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to Dens Deck, , Install double layer of 2.6\" iso in adhesive (12\" beads in field, 6\" at perimeter, ), Install tapered iso crickets at corners and on penthouse, Install 1/2\" Dens Deck prime in adhesive (12\", 6\", ), Install Fleeceback 115 in adhesive ( 6\" beads theroughout )"},{"number":"CP-2021-007725","date":"2021-12-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-01","scope":"ALTERTIONTION FOR THE ERECTION OF AN EXTERIOR RAMP, RENOVATION OF THE BATHROOMS, AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW ELEVATOR AS PART OF AN EXISTING EDUCATIONAL FACILITY."},{"number":"MP-2021-008700","date":"2022-01-20","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-21","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM, TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK FOR AN EXISTING EDUCATION 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APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE 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":"PP-2021-024897","date":"2022-02-15","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-22","scope":"To install 23 new fixtures, including new piping. Fixtures include 7 water closets, 7 lavatories, 6 floor drains, 1 sink and 2 electric water coolers."},{"number":"EP-2022-001188","date":"2022-03-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-30","scope":"ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING FIRE ALARM FOR ALTERATION. ADD FIRE ALARM DEVICES FOR NEW ELEVATOR . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"EP-2022-000961","date":"2022-04-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-30","scope":"install new elevator and two way communication system new decorative lighting, receptacles, replace panels, power for the hvac equipment. all work in accordance with the 2017 nec. ** no fire alarm work. **"},{"number":"FP-2022-002120","date":"2022-09-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-01","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) SPRINKLERED HEAD WITHIN ELEVATOR SHAFT AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"EP-2022-007239","date":"2022-10-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-01-23","scope":"Furnish and install a new 175KW Diesel Generator, 4-ATS's, 1-600A panel, 1-200A panel, and 1-100A panel to re-feed existing loads. The installation of this generator is to provide backup power for the existing elevators and IT equipment as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"CP-2023-002630","date":"2023-06-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-07","scope":"LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) TO EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF (4) GLASS DOORS WITH WIDER TELESCOPING DOORS AND NEW FLOORING. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IEBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP OR FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"EP-2023-004607","date":"2023-07-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-10-25","scope":"Furnish and install a new 250KW generator and 1600A automatic transfer switch for the Lyons Building as per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"EP-2023-010780","date":"2024-01-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-10-28","scope":"Furnish and Install new light switches. Relocate existing lights in ceiling to accommodate new layout. Relocate wave sensor in opposite wall in (1) ramp. Pull power to (4) telescopic doors. Relocate (2) exit signs and devices on wall. 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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"FP-2024-002604","date":"2025-01-03","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-06-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE PUMP AND EXTENTION OF AN EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM PER APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS, NFPA 13 AND NFPA 20."},{"number":"EP-2024-011504","date":"2025-01-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Furnish and install a new dedicated electric service for the fire pump. Connect the new jockey pump to an existing electrical panel. Install a new switch, light, and receptacle in the pump room. Installation shall comply with 2017 NEC."},{"number":"ZP-2025-009593","date":"2025-12-02","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING BUILDING ON AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPUS, FOR CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL USE (NOT TO EXCEED 10% OF THE EXISTING EDUCATIONAL GROSS FLOOR AREA), WITH AN ACCESSORY GUARDHOUSE AND PEDESTRIAN OVERHANG, AND FOR THE RECONFIGURATION OF FORTY (40) ACCESSORY OFF-STREET SURFACE PARKING SPACES, INCLUDING FOUR (4) ADA SPACES; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2026-003255","date":"2026-04-16","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"new 200 amp electrical device to building"},{"number":"GP-2026-003242","date":"2026-04-29","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"**TANK REMOVAL PERMIT** FOR THE REMOVAL OF ONE (1) 2,000 GALLON UNDERGROUND OIL STORAGE TANK (UST). REMOVE ANY PRODUCT/WATER FROM TANK, CLEAN TANK, CONDUCT A CONFIRMATORY SOIL SAMPLING OF SURROUNDING SOIL. CONTINGENCY PLAN IN PLACE IN THE CASE CONTAMINATED SOILS DISCOVERED AND BACKFILL. ALL WORK TO BE COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA DEP UST REMOVAL GUIDELINES. PROVIDE THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WITH A TANK CLOSURE REPORT."},{"number":"DP-2026-000247","date":"2026-05-12","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF TWO (2) EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURES BY MECHANICAL DEMOLITION. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN FIVE (5) FEET OF BUILDING FACADES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK."},{"number":"DP-2026-000668","date":"2026-07-15","work":"Major Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING ONE-STORY, MASONRY, STEEL AND CONCRETE DINING HALL BUILDING BY HAND & MECHANICAL METHODS. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Tank Install/Removal"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"demo"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Major Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"demo"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"550147","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND","legalName":"OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND","address":"6333 MALVERN AVE","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2012-08-08","latestIssueDate":"2012-08-08","expirationDate":"2012-08-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"896164","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Overbrook School For the Blind","legalName":"Overbrook School For the Blind","address":"6333 MALVERN AVE","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2022-05-23","latestIssueDate":"2025-04-08","expirationDate":"2026-05-22","inactiveDate":"2026-07-21"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"896164","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"Overbrook School For the Blind","legalName":"Overbrook School For the Blind","issuedDate":"2022-05-23","latestIssueDate":"2025-04-08","closureDate":"2026-07-21","expirationDate":"2026-05-22","inactiveDate":"2026-07-21","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"550147","type":"Hazardous Materials","businessName":"OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND","legalName":"OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND","issuedDate":"2012-08-08","latestIssueDate":"2012-08-08","closureDate":"2012-08-31","expirationDate":"2012-08-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"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":["10 permit events since 2023","demolition activity since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"8 permits not marked completed: GM-2021-012223 (Expired), CP-2024-005967 (Expired), FP-2024-002604 (Expired), EP-2024-011504 (Issued), EP-2026-003255 (Issued). 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Hazardous Materials #550147: Inactive; Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) #896164: Inactive since Jul 21, 2026","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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jul 3, 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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}