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THE TRACK AND FIELD UPGRADES WILL ALSO INCLUDE PERIMETER FENCE MODIFICATIONS AND UPGRADES, AS WELL AS A NEW SCOREBOARD, GOALPOSTS, AND OTHER TRACK AND FIELD ELEMENTS. ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING GRANDSTAND STRUCTURE. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"926297","date":"2018-12-13","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"EXISTING PERIMETER CHAIN LINK FENCING AND GATES ARE IN DISREPAIR AND ARE TO BE REFURBISHED AND MODIFIED TO REDUCE OVERALL HEIGHT AND IMPROVE AESTHETICS/INCREASE SECURITY. AN EXISTING CHAIN LINK PEDESTRIAN GATE ON SOUTH 58TH STREET IS TO BE REPLACES WITH A DOUBLE LEAF STEEL GATE WITH DECORATIVE STEEL ARCH AND ADJACENT MASONRY COLUMNS. EXISTING 4' CHAIN LINK FENCING BETWEEN THE ATHLETIC FIELD AND BLEACHERS IS IN DISREPAIR AND TO BE REPLACED. THE EXISTING SCOREBOARD AND EXISTING FOOTBALL GOAL POSTS ARE TO BE REPLACES IN KIND WITH A NEW SCOREBOARD AND NEW FOOTBALL GOAL POSTS. NEW SHADE TREES ARE TO BE INSTALLED WITHIN THE EXISTING PROPERTY LIMITS. ART COMMISSION APPROVAL HAS BEEN OBTAINED FOR PERIMTER FENCE UPGRADES AND NEW GATEWAY."},{"number":"936738","date":"2019-01-22","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-25","scope":"AMEND EXISTING PERMIT #907993 TO REDUCE THE SCOPE OF WORK TO THE ALTERATION OF THE EXISTING GRANDSTAND STRUCUTRE. 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ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","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 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. 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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":"1 violation row 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":"1 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jun 4, 2026.","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/"}]}