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FIRE ALARM IS BEING HANDLED BY OWNER VENDOR NOT BY GT TELECOM AS PER 2017 NEC (CC DIST)"},{"number":"992439","date":"2019-07-25","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-24","scope":"LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS(NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY) TO THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES LIBRARY,TO INCLUDE THE CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING READING ROOM INTO AN EXHIBIT HALL, AND THE RECONFIGURATION OF ADJACENT LIBRARY SPACES TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW READING ROOM, AN ENLARGED RARE BOOKS ROOM AND COMPACT MOBILE SHELVING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER MECHANICAL,ELECTRICAL OR FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"1002606","date":"2019-08-23","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-26","scope":"FOR PRESCRIPTIVE ALTERATIONS TO THE ROOFTOP OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE (ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES) TO ERECT FRAMING FOR NEW MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, AS PER PLANS; NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT; SEE AP#983053 FOR MECHANICAL WORK."},{"number":"983053","date":"2019-08-23","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-29","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF ONE (1) AIR-HANDLING UNIT (AHU) WITH ALL ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK ON THE ROOFTOP OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE (ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES), AS PER PLANS; NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT; SEE AP#1002606 FOR ASSOCIATED STRUCTURAL WORK TO ROOFTOP."},{"number":"1002819","date":"2019-09-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-25","scope":"PROVIDE LIGHTING, SWITCHING, RECEPTACLES, HVAC EQUIPMENT POWER WIRING, PANELBOARDS, FEEDERS, DISCONNECTS, WIREMOLD, CONNECTIONS TO EQUIPMENT, GROUNDING, AND BONDING. EXCLUDES ALL PHONE, DATA, SECURITY, CCTV, ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS AND WIRING. FIRE ALARM PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THIS PROJECT TO BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY AS PER 2008 NEC. (CC DIST)"},{"number":"1007975","date":"2019-09-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-21","scope":"RELOCATE EXISTING WATER HEATERS, INSTALL 1-SINK, 1-FLOOR DRAIN, 1-WALL CLEANOUT, 1-TRAP PRIMER & TIE INTO DOMESTIC & SANITARY FIXTURE THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"1014803","date":"2019-09-30","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-21","scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- FOR THE RELOCATION OF SPRINKLER HEADS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARDS. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"1009566","date":"2019-10-10","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-21","scope":"INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) DEHUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION OF THREE (3) SPLIT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ** 2018 IMC **"},{"number":"1012689","date":"2019-10-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-25","scope":"FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ALTERATIONS, ADD DEVICES PER DRAWING FA-104 CLOUDED AREA ONLY ALL OTHER AREAS ARE PART OF EXISTING BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AND WILL REMAIN UNALTERED. EXCLUDE ALL PHONE DATA SECURITY CCTV ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND WIRING AS PER NFPA 72 (CC DIST)"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"285437","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES","legalName":"ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES","address":"1900 RACE ST","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2001-01-11","latestIssueDate":"2002-05-02","expirationDate":"2003-05-02","inactiveDate":"2011-02-09"},{"number":"514567","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES","legalName":"ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES","address":"1900 RACE ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-09-15","latestIssueDate":"2013-09-04","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"525055","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES","legalName":"ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES","address":"1900 RACE ST","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2011-05-23","latestIssueDate":"2014-01-06","expirationDate":"2014-12-31","inactiveDate":"2015-03-01"},{"number":"781711","type":"Food Establishment, Outdoor","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ACADEMY EVENT SERVICES INC","legalName":"ACADEMY EVENT SERVICES INC ","address":"1900 RACE ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-06-28","latestIssueDate":"2018-06-28","expirationDate":"2019-06-27","inactiveDate":"2019-08-26"},{"number":"788438","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Active","businessName":"Event Network LLC (Academy of Natural Sciences Gift Shop)","legalName":"Event Network LLC","address":"1900 RACE ST","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-09-07","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-20","expirationDate":"2026-09-06","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"788438","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"Event Network LLC (Academy of Natural Sciences Gift Shop)","legalName":"Event Network LLC","issuedDate":"2018-09-07","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-20","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-09-06","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"781711","type":"Food Establishment, Outdoor","businessName":"ACADEMY EVENT SERVICES INC","legalName":"ACADEMY EVENT SERVICES INC ","issuedDate":"2018-06-28","latestIssueDate":"2018-06-28","closureDate":"2019-08-26","expirationDate":"2019-06-27","inactiveDate":"2019-08-26","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"514567","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES","legalName":"ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES","issuedDate":"2010-09-15","latestIssueDate":"2013-09-04","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"525055","type":"Hazardous Materials","businessName":"ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES","legalName":"ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES","issuedDate":"2001-01-11","latestIssueDate":"2014-01-06","closureDate":"2015-03-01","expirationDate":"2014-12-31","inactiveDate":"2015-03-01","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"building-certifications","level":"urgent","title":"A life-safety certification is deficient","finding":"Facade Report: Safe with Repair through May 28, 2031; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jan 27, 2027; Sprinkler Certification: Deficient; Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Aug 10, 2026; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Jan 7, 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":"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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #11262: OPEN · Granted with conditions; related permit 258727. Use permit #258727: 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: 386251 (Issued).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"18 failed, 5 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 23, 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Hazardous Materials #285437: Inactive since Feb 9, 2011; Hazardous Materials #525055: Inactive since Mar 1, 2015; Food Establishment, Outdoor #781711: Inactive since Aug 26, 2019","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":"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 10 historical violations across 6 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. 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/"}]}