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PARTIAL SLAB REPLACEMENT ALSO INCLUDED AT AFFECTED AREA."},{"number":"797380","date":"2017-07-10","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-10","scope":"TO DOCUMENT A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING ON PARTIAL FIRST FLOOR AND ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR WITH MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO ON THE FIRST FLOOR"},{"number":"786909","date":"2017-07-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-20","scope":"FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDING TO CREATE NEW PARTITIONS, NEW TOILET ROOMS AND INTERIOR FINISHES FOR A MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO, RE-STUCCO EXTERIOR WALL, AND UPGRADES TO EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"799152","date":"2017-08-10","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-20","scope":"ALTERATION: INTERIOR PLUMBING OF AN EXISTING 2-STORY MIXED-USE STRUCTURE, WITH A MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO ON THE PARTIAL 1ST FLOOR AND UP-GRADES TO SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON THE PARTIAL 1ST FLOOR & 2ND FLOOR. THE INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004.THE USE OF PLASTIC PIPE MATERIALS IS NOT PERMITTED, PER CODE SECTION(S) P-902.5, P-1005.5, P-1102.3 & CODE BULLETIN NO.0901 R3."},{"number":"802356","date":"2017-09-11","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-20","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF THREE (3) NEW HVAC SYSTEMS INCLUDING DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES (INSTALLED AS PER MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS), AS PER PLANS; TWO (2) NEW SYSTEMS FOR PERSONAL SERVICES TENANT ON FIRST FLOOR, WITH ONE (1) NEW SYSTEM FOR EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING ON SECOND FLOOR; NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"799028","date":"2018-02-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-27","scope":"REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING LIGHTING WITH LED FIXTURES,MOVE KITCHENS APPLIANCES. INSTALL EM/EXIT SIGNS WHERE NEEDED UTILIZE EXISTING MC WIRE CIRCUITS PER 208 NEC (COMMERCIAL)"},{"number":"PP-2024-013653","date":"2024-10-01","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-10-02","scope":"curb trap, FRESH air inlet and main drains"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #27725: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 681005. Use permit #770483: COMPLETED. The history also contains “PERMB- FINAL PRE-CO INSP.”","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: PP-2024-013653 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 2 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"6 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jul 1, 2021.","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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}