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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-2022-004789","date":"2022-09-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-04","scope":"FOR LEVEL 3 ALTERATION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AND CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AS PER PLANS. AMENDMENT (3/8/2024) TO ADD WALL TYPES FOR MECHANICAL ROOM AS PER REVISED PLANS. AMENDMENT (4/24/2024) TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANS INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF MEZZANINE, THE ADDITION OF A FIRE WALL AND OTHER CHANGES AS PER REVISED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2023-002823","date":"2023-03-06","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2023-07-27","scope":"Underground only for the conversion of an existing warehouse into new youth basketball center. New Sanitary waste and storm water piping. Permit will be amended when aboveground documents become available"},{"number":"EP-2023-004263","date":"2023-05-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-30","scope":"Provide/install 200 amp temporary service for construction site as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"FP-2023-001550","date":"2023-07-27","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-09-27","scope":"Rough-In Permit for FP-2023-001520"},{"number":"PP-2023-011709","date":"2023-09-13","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-24","scope":"New Sanitary waste, storm piping, and domestic water piping for youth basketball center. Natural gas piping is not part of Eagle Mechanical's scope of work. There is also (1) Domestic Water Booster Pump, (1) Washer Box, and (5) Electric Water Coolers labeled as other in the fixture count."},{"number":"MP-2023-002347","date":"2023-10-04","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-24","scope":"INSTALLATION OF NEW HVAC SYSTEM FOR A RECREATIONAL CENTER WITHIN AN EXISTING BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IMC REVIEW* AMENDMENT APPROVED 4/29/24 AMEND MECHANICAL PERMIT MP-2023-002347 FOR CHANGES TO WORK WITHIN KITCHEN AREA AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2023-003762","date":"2023-10-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-13","scope":"Provide and install (3) new 800 amp Main Distribution panels, electrical service and equipment, fire pump, new lighting, generator, power to HVAC equipment, receptacles, and floor boxes as per 2017 NEC. Install fire alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"OP-2023-000533","date":"2023-12-28","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-27","scope":"Install a temporary tent for the Philadelphia Youth Foundation for a one day event at the Alan Horowitz \"Sixth Man\" Center located at 4250 Wissahickon Ave Philadelphia PA 19129. Tent will be on private property and will not impact streets or sidewalks. Install 1/17/24 Event 1/18/24 Remove 1/19/24."},{"number":"AP-2023-010079","date":"2024-01-11","work":"Special Event - Short Term CO","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-02-08","scope":"FOR THE SHORT TERM CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A FUNDRAISING EVENT HELD ON 1/18/2024. THE EVENT MUST COMPLY WITH CODE BULLETIN NO. A-1501 R1."},{"number":"EP-2024-000423","date":"2024-01-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-10-15","scope":"Install speakers over basketball court and monitors on side of courts install equipment rack AS PEDR NEC 2017"},{"number":"FP-2023-002512","date":"2024-02-29","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-24","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING WITH 6” FIRE SERVICE, 6\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, AND FIRE PUMP COMPLYING WITH NFPA 20. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"SP-2024-000264","date":"2024-03-28","work":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-05","scope":"FOR A SITE IMPROVEMENT AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **SITE WORK ONLY**"},{"number":"PP-2024-004705","date":"2024-04-01","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-05","scope":"Plumbing Permit for combo SP-2024-000264"},{"number":"OP-2024-000245","date":"2024-07-05","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-27","scope":"Install a temporary 30' x 40' White Top Tent for Philadelphia Youth Basketball Inc. Ribbon Cutting. Tenting will be on property of The Alan Horwitz Center and will not impact streets or sidewalks. Install 7/8/24 Event 7/9/24 Remove 7/11/24."},{"number":"FP-2024-001744","date":"2024-08-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-24","scope":"EZ KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION- For the installation of New Wet Chemical Kitchen Fire Suppression System as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Installation of ANSUL 3.0/3.0 fire suppression system"},{"number":"GP-2025-000718","date":"2025-01-28","work":"Solar Panels and Structure","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-15","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR ARRAY 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."},{"number":"EP-2024-010611","date":"2025-03-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-06-23","scope":"Installation of 240kWac rooftop solar array with 287.100kWdc worth of solar panels, panelboard, utility disconnect, and related conduit and wiring. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC."},{"number":"AP-2026-001998","date":"2026-03-16","work":"Special Event - Short Term CO","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-23","scope":"FOR SHORT TERM CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR EID CELEBRATION HELD ON 3/19/2026 OR 3/20/2026. EVENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CODE BULLETIN NO. A-1501 R1. FIRE WATCH SHALL BE PROVIDED."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Special Event - Short Term CO"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Solar Panels and Structure"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Special Event - Short Term CO"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"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":["12 permit events 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-2022-005566 (Expired), PP-2023-002823 (Cancelled), FP-2023-001550 (Expired), OP-2023-000533 (Expired), AP-2023-010079 (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":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 11, 2025; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Feb 10, 2027; Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Mar 31, 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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}