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STRUCTURE FOR USE AS AN EXTENSION OF RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY WITH ACCESSORY OFF STREET PARKING FOR FOUR (4) VEHICLES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED."},{"number":"618211","date":"2015-09-01","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-27","scope":"NO CHANGE IN USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. FOR THE ERECTION OF A ONE (1) STORY ADDITION AND INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. 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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"714004","date":"2016-08-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-25","scope":"INSTALL (88) LIGHTS, (79) SWITCHES, (37) RECEPTACLES, (12) EMERGENCY LIGHTS, (6) HVAC CIRCUITS, (1) ELEVATOR CIRCUIT, NEW 30 SERVICE AS PER 2008 NEC (WORSHIP)(NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"720080","date":"2016-09-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-25","scope":"INSTALL A NEW 1\" BACK FLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY (HOUSE OF WORSHIP)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"697168","date":"2016-09-19","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-12-15","scope":"ADDITION: INTERIOR PLUMBING FOR BASEMENT & 1ST FLOOR TOILET ROOMS, MOP SINK, WATER FOUNTAINS, BAPTISMAL FOUNTAIN & AVY SINK. - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004"},{"number":"733914","date":"2016-12-13","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-03","scope":"1 FACP SILENT KNIGHT IFP 50,1 CELLULAR COMMUNICATION,1 ANNUNCIATION,6 SMOKES DETECTORS,7 PULL STATIONS,8 HORN STROBES,4 STROBES ONLY DEVICES,1 FLOW SWITCHES AND TAMPER SWITCH PER NFPA 72 (CHURCH)NORTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"736710","date":"2017-01-31","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-21","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FOUR (4) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTOR AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM PER NFPA 13 AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"788719","date":"2017-06-13","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-27","scope":"CONSTRUCT REINFORCED CONCRETE ACCESSIBLE RAMP."},{"number":"800537","date":"2017-07-18","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL L& TERMINATE 5 COMMUNICATON DROPS, 6 SPEAKER LOCATIONS INCLUDING 4 VOLUMN CONTROLS AND 4 CAMERA LOCAITONS AND GENERAL PURPOSE DRIPS CAT5E PLENUM RATED LONGEST RUN 150' AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"858508","date":"2018-03-12","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-07","scope":"INSTALL LOW VOLTAGE SPEAKER WIRING, SIX CAMERAS, 3 SPEAKERS AS PER 2008 NEC."},{"number":"1020679","date":"2019-10-21","work":"Exterior Window and Door Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-05-02","scope":"FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF EXTERIOR WINDOWS AND DOORS AS PER EZ PERMIT STANDARDS"},{"number":"1020174","date":"2019-10-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-05-02","scope":"LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) FOR RENOVATIONS TO THE SECOND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING CHURCH AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED. *2018* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP OR FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"1020182","date":"2019-11-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLING LIGHT FIXTURE AND RECEPTACLES ACCORDING TO CITY APPROVED PLANS.'17 NEC."},{"number":"PP-2024-001623","date":"2024-02-01","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-02-12","scope":"Replace curb trap, fai"},{"number":"PP-2024-013034","date":"2024-09-26","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-15","scope":"Replacement of 50-Gal gas water heater"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Exterior Window and Door Replacement"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #582302: 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":"3 permits not marked completed: 1020679 (Expired), 1020174 (Expired), 1020182 (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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Nov 10, 2026; Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Feb 5, 2025; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Feb 23, 2025","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. 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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/"}],"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. 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