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INSTALL NEW ROOF COVER AS PER MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. . NEW ROOF COVERINGS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED WITHOUT FIRST REMOVING ALL EXISTING LAYERS WHEN THE ROOF HAS TWO OR MORE APPLICATIONS OF ANY TYPE OF ROOF COVERING. SUBMIT ROOF CERTIFICATION TO INSPECTOR FOR FINAL INSPECTION."},{"number":"578372","date":"2015-08-19","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-19","scope":"USE AS RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY (BIBLE STUDY NOT LEADING TO A DEGREE) FIRST FLOOR AND RESIDENTIAL IN THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR (TOTAL TWO UNITS)"},{"number":"627724","date":"2016-01-11","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-07","scope":"FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING FOR USE AS A RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING ABOVE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE RENOVATION TO FRONT FACADE, REMOVAL/ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS AND PROVIDE FINISHES THROUGHOUT. FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. ****SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCIES FOR THE RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING DUE TO ENTRANCE OF BUILDING, RELOCATION OF LOT LINES AND/OR VARIANCE REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING, PLEASE SEE AFFIDAVIT SUBMITTED BY APPLICANT/OWNER*** IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. PLEASE SEE AP#627725 FOR PLANS DEPICTING RENOVATION TO FRONT FACADE."},{"number":"627725","date":"2016-01-11","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-05","scope":"FOR THE RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING FACADE OF AN EXISTING BUILDING FOR THE USE OF RESIDENTIAL USE. 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":"663865","date":"2016-01-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-07","scope":"1ST FLOOR INSTALL 2PC BATHROOM AND 1 LAUNDRY TUB, 2ND FLOOR INSTALL 3PC BATHROOM AND KITCHEN DRAIN, 3RD FLOOR INSTALL 3PC BATHROOM AND KITCHEN DRAIN (MIXED USE)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"670225","date":"2016-03-18","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-07","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THREE (3) FURNACES (TWO IN BASEMENT, ONE IN THIRD FLOOR) AND THREE (3) CONDENSING UNITS AT THE FRONT ROOF WITH GUARD RAIL, SUPPLY / RETURN DUCTWORK (WITH FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS AT SECOND FLOOR) AND ASSOCIATED GRILLES, REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND EXHAUST FANS THROUGHOUT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR: CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"663954","date":"2016-04-14","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-22","scope":"COMPLETE REWIRE WITH RECEPTS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,FIXTURES,OUTLETS,SMOKES AND CO DETECTORS WITH AN EXISTING 200AMP SERVICE AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"677164","date":"2016-04-19","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-07","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EXISTING STRUCTURE. SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R AND NFPA 13. SYSTEM INCLUDES A 2\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND 2\" MAIN. ALL WORK PER APPROVED PLANS/APPLICATION. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ON THE 1ST FLOOR LEVEL."},{"number":"684549","date":"2016-05-20","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-07","scope":"FOR THE AMENDMENT OF AP#627724 FOR STRUCTURAL RENOVATION AS REFERENCED IN ENGINEERS REPORT. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER TO BE ON SITE DURING STRUCTURAL WORK. ORIGINAL PERMIT APPROVED FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING FOR USE AS A RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING ABOVE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE RENOVATION TO FRONT FACADE, REMOVAL/ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS AND PROVIDE FINISHES THROUGHOUT. FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. ****SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCIES FOR THE RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING DUE TO ENTRANCE OF BUILDING, RELOCATION OF LOT LINES AND/OR VARIANCE REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING, PLEASE SEE AFFIDAVIT SUBMITTED BY APPLICANT/OWNER*** IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. PLEASE SEE AP#627725 FOR PLANS DEPICTING RENOVATION TO FRONT FACADE."},{"number":"698987","date":"2016-06-10","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-30","scope":"INSTALL NEW MAIN DRAIN, 5X4 CURB TRAP, LATERAL AND 3/4 WATER SERVICE PA20160850350 (MIXED USE)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"712101","date":"2016-09-06","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-06","scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT FROM FIVE (5) DEEDED LOTS (1334 N 6TH STREET, 1336 N 6TH STREET, 1338 N 6TH STREET/608-10 W MASTER STREET, 1340 N 6TH STREET, 1342 N 6TH STREET) AND FOUR (4) OPA ACCOUNTS (1334 N 6TH STREET, 1336 N 6TH STREET, 1338 N 6TH STREET, 1342 N 6TH STREET). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATIONS."},{"number":"716524","date":"2016-09-06","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-06","scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT FROM FIVE (5) DEEDED LOTS (1334 N 6TH STREET, 1336 N 6TH STREET, 1338 N 6TH STREET/608-10 W MASTER STREET, 1340 N 6TH STREET, 1342 N 6TH STREET) AND FOUR (4) OPA ACCOUNTS (1334 N 6TH STREET, 1336 N 6TH STREET, 1338 N 6TH STREET, 1342 N 6TH STREET). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATIONS. SEE A/P NO 712101."},{"number":"716526","date":"2016-09-06","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-06","scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT FROM FIVE (5) DEEDED LOTS (1334 N 6TH STREET, 1336 N 6TH STREET, 1338 N 6TH STREET/608-10 W MASTER STREET, 1340 N 6TH STREET, 1342 N 6TH STREET) AND FOUR (4) OPA ACCOUNTS (1334 N 6TH STREET, 1336 N 6TH STREET, 1338 N 6TH STREET, 1342 N 6TH STREET). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATIONS. SEE A/P NO 712101."},{"number":"716525","date":"2016-09-06","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-06","scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT FROM FIVE (5) DEEDED LOTS (1334 N 6TH STREET, 1336 N 6TH STREET, 1338 N 6TH STREET/608-10 W MASTER STREET, 1340 N 6TH STREET, 1342 N 6TH STREET) AND FOUR (4) OPA ACCOUNTS (1334 N 6TH STREET, 1336 N 6TH STREET, 1338 N 6TH STREET, 1342 N 6TH STREET). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATIONS. SEE A/P NO 712101."},{"number":"716527","date":"2017-01-09","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-01-09","scope":"CONSOLIDATED LOT (SEE A/P NO 712101) FOR USE AS RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (FIVE (5) DWELLINGS) ON THE 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS. TWO (2) PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SURFACE PARKING SPACES (BOTH ACCESSIBLE) TO REMAIN ON LOT. NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR AREA OF STRUCTURE."},{"number":"729701","date":"2017-06-30","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-10","scope":"FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE TO BE USED AS A RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND TWO (2) DWELLING UNITS ON THE 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS. NO WORK APPROVED ON THIS APPLICATION. SEE AAB VARIANCE #2017-116."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"616224","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"SIXTH STREET MENNONITE CHURCH","legalName":"SIXTH STREET MENNONITE CHURCH","address":"1334-42 N 6TH ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-01-27","latestIssueDate":"2014-01-27","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"616224","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"SIXTH STREET MENNONITE CHURCH","legalName":"SIXTH STREET MENNONITE CHURCH","issuedDate":"2014-01-27","latestIssueDate":"2014-01-27","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 218% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $282,800 to $900,000","no permit shown in 2019-2021"],"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 #578372: 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. 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":"1 permit not marked completed: 487459 (EXPIRED).","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":"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 and appears related-party/family-held.","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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Apr 23, 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. 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/"}]}