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PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-12-08","scope":"(1) CHURCH (2) INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"293854","date":"2010-10-20","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-10-20","scope":"INSTALL 9 PANEL ANTENNAS, 18 LINES OF COAX, 4 EQUIP CABINETS, 10' EXTENSION TO TOWER HEIGHT"},{"number":"314722","date":"2010-12-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"2 TELCO CABNETS,18 LINES OF 1 1/4 COAX ALL 125' RUNS,4 LINES OF CAT CABLES APPROX 20' EACH,2 100W FLOOD LIGHTS WITH 1 SWITCH, 1 200AMP METER AND SUBPANEL,200 DISCONNECT AS PER 2008 NEC"},{"number":"310299","date":"2011-01-06","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"PERMIT TO EXTEND EXISTING MONOPOLE 7 FEET IN HEIGHT, AND PERFORM STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS TO SAME. WORK TO BE PERFORMED IN ORDER TO ACCEPT THE INSTALLATION OF (9) NEW ANTENNAS ATOP THE MODIFIED MONOPOLE; INSTALL (6) EQUIPMENT CABINETS ON GROUND AT BASE OF TOWER. STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS OF POLE AND NEW EXTENSION TO BE COMPLETED, INSPECTED AND APPROVED BY STRUCTURAL ENGINEER OF RECORD. STRUCTURAL INSPECTION REPORT AND SPECIAL INSPECTION FINAL COMPLIANCE FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO DISTRICT FIELD INSPECTOR PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF ANY NEW ANTENNAS AS APPROVED UNDER THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"345509","date":"2011-06-10","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-06-10","scope":"ZONING TO ERECT (3) LTE ANTENNAS, (1) SUPPRESSION DOME, (3) RRHS, (1) HANDRAIL, (1) GPS ANTENNA, REPLACE (3) EXISTING ANTENNAS, (3) LTE ANTENNAS AND (1) EQUIP RACK."},{"number":"347672","date":"2011-06-24","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-03-30","scope":"REMOVE 3 ANTENNAS, 6 ANTENNAS, 6 RRHS AND 1 GPS ANTENNA. ERECT 1 SUPPRESSION DOME AND 1 EQUIP RACK"},{"number":"426664","date":"2012-10-15","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-10-15","scope":"ERECT 3 ANTENNAS & 1 GPS ANTENNA & RETROFIT 1 EQUIP CABINET. ERECT 9 RRH'S & 3 COMBINERS. ERECT 1 DISTRIBUTION BOX & 1 EQUIP CABINET."},{"number":"444019","date":"2012-12-27","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2014-04-15","scope":"FOR THE ALTERATION TO EXISTING FREESTANDING WIRELESS SERVICE TOWER TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF FOUR (4) ANTENNA, NINE (9) REMOTE RADIO HEAD (RRH) UNITS, , THREE (3) COMBINERS, & ONE (1) EQUIPMENT CABINET, T/ ANTENNA NOT TO EXCEED 84' (+/-), & FOR THE ALTERATION TO ONE (1) EQUIPT. CABINET."},{"number":"732700","date":"2016-12-05","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-31","scope":"ADDING THREADED ROD ALON TH ESIDE OF THE CELL TOWER TO ADD RIGIDITY TO THE POLE. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT OR SERVICE INSTALLATION."},{"number":"PP-2024-003230","date":"2024-03-08","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-03-29","scope":"AMENDED 3.11.2024 BACKFLOW DEVICE SIZE CHANGED FROM 1-1/2\" TO 1-1/4\". 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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":"4 permits not marked completed: 310299 (EXPIRED), 444019 (EXPIRED), PP-2024-003230 (Expired), PP-2024-015010 (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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 7, 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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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/"}],"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/"}]}