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IEBC 2009, COMPLIANCE METHOD--ADDITION. SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT TO BE REQUIRED."},{"number":"433351","date":"2013-05-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-29","scope":"REPLACE AND OR INSTALL APPROX 45 INTERIOR LIGHT FIXTURES REPLACE AND OR INSTALL APPROX 16 EXTERIOR LIGHT FIXTURES REPLACE 15 RECEPTACLES AND 6 SWITCHES, INSTALL 1 4800W HEATER AS PER 2008 NEC."},{"number":"22417","date":"2013-06-24","work":"Operations","type":"OPS PERMIT","description":"OPERATIONS PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-06-24","scope":"09/14/2013 ERECT ASSEMBLY TENT(30'X45') JEHOVAH'S WITNESS CENTER"},{"number":"484475","date":"2013-07-22","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"LEVEL I MINOR ALTERATIONS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE MOLDED WOOD STUDS (NON LOAD BEARING) IN EXISTING AUDITORIUM. 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ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQ: ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING."},{"number":"481526","date":"2013-08-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-03-12","scope":"INSTALL WATER LINES AND DRAINS FOR 2 BATHROOMS INCLUDING 3 TOILETS,2 LAVS,AND 1 WATER COOLER+ 1 URINAL(RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY)"},{"number":"487787","date":"2013-08-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"PROVIDE AND INSTALL CCTC SYSTEM,PARKING LOT POLE LIGHT AND LANDSCAPE LIGHTING AND FIRE ALARM PER 2008 NEC & NFPA 72 (HOUSE OF WORSHIP)"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.41,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Operations"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":375000},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":530000},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"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 #466384: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 446634 (EXPIRED), 484475 (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":"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 Nov 4, 2025.","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/"},{"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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Sep 26, 2026","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 certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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. 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