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AS PER 2005 NEC"},{"number":"205704","date":"2009-03-17","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-10-28","scope":"TEMPORARY GENERATOR USE AS PER 2005 NEC, FROM APRIL 28 THROUGH MAY 2, 2009,(NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"377435","date":"2012-01-09","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-09-28","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA-72.INSTALL NEW LIGHTING FIXTURES AS PER 2008 NEC(RECREATION CENTER)(NORTH DIST)(5822-24 RIDGE AVE(THROUGHOUT))"},{"number":"444396","date":"2013-03-12","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-01-09","scope":"FOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO REMOVE PORTIONS OF THE ROOF TO THE WOODEN DECK TO PROVIDE A VAPOR BARRIER AND INSULATION AS SHOWN PER APPROVED PLANS, ALTERATIONS TO ALSO INCLUDE REPOINTING AND CAULKING OF EXTERIOR WALLS, NO STRUCTURAL WORK TO BE APART OF THIS PERMIT. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"1009230","date":"2019-09-10","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-15","scope":"EEZ STANDARD LIMITED COMMERCIAL ALTERATIONS & REPAIRS-REPLACE KITCHEN CABINETS IN KITCHEN OF RECREATIONAL CENTER. NO WORK PERMITTED TO BE PERFORMED ON OR TO; DEMISING WALLS, WALLS OF SEPARATION, OR STRUCTURAL WITH THIS PERMIT. FOR THE LIMITED DEMOLITION AND COMMERCIAL ALTERATIONS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"1009338","date":"2019-09-10","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-15","scope":"INSTALL ONE FIXTURE,(NEW KITCHEN SINK), AS PER PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE."},{"number":"CP-2023-001485","date":"2023-06-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-04-20","scope":"FOR LEVEL 2 ALTERATIONS AND STRUCTURAL REPAIRS TO EXISTING STRUCTURE AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION."},{"number":"MP-2023-002338","date":"2023-07-11","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-04-20","scope":"FOR THE DEMO AND THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2023-003913","date":"2023-07-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-06-24","scope":"INSTALL A NEW 400 AMP/277/480V/3 PHASE SERVICE, DUCT BANK, & 400 AMP MDP. INSTALL A 125 KVA TRANSFORMER, 500 AMP/120/240V/ 1 PHASE PANEL & FEEDER, (2) 125 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS. INSTALL NEW LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES, SENSORS, & RECEPTACLES. REFEED THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL & HVAC EQUIPMENT. PROVIDE POWER TO THE NEW MECHANICAL & HVAC EQUIPMENT. DEMO THE EXISTING SERVICE, PANELS & FEEDERS. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC. ** NO FIRE ALARM WORK ON THIS PERMIT.**"},{"number":"OP-2025-000375","date":"2025-09-19","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-28","scope":"ASSEMBLY USE TENT - LAWFUL OCCUPANCY SHALL BE AS POSTED - REMOVAL DATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED, UNLESS POWER IS PROVIDED THROUGH EXISTING EXTERIOR GROUND FAULT PROTECTED RECEPTACLES AND POWER CORDS ARE RATED EXTRA HEAVY DUTY WITH U. L. LABEL STATING SUCH RATING. NO COOKING OR HEATING PERMITTED WITH THIS APPROVAL. IF TENT IS NOT READY FOR INSPECTION TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, AN ADDITIONAL WILL BE APPLIED FOR ANY AFTER HOURS INSPECTION WITH POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF CODE VIOLATION NOTICES. ELECTRICAL PERMIT NUMBER MUST BE PROVIDED 24-HRS PRIOR TO EVENT. Streets Department permit is required for street closure prior to the start work if applicable."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2009,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2010,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"472154","type":"Carnival","status":"Inactive","businessName":"KENDRICK RECREATION CENTER","legalName":"KENDRICK RECREATION CENTER","address":"5822-24 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3028","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-04-27","latestIssueDate":"2009-04-27","expirationDate":"2009-06-30","inactiveDate":"2009-04-27"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"472154","type":"Carnival","businessName":"KENDRICK RECREATION CENTER","legalName":"KENDRICK RECREATION CENTER","issuedDate":"2009-04-27","latestIssueDate":"2009-04-27","closureDate":"2009-04-27","expirationDate":"2009-06-30","inactiveDate":"2009-04-27","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-21","signals":[{"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":["4 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"3 permits not marked completed: CP-2023-001485 (Expired), MP-2023-002338 (Expired), OP-2025-000375 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"8 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 7, 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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"2 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Carnival #472154: Inactive since Apr 27, 2009","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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/"}]}