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FEEDER WIRE.DISCON 63 FAN COIL UNITS/RECON.NEW UNITS USING EXT WIRE,WIRE NEW PUMP/STR/3UNIT HTRS AS PER 2005 NEC/NFPA-72 (WEST DIST)"},{"number":"149473","date":"2008-06-19","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-05-15","scope":"REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING 1ST FL CEILING."},{"number":"156136","date":"2008-06-19","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-07-07","scope":"MECHANICAL"},{"number":"182353","date":"2008-12-19","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-07-26","scope":"CREATE AN OPENING FOR A CONVEYOR IN THE 8\" CMU WALL BETWEEN THE HEALTH CENTER EDUCATION ROOM IN HEALTH CENTER #3 AND THE CONFERENCE AND STAFF ROOM.IN THE ADJOINING PHIPPS BLDG. INSTALL 6\" X 3.5\" X 1/4\" STEEL ANGLE LINTEL OVER THE OPENING.."},{"number":"371011","date":"2011-11-29","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-07-24","scope":"ADDITION OF SPLIT SYSTEM A/C UNIT & PAD, COOLING UNIT, PIPING, FANS AND DUCTOWORK FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER."},{"number":"369883","date":"2011-12-05","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-06","scope":"INSTALL UPS, PANEL FEEDERS, NEW RECEPTS, AND CONNECT NEW MECHANICAL AS PER 2008 NEC (4217-21 CHESTER AVE THROUGHOTU BLDG)(WEST DIST)"},{"number":"380534","date":"2012-02-08","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-10-31","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A CLEAN AGENT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM"},{"number":"402015","date":"2012-09-12","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-03-14","scope":"REROOFING, MASONRY, NEW SKYLIGHTS-HEALTH CARE FACILITY. SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR NEW ROOF TOP EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION."},{"number":"961406","date":"2019-12-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-12-31","scope":"**AMENDMENT DATED 12/4/2025 TO REVISE ELEVATOR LOBBY** INTERIOR ALTERATION (LEVEL II) TO EXISTING HEALTH CENTER NO #3 AS PER APPROVED PLAN"},{"number":"PP-2022-001393","date":"2022-02-23","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-03-23","scope":"Scope of proposed work does not require review. Issue ez-permit."},{"number":"MP-2022-000580","date":"2022-03-09","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-12-31","scope":"For alteration to the existing hvac system for new elevator opening as per approved plans."},{"number":"EP-2021-015206","date":"2022-03-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-12-31","scope":"Furnish and install new lighting fixtures and lighting controls. Tap off of splice box and install a new 250a 3P circuit breaker. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC. **NO FIRE ALARM ON THS PERMIT**"},{"number":"EP-2022-005033","date":"2022-05-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-12","scope":"Provide and install (6) smoke detectors, (2) heat detector, (2) strobe only, (6) horn strobe, (3) pull station, (4) alarm relays, (1) door holders, Programming and testing of system. (separate electrical permit EP-2021-015206) AS PER 2017 NEC."},{"number":"CP-2024-000848","date":"2024-06-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"TO REPLACE EXISTING CHILLER LOCATED ON ROOF OF AN EXISTING HEALTH CARE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2025-008818","date":"2025-12-09","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION AT THE SIDE OF AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2026-001130","date":"2026-05-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO THE EAST/PHIPPS WING OF PHILADELPHIA HEALTH CENTER #3. A NFPA 13 AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE EAST/PHIPPS WING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC AND PHC APPROVAL. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND EXCAVATION WORK. **ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED.** **SEPARATE BUILDING, M.E.P., AND FIRE SUPPRESSION PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY FUTURE PHASES OF WORK AT THE SOUTH AND WEST WINGS.**"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"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":["3 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"building-certifications","level":"urgent","title":"A life-safety certification is deficient","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Deficient; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Oct 6, 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"6 permits not marked completed: 961406 (Expired), PP-2022-001393 (Expired), MP-2022-000580 (Expired), EP-2021-015206 (Expired), CP-2024-000848 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"5 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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 FAILED on Aug 14, 2025.","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/"}],"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/"}]}