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CONTACT DISTRICT OFFICE TO INSTITUTE THE RQUIRED INSPECTIONS."},{"number":"511842","date":"2014-05-07","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-05-07","scope":"TO AMEND A/P NO 157985 TO CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE COMMON BOUNDARY LINE AND TO ELIMINATE TH EASEMENT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS/APPLICATION."},{"number":"571415","date":"2015-07-01","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-01","scope":"FOR A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY W. NO CHANGE OF OCC. CLASS. TO CREATE TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL SPACE WITHIN AN EXIST. THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. UTILITY BASEMENT, BUILDING & FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS FOR TECHNICAL CLASSROOMS, OFFICE, & MULTI-PURPOSE SPACES & INSTALLATION OF EXTERIOR STAIRWAY & SUPPORT CONST. FOR PLATFORM LIFT; BUILDING IS NOT FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR BASEMENT, 2ND, & 3RD FLR. LEVELS, & MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, & PLUMBING WORK. ASBESTOS ABATEMENT TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF PERMITTED WORK."},{"number":"671272","date":"2016-02-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-31","scope":"TAKE OUT AND REPLACE FIXTURE WITH NO ADDITIONAL PIPING OF 4WC, 4LAVS, 1-DF, 1KS. THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"681332","date":"2016-04-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-31","scope":"TEMPORARY 200AMP SERVICE TO JOB SITE FOR 6 MOTHS AS PER 2008 NEC (WEST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"675431","date":"2016-04-07","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-02","scope":"HVAC INSTALLATION. NEW DUCTWORK, HVAC PVC FOR EXHAUSTED FAI,SUPPLY BOOTS AND RETURN BOOTS, REFRIGERATOR PIPING, HEATER, COIL AND CONDENSERS, REGISTERS, LOW VOLTAGE WIRING, THERMOSTATS. 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SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR KITCHEN HOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM."},{"number":"758699","date":"2017-03-16","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-31","scope":"INSTALL (1) ONE ANSUL R-102 3.0 GALLON WET CHEMICAL COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM."},{"number":"999757","date":"2019-12-11","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"ADDITION OF 2 SUB PANELS ON BOTH 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR. ADDITIONAL OUTLETS AND LIGHTING AS PER NEC 2017 (NORTH DIST.) **NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT**"},{"number":"GM-2020-009059","date":"2020-11-03","work":"Wall Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-09-23","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia 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."},{"number":"CP-2022-002580","date":"2022-10-04","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-12-27","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATION WITHOUT CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO THE EXISTING ADULT SCHOOL AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK. ASBESTOS REMEDIATION IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2022-015831","date":"2023-01-13","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-12-27","scope":"New fixtured connecting to existing plumbing rough in as per plan"},{"number":"EP-2023-000761","date":"2023-01-25","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-13","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2023-000641 Install new wiring for 2nd floor lighting including wall switches, wall outlets, fixtures, and emergency lights. Install breakers to existing panel as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"EP-2023-000641","date":"2023-02-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-12-27","scope":"Install new wiring for 2nd floor lighting including wall switches, wall outlets, fixtures, and emergency lights. Install breakers to existing panel as per 2017 NEC."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Wall Covering Replacement"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"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":["3 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #6300: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 157985. Use permit #196238: 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":"7 permits not marked completed: 130040 (EXPIRED), 208173 (EXPIRED), 999757 (Issued), GM-2020-009059 (Expired), CP-2022-002580 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"6 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Dec 12, 2025","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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"7 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Feb 17, 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":"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/"}],"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. 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