMAIN - NO WORK TO BUILDING"},{"number":"205413","date":"2009-05-01","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-05-19","scope":"LO FOR RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY"},{"number":"215084","date":"2009-06-09","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-07-09","scope":"RESTORE APPROXIMATELY 10'-6\" OF AN EXISTING HISTORIC BRICK WALL AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"226143","date":"2009-09-11","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-03-16","scope":"ERECTION OF AN ADA RAMP AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"292797","date":"2010-09-10","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-18","scope":"RENOVATIONS TO TWO ROOMS(THE LOBBY & RECEPTION ROOM) OF ARCH ST FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE INCLUDING NEW PAINT FINISHES,CARPETING,CASEWORK, EXPOSING TWO EXISTING WINDOWS ON AN INTERIOR WALL & NEW LIGHTING. NO EXTERIOR WORK."},{"number":"494735","date":"2013-09-13","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-20","scope":"INSTALL 1 EMERGENCY LIGHT INVERTER AND 120VOLT POWER SUPPLY PER 2008 NEC (HOUSE OF WORSHIP)"},{"number":"622773","date":"2015-07-08","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REPLACE ROOF AND REPAIR CORNICES ON SEVEN EXISTING PORTICOS. REPLACE WOOD CORNICE"},{"number":"933021","date":"2019-01-28","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-03-04","scope":"ROUGH WIRE EAST ROOM OF BUILDING. UPDATE LIGHTING IN EAST ROOM, UPDATE DIMMING SYSTEM IN EAST ROOM,REPLACE 200A PUSHMATIC WITH 200A SIEMENS QO PANEL AS PER 2008 NEC(CC DIST)"},{"number":"1027282","date":"2020-01-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-09-21","scope":"FOR EXTERIOR WORK.TO INCLUDE EMERGENCY BRICKS REPOINTING AT WEST PERIMETER GATE, LIMITED REPOINTING AND SPOT REPLACEMENT OF BRICKS AT SW WATER TABLE AND BRICK REPOINTING TEST PANEL (32 SF) AT EAST ELEVATION AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2020-004150","date":"2021-02-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-28","scope":"FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS AND PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS FOR A CATERING KITCHEN IN AN EXISTING RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"GM-2021-001273","date":"2021-02-22","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-02","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT). NO WORK PERMITTED IN THE BASEMENT. Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work. *CONTRACTOR IS A SOLE PROPRIETOR WITH NO EMPLOYEES*"},{"number":"EP-2021-001537","date":"2021-02-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-13","scope":"Electrical Demo, Kitchen wiring, Wiring to under cabinet lighting, Replace existing light fixture and relocate existing switch, (8) duplex outlets, (1) ceiling occupancy sensor. (12) 2x2 flat panel LED lay in lights. (1) emergency/exit combination unit, (1) exit sign, and (1) emergency light. Temporary 100 amp service feeder to temporary power panel provided by others as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"CP-2021-000801","date":"2021-03-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-19","scope":"**ASBESTOS ABATEMENT TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF PERMIT WORKSCOPE.** FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING SPACE TO INCLUDE INFILL OF INTERIOR PARTITION WALL, AND FLOOR/CEILING FINISHING PER PLANS APPROVED BY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. NO WORK TO EXTERIOR WINDOWS AND DOORS, AND NO EXTERIOR WORK ON THIS PERMIT. (IEBC 2018, WORK-AREA METHOD, LVL II ALTERATIONS) **SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING OR MECHANICAL SYSTEM ALTERATIONS.** AMENDMENT FOR REVISION OF CONFIGURATION TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITION WALL INSTALLATIONS."},{"number":"PP-2021-004069","date":"2021-04-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2021-09-03","scope":"EZ-permit for five sink fixtures. Alterations: Interior plumbing. ll proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."},{"number":"CP-2020-006130","date":"2021-04-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-06","scope":"FOR THE REPOINTING OF BRICK COLUMNS AND RESTORATION WORK. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2021-021078","date":"2021-12-02","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-25","scope":"Installation of all interior supply and Drain/Waste/Vent pipe to the listed fixtures per the 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code. Sizes and locations per plans. Amended 2/19/2022 to update the model of the Grease Trap to be installed. See new plan sheet for details."},{"number":"ZP-2022-004223","date":"2022-07-27","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-19","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF SEVEN (7) ACCESSORY WALL SIGNS. SIZES AND LOCATION PER PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2022-008061","date":"2022-08-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-09-01","scope":"Remove existing light fixtures from wooden poles, Remove (7) wooden poles, Install (8) new aluminum poles. (Type 5596-HH), Install (8) new (VD1 & VD1A) pole lights, Remove two head fixture at entrance to parking lot, Install new LED area light at entrance parking lot pole. (Fixture type VD2), Remove (9) surface mount light fixtures from under portico, Install (9) new surface mount LED fixtures under portico. (Fixture type SD1), Remove (3) exterior side mount light fixtures, Install (1) exterior new LED fixtures. (Fixture type SD2) Install (2) (VD3) poles and heads to west side area of building as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"GP-2021-013834","date":"2022-09-27","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-19","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ACCESSORY SIGNS AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2024-001696","date":"2024-08-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-03","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF EXTERIOR CONCRETE EQUIPMENT PAD AND FENCE/SCREENING. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"EP-2024-008344","date":"2024-09-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-24","scope":"Electrical Permit for combo CP-2024-001696"},{"number":"FP-2024-001909","date":"2024-11-19","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER NFPA 13 WITH FIRE PUMP INSTALLED PER NFPA 20 AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEE FP-2024-000905 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 6-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AT METER PIT."},{"number":"CP-2024-006319","date":"2025-01-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-01","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATION IN BASEMENT AT SPACE 003 FIRE-PUMP ROOM IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE PARTIAL DEMO OF AN EXISTING WALL AND THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. ***************** SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ******************************************"},{"number":"EP-2025-000730","date":"2025-02-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-21","scope":"Electrical Permit for combo CP-2024-006319"},{"number":"PP-2025-001482","date":"2025-02-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-01","scope":"Adding a 3\" Floor Drain & associated Piping AMENDMENT FLOOR DRAIN ORIGINALLY BEING CONNECTED TO AN 8\" HORIZONTAL DRAIN. PLANS HAVE BEEN REVISED FOR THE FLOOR DRAIN TO CONNECT TO A 4\" HORIZOINTAL DRAIN."},{"number":"CP-2026-000780","date":"2026-03-04","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-12","scope":"LEVEL II ALTERATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEM. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2026-001257","date":"2026-03-06","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-12","scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo CP-2026-000780"},{"number":"EP-2026-001800","date":"2026-03-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-08","scope":"Electrical Permit for combo CP-2026-000780"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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":["9 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"6 permits not marked completed: 622773 (EXPIRED), 1027282 (Expired), PP-2021-004069 (Cancelled), EP-2022-008061 (Expired), CP-2024-001696 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"6 failed, 3 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 11, 2010.","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":"2 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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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 7 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/"}],"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/"}]}