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APPLICATION ALSO FOR THE RECONFIGURATION OF MAINS AND RISERS ON FLOORS ONE THROUGH 4 (1-4) AS WELL AS THE INSTALLATION OF WET SPRINKLERS INSIDE ROOMS AS SHOWN ON PLANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 STANDARDS."},{"number":"CP-2022-001970","date":"2022-05-31","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-24","scope":"FOR EXTERIOR FACADE RESTORATION TO AN EXISTING HISTORICAL BUILDING, ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE BRICK POINTING, CLEANING, STONE PATCHING, WINDOW CAULKING AND OTHER FACADE WORK AS SHOWN 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":"EP-2022-005519","date":"2022-06-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-18","scope":"Installation of new exterior LED light fixtures on front and side facade. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC W/ HISTORICAL COMMISSION APPROVALS."},{"number":"CP-2022-003539","date":"2022-07-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-07","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS PER APPROVED PLANS WITH NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY. 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Information Commons 102: • Remove 3x3 video wall and put into customer storage area. • Remove 3x3 back to back 18 panel video wall and structure. • Panels to be examined by Integrator and will be disposed or repurposed. Patterson Room 201: • Install two (2) new ceiling/pole mounted projectors. • Install two (2) motorized projection screens. • Install one (1) pre-fabricated AV rack. • Install one (1) Assisted listening signage kit. • Install one (1) Assisted listening 90 degree antenna. • Relocate exiting \"owner furnish\" podium with owner furnish gear inside. • Install two (2) low voltage switches for projection screens. • Install surface raceway as required. • Install, terminate and test cabling. 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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 2 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. 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