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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"1043181","date":"2020-01-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-03-02","scope":"FIXTURE REPLACEMENT ONLY WITH NO ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT OF PIPING REMOVE & REPLACE 2-KITCHEN SINK (NO FOOD PREP) THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"1045361","date":"2020-01-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-26","scope":"RELOCATE THREE RECEPTACLES AND LIGHTING IN KITCHEN USING EXISTING WIRING AS PER 2017 NEC"},{"number":"PP-2023-000624","date":"2023-01-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-20","scope":"EZ PLUMBING PERMIT - Replace 3/4\" water service - \"self-certifications are no longer permitted\" - \"all excavations and plumbing trenches in excess of 5 feet in depth must have approved shoring in place at the time of inspection as per the 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code. PA One Call #2022-013-0585 (W5). This is adjacent to an Historical Property per The PHC."},{"number":"EP-2023-008004","date":"2023-08-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Surveillance Project - $4,850 – Install four bullet style ADC 4MP cameras on the building’s exterior. Penetration will be made into the unfinished basement and networked with an ADC CSVR in that space. All wire will be direct-burial rated Cat5e. Access Control Project - $2,450 – This project covers the installation of an Aiphone JO series intercom system controlling a new electrified door strike. A door station will be surface mounted beside the building’s auxiliary / side entrance, wired to the strike and to an answering station to me surface mounted in the main hallway. 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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":"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 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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