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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS. FOR USE AS MAJOR UTILITIES AND SERVICES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND FOR THE ADDITION OF FORTY-FOUR (44) ACCESSORY SURFACE PARKING SPACES FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT-FOUR (84) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES, INCLUDING FOUR (4) ACCESSIBLE SPACES (INCLUDING ONE (1) VAN ACCESSIBLE SPACE) ."},{"number":"607166","date":"2015-06-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-23","scope":"ELECTRIC POWER AND CONTROL WIRING TO VALVES, ACTUATORS, EQUIPMENT. 100 FEET OF EXCAVATION AS PER 2008 NEC. (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"823901","date":"2017-11-30","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-30","scope":"USE-SAME-MAJOR UTILITIES & SERVICES-WATER TREATMENT-SPACE FOR TREATMENT CHEMICAL STROAGE TANKS. THE NEW WORK CONSISTS OF:THE REPALCEMENT OF FERRIC CHLORIDE AND FLUOSILICIC CHEM. STORAGE AND FEED SYSTEM. CONSTRUCTION WILL INCLUDE REMOVING 8 EXISITNG CHEM. STORAGE TANKS AND REPLACING THESE WITH FIVE (5) NEW VERTICAL FIBER GLASS FERRIC CHLORIDE CHEMICAL STORAGE TANKS EACH OF 34,000 GAL CAPACITY AND TWO (2) RELOCATED HORIZONTAL FLUOSILICIC CHEMICAL STORAGE TANKS EACH OF 5,000 GAL CAPACITY ALLINSIDE THE MODIFIED EXISITNG CONCRETE CONTAINMENT AREA WITH MODIFIED FLOOR SLAB, AND WITH VERTICAL TANKS EXPSED FOR APPROXIMATELY 18'-0\" ABOV GRADE, AND THE RELATED MODIFICATIONS TO THE FEED PUMPS, CONTROL VALVES, METERS AND INSTRUMENTATION ALL LOCATED IN THE EXTERIOR UNDERGROUND GALLERY AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 4,525SF;MISCELLANEOUS YARD PIPING, EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES, AND TEMPORARY STONE ACCESS ROAD AND STAGING AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 6,232 SF FOR A TOTAL AREA OF APROX. 10,760SF"},{"number":"798887","date":"2018-03-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR SITE WORK INCLUDING THE DRIVEWAYS, PARKING , FENCES AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A SECURITY BUILDING AT THE NORTHERN PLANT ENTRANCE OF QUEEN LANE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"847097","date":"2018-05-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION, ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY AND CCTV SYSTEM EQUIPMENT. INSTALL SITE LIGHTING, UNDERGROUND CONDUIT AND DUCTBANKS, ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT, AND BRANCH POWER.AS PER 2008 NEC.(NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"844160","date":"2018-05-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"PROPOSED WORK TO INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF FERRIC CHLORIDE AND FLUOSILICIC CHEMICAL STORAGE AND FEED SYSTEM. CONSTRUCTION WILL INCLUDE REMOVING 8 EXISTING CHEMICAL STORAGE TANKS AND REPLACING THEM WITH FIVE NEW VERTICAL FIBERGLASS FERRIC CHLORIDE STORAGE TANKS EACH OF 34,OOO GALLON CAPACITY AND TWO HORIZONTAL FLUOSILIC CHEMICAL STORAGE TANKS EACH OF 5,OOO GALLONCAPICTY ALL INCLUDE THE MODIFIED EXISTING CONCRETE CONTAINMENT AREA WITH MODIFIED FLOOR SLAB, AND WITH VERTICAL TANKS EXPOSED FOR APPROXIMATELY 18-0\" ABOVE GRADE AND THE RELATED MODIFICATIONS TO THE FEED PUMPS CONTROL VALVES, METERS AND INSTRUMENTATION ALL LOCATED IN THE EXISTING EXTERIOR UNDERGROUND GALLERY AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 4525 SQFT, MISCELLANEOUS YARD PIPING EROSION AND CONTROL MEASURES AND TEMPORARY STONE READLAND STAGING AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 6,232 FOR A TOTAL AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 10,760 SQ.FT. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FROM LICENSED CONTRACTOR MUST BE SUBMITTED UP COMPLETION OF THE INSTALLATION INDICATING FULL COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODES, STANDARDS, AND MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTION. ALL APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. ***AMENDED PERMITS REQUIRED FOR SPECIAL INSPECTIONS.***"},{"number":"877019","date":"2018-06-18","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REPLACEMENT OF CONDUIT AND WIRING FOR FERRIC CHLORIDE AND FLOUSILICIC CHEMICAL STORAGE & FEED SYSTEM WITH REMOVAL OF EXISTING SYSTEM AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"848128","date":"2018-08-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-26","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING WATER TREATMENT PLANT TO INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS, ALTERATIONS TO FACADE AND EXTERIOR WORK AS SHOWN PER PLANS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2020-000061","date":"2020-06-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-01-02","scope":"Installation of Mechanical Blowers and associated electrical panels to replace washwater system as per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"CP-2021-006297","date":"2022-04-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-09-09","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING WATER STORAGE TANK TO INCLUDE ROOF REPLACEMENT WITH STRUCTURAL REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF AN APPLIANCES PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS, APPROVED PLANS, AND DOCUMENTATION. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.W"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-21","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #23615: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 547517. Use permit #547517: 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":"5 permits not marked completed: 798887 (Issued), 844160 (Issued), 848128 (Expired), EP-2020-000061 (Expired), CP-2021-006297 (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/"}],"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/"}]}