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BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"862492","date":"2018-05-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-04","scope":"INSTALL 1 PANEL AND CONNECTION TO EXSITING SERVICE INSTALL NEW LIGHTS LIGHTING CONTROLS SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLES COMMUNICATION BOX AND STUB INSTALL AND CONNECTIONS TO HVAC EQUIPMENT INSTALL FIRE ALARM PANEL AND DEVICES"},{"number":"873901","date":"2018-06-13","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-05","scope":"AMEND ALTERATIONS PERMIT NO. 847252 TO REVISE PROPOSED FOUNDATION SYSTEM TO HELICAL PILES, INCLUDE REPAIRS TO EXISTING STRUCTURAL FLOOR SLAB, RELOCATION OF BATHROOM AND CHANGE SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCY TO EARTH ENGINEERING AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"885709","date":"2018-06-14","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-05","scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- FOR THE RELOCATION OF SPRINKLER HEADS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARDS. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"875458","date":"2018-06-19","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-05","scope":"44 PLUMBING FIXTUES WITH PIPING FOR EDUCATIONAL FACILTY - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"890194","date":"2018-07-09","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-17","scope":"EXPAND SECURITY SYSTEM: 3-DOOR CONTACTS, 1-MOTION DETECTOR, 3-GLASS BREAKAGE DETECTOR, 2- USER KEYPADS, SIREN, 2-CARD READER, DOOR CONTROLLER, 3-EXTER CAMERA, 9 INTER CAMERA, POE SWITCH, CAT5 CAMERA WIRING.. 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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"974710","date":"2019-05-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-10-27","scope":"INSTALL 16-NETWORK CAMERAS,1-NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER,1-POE SWITCH,ALL CABLING WILL BE CAT5E PLENUM RATED CABLE,CABLE RUNS FROM ABOUT 75-225 FT WITH ALL WORK BEING LOW VOLTAGE AS PER 2017 NEC (NC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"GM-2020-007058","date":"2020-08-31","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-09","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"PP-2020-015727","date":"2021-01-19","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-09-15","scope":"Supply and install necessary 12\" PVC pipe and fittings on outside of building, per prints. Supply and install necessary 8\" and 6\" cast iron pipe on inside of building. 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Use permit #299573: 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: PP-2020-015727 (Expired), SP-2020-000511 (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 Jan 27, 2023; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through May 4, 2027","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. 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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":"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. 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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. 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