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APPROX. 1715 SQFT"},{"number":"194238","date":"2009-02-18","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-11-04","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AS PER PLANS AND FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A CHURCH."},{"number":"205628","date":"2009-03-17","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-02","scope":"INSTALLATION OF (2) FLOOR DRAINS, (5) WATER CLOSETS, (4) LAVATORIES, (1) WATER FOUNTAIN, (1) URINAL, (3) SINKS, (1) BAPTISMAL POOL, (1) RPZ BACKFLOW PREVENTER"},{"number":"239109","date":"2009-09-24","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-11-03","scope":"INSTALL 2 GAS HEATERS WITH A/C (SEE SEPARATE DUCTWORK PERMIT #239112)"},{"number":"239112","date":"2009-09-24","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-05-24","scope":"INSTALL SEPARATE DUCTWORK (LESS THAN 2000 CFM) FOR 2 GAS HEATERS (SEE SEPARATE HEATER PERMIT #239109)"},{"number":"232116","date":"2009-09-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-02-16","scope":"REMOVE ROMEX AND INSTALL MC THROUGH OUT, REPLACE ALL OUTLETS AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT) INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA72"},{"number":"246098","date":"2009-11-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 200A SERVICE, PROPER GROUNDING, METER SOCKET & 40 CIRCUIT PANEL."},{"number":"266675","date":"2010-03-16","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-07","scope":"AMEND BLDG PERMIT #194238 TO DELETE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.REQUIRED IN ERROR ON THE ORIGINAL PERMIT."},{"number":"791104","date":"2017-08-07","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-17","scope":"PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY W. NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION & LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS TO EXIST. RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY SPACE TO INCLUDE DEMO OF STAGE AREA, ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS FOR OFFICE, WORSHIP, CORRIDOR, & MEETING ROOM SPACES, & ALL ASSOCIATED FINISH WORK PER APPROVED PLANS; BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB., & FIRESUPP. WORK."},{"number":"819568","date":"2017-09-27","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-16","scope":"WALL SIGN INSTALLED AT FRONT OF PROPERTY MEETING ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR EZ WALL SIGN INSTALLATION."},{"number":"822943","date":"2017-10-10","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-16","scope":"AMEND BLDG PERMIT# 791104, ISSUED FOR ALTERATIONS AT AN EXIST. RELIGOUS ASSEMBLY, TO CORRECT PERMIT RECORD TO REMOVE REQUIREMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. NO OTHER CHANGES PERMITTED HEREIN."},{"number":"821457","date":"2017-11-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-17","scope":"INSTALL NEW WIRING AND CLEAN UP EXISTING WIRING WHILE ADDING AND RELOCATING EXISTING LIGHTS, SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLES ON AN EXISTING 200AMP SERVICE AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"EP-2023-003954","date":"2023-05-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-11-15","scope":"Relocate two ceiling lights 6\" to the right as per 2017 nec Fishing wires."},{"number":"CP-2023-002306","date":"2023-05-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE FOR USE AS A RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY SPACE A-3 OCCUPANCY, ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":15.96,"timeline":[{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":288400},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #159392: 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: EP-2023-003954 (Expired), CP-2023-002306 (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 May 10, 2025","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":"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/"}]}