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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"480026","date":"2013-06-27","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-07-31","scope":"INSTALLATION OF 2 WC,2 LAVS,2 FD,1 BACKFLOW PREVENTOR(PGW CUSTOMER SVC)"},{"number":"479887","date":"2013-07-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-25","scope":"DEMO EXISTING ELECTRICAL IN BTHRM,NEW LTG;4 NEW FIXTURES 2-TYPE A & 2 TYPE B. INSTALL NEW RECEPTS AS PER 2008 NEC(CUSTOMER SVC CTR)"},{"number":"481840","date":"2013-07-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-27","scope":"ADD 100AMP SUB PANEL TO ACCOMMODATE RENOVATION ADD 120V RECEPTACLES WHERE REQUIRED ADD VOICE AND DATA CONNECTIONS TO ACCOMMODATE RENOVATION REMOVE EXISTING VOICE AND DATA CABLE ABANDONED IN PLACE PER 2008 NEC (PGW)"},{"number":"916548","date":"2018-11-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"DEMO AND ADD 3 NEW COIL FANS DEMO AND ADD 3 NEW CONDENSOR UNITS ADD 2 NEW 120V GFI RECEPTACLES ON ROOF"},{"number":"912348","date":"2018-12-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-21","scope":"**ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK** FOR THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING MECHANICAL SYSTEM, AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEM (INCLUDING DUCTWORK, REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, APPLIANCES, ETC.), WITHIN THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING TWO (2) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE USED AS GROUP B (PGW WEST DISTRICT OFFICES), AS PER PLANS; NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"EP-2020-006447","date":"2020-09-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-09-24","scope":"100 amp panel replacement and lights in existing guard shack located at PGW Offices. AS PER 2017 NEC"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Fast form building"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 912348 (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":"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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Apr 23, 2027","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}