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(FOUR BRT ACCOUNTS-1428-32 BELFIELD AVE, 1434-38 BELFIELD AVE, 1440-46 BELFIELD AVE AND 3623 N 15TH ST). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"217393","date":"2009-06-03","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-09-10","scope":"REMOVE AND REPLACE 3 HVAC SYSTEMS WITH NEW DUCTWORK AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"237241","date":"2009-09-15","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-09-15","scope":"TO INCREASE DAYCARE TO 183 CHILDREN MAX NOT TO EXCEED 60 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 2.5 YRS."},{"number":"131790","date":"2009-09-15","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-09-15","scope":"LEGALIZE CHILD DAY CARE TO INCLUDE 20 CHILDREN UNDER 2 1/2 YEARS OLD - WITH A TOTAL OF 183 CHILDREN"},{"number":"253035","date":"2009-12-16","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-09-08","scope":"ALTERATIONS TO CREATE TWO OPENINGS IN A RATED EXIT CORRIDOR.ROLL DOWN FIRE DOORS INSTALLED AND TIED TO FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON PLANS"},{"number":"268923","date":"2010-04-20","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-09-28","scope":"IMPROVEMENTS TO EXTERIOR WALL AND SIDEWALK."},{"number":"303069","date":"2010-09-27","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-09-25","scope":"NEON LIGHTS ON ROOF INSTALLATION ADD NEW SWITCH, LENGHT OF BLD.PER 2008 NEC"},{"number":"200683","date":"2012-07-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REPLACE RUSTED 100 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER ENCLOSURE AND REVISE GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR EXISTING OFFICE TRAILER... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2005 NEC"},{"number":"433638","date":"2012-11-13","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-04-26","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES TO INCLUDE (2) TOILET ROOMS AND NEW PARTITIONS IN PORTION OF EXISTING DAYCARE BUILDING. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQ; ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC."},{"number":"446214","date":"2013-01-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-04-16","scope":"SUPPLY AND INSTALL 2 POWDER ROOMS, KS, ROUGH-IN FITTING TO EXISTING DRAIN LLINES AND NEW 1.5 DRAIN LINES TO KS(DAYCARE)"},{"number":"449067","date":"2013-01-18","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-05-04","scope":"INSTALL NEW LIGHTS AND RECEPTACLES IN DAY CARE OFFICE SPACE USING EXISTING FIRE DEVICES - AS PER 2008 NEC"},{"number":"445196","date":"2013-01-28","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-04-29","scope":"INSTALL NEW DUCTWORK AND DIFFUSERS, REPLACE EXISTING 5 TON ROOFTOP WITH NEW 5 TON GAS/ELECTRIC ROOFTOP UNIT AND ACCESSORY MECAHNICALS."},{"number":"PP-2023-015632","date":"2023-11-17","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-01-25","scope":"Install new backflow preventer"},{"number":"CP-2024-005750","date":"2024-12-04","work":"Commercial Make Safe Permit","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-04","scope":"**MAKE SAFE PERMIT** FOR THE REMOVAL OF DOUBLE WYTHE BRICK WALL TO COMPLY WITH VIOLATION CASE #CF-2024-093449. NOT TO EXCEED SCOPE OF WORK NOTED IN ENGINEER'S REPORT AND SHOWN ON APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON THE VIOLATIONS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION."},{"number":"PP-2025-003489","date":"2025-03-14","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-19","scope":"Backflow preventer ONLY."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Commercial Make Safe Permit"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"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":["3 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #237241: COMPLETED. 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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 8 historical violations across 3 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, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 3, 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":"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/"},{"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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jul 14, 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":"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. 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