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EXCAVATION/GRADING OF THE SITE. RENOVATION TO EXISTING COURTYARD INDLUDES SEATING. WORK SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, EXCAVATION, REMOVAL OF EXISTING SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE FEATURES, AND INSTALLATION OF EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROLS, PURSUANT TO THE APPROVED DEP E&S PLANS."},{"number":"546005","date":"2014-08-01","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-21","scope":"INSTALL OUTDOOR LGTS IN WALKWAY & LGT POLES W/ CONDUIT & WIRE TERMINATE IN BSMT ELEC ROOM PECK BLDG 200' HANDRAIL & STRIP LGT, 22-POLES W/LGTS, 34-IN-GROUND FIXTURES AS PER NEC 2008 (COLLEGE) WEST DISTRICT"},{"number":"649868","date":"2015-11-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"SUPPLY 1 - 60KW GENERATOR FOR ONE DAY EVENT NOV 5TH TO NOV 6TH 2015 - GENERATOR IS BEING SUPPLIED & INSTALL BY COSTA ELECTRIC GENERATOR WILL NEED TO BE INSPECTED AND INSPECTION REPORT SUPPLIED TO THE DEPARTMENT AS PER 2008 NEC (WEST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"OP-2022-000306","date":"2022-06-13","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-01-03","scope":"20'x20' kitchen prep tent install on Perleman Plaza with 40'x100' tent on separate permit. Ballasts to anchor tent, 9'x5' marquee to connect to 40'x100' tent."},{"number":"OP-2022-000305","date":"2022-06-13","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-01-03","scope":"40'x100' white top Navi-Trac frame tent install on Perelman Plaza (ballasts to anchor tent) for use Mon. 6/13 -The. 6/16. Install on Sat. 6/12 and breakdown on Sat. 6/19/2022. as per 2018 Philadelphia Fire Code."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: OP-2022-000306 (Expired), OP-2022-000305 (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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"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. 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