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COMPLIANCE WITH FIRE AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES REQUIRED BEFORE CERTIFICATE CAN BE ISSUED. ACTUAL CERTIFICATE WILL BE DELIVERED BY INSPECTOR."},{"number":"570268","date":"2014-11-10","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-12-18","scope":"REMOVE EXISTING CONCRETE LANDING / ADJACENT ASPHALT AND PREPARE SUBGRADE AS NEEDED; INSTALLATION OF NEW ACCESSIBLE EXTERIOR RAMP AND STEPS WITH ASSOCIATED LANDINGS / RAILINGS PER PLANS. NO INTERIOR WORK AUTHORIZED BY THIS PERMIT; SEPARATE PLUMBING PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY NEW OR MODIFIED STORMWATER DRAINAGE SYSTEMS."},{"number":"575105","date":"2014-12-05","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-12-18","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR USE AS OFFICES BY THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARATMENT. THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSIBLE RAMP @ THE MAIN ENTRANCE APPROVED UNDER A PREVIOUS PERMIT (AP #570268) MUST BE COMPLETED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF CO UNDER THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"579003","date":"2015-02-11","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 50 NEW RECEPTS IN RENOVATED OFFICE AREAS AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"792438","date":"2017-08-08","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-20","scope":"FOR LEVEL 2 ALTERATION TO EXISTING OFFICE SPACE AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"783171","date":"2017-08-30","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-20","scope":"SELECTIVE INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF MECHANICALS PER PLAN; REPLACEMENT / INSTALLATION OF EIGHT (8) FAN COIL UNITS IN PORTIONS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR; INSTALLATION OF BATHROOM EXHAUST FAN; INSTALLATION OF MAKEUP AIR UNIT PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL OR PLUMBING WORK"},{"number":"824488","date":"2018-07-11","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-09","scope":"ADD SMOKE DETECTORS TO EXISTING SYSTEM PER NFPA 72(OFFICE SPACE)"},{"number":"811498","date":"2018-10-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-19","scope":"INSTALL 45 NEW LED LIGHT FIXTURES INSTALL 75 NEW RECPTACLES AND 60 DATA OUTLETS AS PER NEC 2008 NORTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"EP-2022-003955","date":"2022-05-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-21","scope":"Furnish and install a new transformer and feeder. Install owner provided 125kva generator with a new automatic transfer switch as per 2017 NEC."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #433320: 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Oct 2, 2025","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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/"}]}