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INSTALL NEW 4\" CI NO/HUB PIPING ABOVE GROUND FOR POWDER ROOM. ALSO HOT AND COLD WATER LINES. 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STRUCTURES ARE TO BE DEMOLISHED BY A COMBINATION OF MECHANCIAL EQUIPMENT AND HAND-HELD TOOLS AS PER PLAN. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2 * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED"},{"number":"926249","date":"2018-11-09","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-16","scope":"REMOVAL OF (1) 5,000 GALLON UNDERGROUND HEATING OIL STORAGE TANK PER PA DEP REGULATIONS. SAMPLES WILL BE COLLECTED AND A TANK CLOSURE REPORT PROVIDED TO CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND OWNER."},{"number":"981845","date":"2019-11-12","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-12","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ACCESSORY PARKING LOT ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING CHURCH. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS/APPLICATION. FOR USE AS AN ACCESSORY PARKING LOT TO AN EXISTING CHURCH. PARKING LOT TO INCLUDE FORTY-ONE (41) PARKING SPACES WITH ONE (1) ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE. ONE (1) EXISTING ADA VAN ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE TO REMAIN IN FRONT OF CHURCH ON RECTOR ST FOR A TOTAL OF FORTY-TWO (42) PARKING SPACES."},{"number":"1044999","date":"2020-03-04","work":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-04-09","scope":"CONSTRUCT NEW 41 SPACE PARKING LOT WITH NEW CURB CUT (APPROVED ZONING PERMIT 981845). REBUILD EXISTING RETAINING WALL. APPLICATION FOR PLUMBING PERMIT FOR PROPOSED STORM WATER SEWER CONNECTION WILL FOLLOW."},{"number":"1056168","date":"2020-04-24","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-01","scope":"INSTALL 8\" HOUSE T RAP W/ 6\" VENT-STORM PIPING TO (5) AREA DRAINS AND RECONNECT (4) EXISTING DOWNPOUTS- RE-ROUTE OF EXISTING 5\" SANITARY PIPING IN EXPANDED PARKING LOT 2018 PHILA PLUMBING CODE."},{"number":"EP-2022-011084","date":"2023-02-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-09-01","scope":"New 500 amp 208Y/120V electrical service with PECO transformer for church as per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"MP-2024-004798","date":"2024-10-28","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-04-29","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. 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. *AMEND 5/14/25 - REVISED PER AMENDED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS*"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"demo"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2019,"k":"demo"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"0967903","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Y.A.L.E. School of Philadelphia (school)","legalName":"Y.A.L.E. School of Philadelphia","address":"205 RECTOR ST","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2024-12-17","latestIssueDate":"2024-12-17","expirationDate":"2025-12-16","inactiveDate":"2026-02-14"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0967903","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"Y.A.L.E. School of Philadelphia (school)","legalName":"Y.A.L.E. School of Philadelphia","issuedDate":"2024-12-17","latestIssueDate":"2024-12-17","closureDate":"2026-02-14","expirationDate":"2025-12-16","inactiveDate":"2026-02-14","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #38141: OPEN · Granted; related permit 981845. Use permit #813666: 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":"4 permits not marked completed: 812698 (EXPIRED), 1044999 (Expired), EP-2022-011084 (Expired), MP-2024-004798 (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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$90,357.44 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2018–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 12, 2024.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A filed system certification needs status or date verification","finding":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Feb 10, 2027; Fire Escape Report: Safe through May 31, 2029; Facade Report: Safe with Repair through May 10, 2029","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 result, expiration, and L&I acceptance before treating the filing as current.","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":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) #0967903: Inactive since Feb 14, 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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"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 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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/"}]}