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ELECTRICAL WORK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERMITS. CALL THE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO STARTING WORK."},{"number":"450966","date":"2013-03-07","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-03-07","scope":"REPLAING THREE EXISTING ANTENNAS WITH THREE QUAD POLE ANTENNAS. REPLACING THREE EXISTING RADIO HEADS WITH THREE NRRH V2 RADIO HEADS."},{"number":"794459","date":"2017-06-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-24","scope":"REPAIR/ REPLACE SANITARY. DRAIN LINE FROM BUILDING TO STREET AS PER PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE."},{"number":"CP-2021-001944","date":"2021-06-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-09","scope":"ALTERATION TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF CELLULAR EQUIPMENT AS PART OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALL WALL AND ROOF PENETRATIONS CAUSE BY THE REMOVAL OF THIS EQUIPMENT TO BE REPAIRED TO MATCH EXISTING. NO OTHER WORK THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"CP-2021-004060","date":"2021-08-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-02-25","scope":"PROJECT CONSISTS OF REMOVING (2) EXISTING EQUIPMENT CABINETS, (3) ANTENNAS, (3) RRHs AND (3) COMBINERS AND INSTALLING (1) 2.5 BBU & (3) RECTIFIERS TO (1) PROPOSED 9927 CABINET, (4) BATTERIES TO (1) PROPOSED BATTERY CABINET, (3) PROPOSED ANTENNAS, (6) PROPOSED RRHS AND (3) HYBRIFLEX CABLE TO AN EXISTING WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY. Amend permit on 8/12/21. The original permit request was for REMOVAL ONLY. There will be no installations/additions. Full scope of work: Removing existing antennas, radios, mounting system, coax lines, cabinet/equipment rack as per red marked revisions."},{"number":"CP-2022-001124","date":"2022-03-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-04","scope":"FOR REMOVAL ONLY OF EXISTING ANTENNAS, RADIOS, MOUNTING SYSTEMS, COAX LINES, CABINET/EQUIPMENT RACKS AS PER RED-MARKED REVISIONS."},{"number":"PP-2023-004319","date":"2023-04-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-13","scope":"REPAIR/REPLACE - CT, FAI, MD - FROM CURB TO BUILDING"},{"number":"PP-2025-005211","date":"2025-04-17","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-05-13","scope":"NEW BACKFLOW PREVENTER"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2014,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","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":["2 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal 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 #208009: 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: 428419 (REVOKED), CP-2021-004060 (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":"3 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 9, 2026.","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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 2 cases.","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/"}]}