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TO BE USED AS MEDICAL OFFICES ON FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR AND OUTDOOR SCULPTURE ON OTHER LOT."},{"number":"426065","date":"2012-09-17","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-09-17","scope":"LEGALIZATION OF MEDICAL OFFICES (TREATMENT OF PATIENTS- NO OVERNIGHT STAYS) ON 1ST FLOOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES FOR PROJECT HOME ON 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE CREATES A CONDITION OF MULTIPLE MAIN USES ON A LOT AND PROPOSED OFF STREET ACCESSORY SEVEN (7) PARKING SPACES INCLUDING ONE (1) HANDICAP SPACE ."},{"number":"429419","date":"2013-02-08","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-07-02","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING RECTORY TO A MEDICAL OFFICE ON 1ST FLOOR AND PROJECT HOME ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ON 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS. SEE BBS VARIANCE #413720 FOR INTERPRETATION ON PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND BSFP VARINACE #2012-047 FOR OPEN STAIR."},{"number":"454163","date":"2013-03-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-07-20","scope":"INSTALL ELECTRIC TO NEW CLINIC ACCORDING TO PLANS AS PER NEC 2008 (COMM)"},{"number":"462434","date":"2013-04-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-07-02","scope":"INSTALL 3 HAND SINKS IN MEDICAL EXAMS ROOMS AND INSTALL 1 LAV IN BATHROOM ALL ON 1ST FLOOR TIE IN DOWN IN BASEMENT"},{"number":"473670","date":"2013-05-24","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-07-02","scope":"TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY"},{"number":"471517","date":"2013-05-31","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-16","scope":"INSTALLATION OF F/A SYSTEM THROUGHOUT BASEMENT,1ST,2ND,3RD FL. 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IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. *NO REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"EP-2025-005486","date":"2025-11-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-31","scope":"INSTALL 600 AMP ELECTRICAL SERVICE, METER AND 600 AMP DISCONNECT WITH PROPER GROUNDING AND BONDING. INSTALL FEEDERS TO POWER A 250 AMP AND A 100 AMP ELECTRICAL PANEL. INSTALL 12 DEDICATED BRANCH CIRCUITS TO POWER TWO 60 AMP AND TEN 30 AMP ROOFTOP UNITS. INSTALL LIGHTING, SWITCHES, AND RECEPTACLE OUTLETS. 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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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jun 9, 2024","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #282188: Inactive","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. 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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}