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AMENDING AP#665349 TO CORRECT THE ADDRESS TO \"1012 W THOMPSON ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA 19122\". AMENDING AP#665349 TO CORRECT OWNER TO \"ANNE MCGOLDRICK-INDEPENDENCE MISSION SCHOOLS\" FOR : LIMITED MECHANICAL WORK ONLY TO CONDITION PORTIONS OF VACANT NON OCCUPIED BUILDING AND PREVENT INTERIOR DETERIORATION INCLUDES REPLACING 2 GAS FIRED BOILERS, INSTALLATION HOT WATER UNITS HEATERS, PUMPS, HW/CW PIPING, ELECTRICAL STAIRWELL HEATERS, EQUIPMENT AS PER PLANS AND SCHEDULES *PRIOR WORK INSTALLED* INSTALLATION TO CONDITION VACANT SPACE ONLY FOR FUTURE OCCUPANCY. NO OTHER WORK APPROVED - VACANT BUILDING TO BE FIT OUT AT LATER DATE. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQUIRED: USE PERMIT, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, SPRINKLERS, ALTERATIONS PERMIT FOR FIT OUT/CO PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY. OWNER /HVAC CONTRACTOR RESONSIBLE FOR ANY CHANGES/DEVIATIONS TO SYSTEM DUE TO FINAL BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW AND FINAL PERFOMRANCE/BALANCING TESTS AS ATTACHED."},{"number":"691297","date":"2016-06-22","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-15","scope":"LEVEL III ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY; CO TO BE ISSUED FOR PREVIOUSLY UNDOCUMENTED BUILDING) TO EXISTING EDUCATIONAL FACILITY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING BUILDING NOT SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK**"},{"number":"700025","date":"2016-07-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-15","scope":"INTERIOR PLUMBING ALTERATION IN AN EXISTING (3)STORY EDUCATIONAL FACILITY (ST MALACHY SCHOOL) - REPAIR,REPLACEMENT,RELOCATION OF EXISTING AND NEW PLUMBING PIPING/FIXTURES AND THE INSTALLATION OF A 4\" REDUCED PRESSURE ZONE BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONTAINMENT ASSEMBLY AT THE WATER METER - SANITARY BRANCH VENTING MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION P-1105 AND FLAT OFFSETS OF STACKS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION P-1107 OF THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004 - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLAN"},{"number":"696989","date":"2016-07-13","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-15","scope":"REPLACE LIGHTING FIXTURES AND RECEPTS WITH NEW ONES AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"717784","date":"2016-08-26","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-13","scope":"TCO FOR ENTIRE BUILDING EXCLUDING THE AUDITORIUM AND GYMNASIUM"},{"number":"706413","date":"2016-09-13","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-15","scope":"INSTALLATION OF SHEET METAL DUCTWORK, TWO A/C UNITS AND ONE FRESH AIR VENTILATION AIR HANDLING UNIT ONLY. HYDRONIG PIPING AND UNIT HEATERS PERMITTED UNDER AP #664349. 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NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. NO CONSTRUCTION. COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT FIRE AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REQUIRED. CONTACT INSPECTOR TO REQUEST FIRE AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE INSPECTION TO OBTAIN FINAL CERTIFICATE."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The history also contains “CO- BLDG OCCUPIED PRE-CO.”","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":"1 permit not marked completed: 932143 (Issued).","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 Feb 1, 2026; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Feb 19, 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"5 failed, 1 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Aug 30, 2017.","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 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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/"}]}