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ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. 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NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. NO CONSTRUCTION. COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT FIRE AND PROPERTY MAINTENCE REQUIRED. CONTACT INSPECTIOR TO OBTAIN FINAL CERTIFICATE."},{"number":"ZP-2021-014355","date":"2022-02-25","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE AND ERECTION ONE STORY ADDITION AS PART OF AN EXISTING DETACHED RECREATION CENTER AND ERECTION OF DETACHED STRUCTURE (SHIPPING CONTAINER) AND COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SPORT FIELD AND ERECTION OF NEW SPORT FIELD, SOCCER PITCH COURT, TENNIS COURT AND REPLACE SITE AMENITIES. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"PP-2022-006282","date":"2022-04-21","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-27","scope":"SEAL SEWER LATERAL"},{"number":"CP-2022-002306","date":"2022-05-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-17","scope":"FOR PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE (REC BUILDING) AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. DEMOLITION TO BE DONE BY BOTH MECHANICAL & HAND TOOLS. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCROACHMENT OR CLOSURE. **ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK**"},{"number":"CP-2022-001543","date":"2023-12-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"**Amendment dated 7/21/2025 to update Special Inspections documents to change Special Inspection Agency, and to revise details of parapets, and details of expansion joints where interfacing with the existing building.** **Amendment dated 5/21/2025 to update Special Inspections Duties and Responsibilities Agreement** **Amendment dated 3/18/2024 to revise demolition work, some interior alterations work, as per revised plans; see CP-2022-002306 for partial demolition work.** **Asbestos Abatement Required Prior to Start of Work** For the erection of a single-story addition, and for Level III Alterations to an existing single-story detached structure used as Groups A-3/B/S-2 (Recreation Center w/accessory offices and storage), as per plans; separate permits required for all MEP/FSP work; structural work on this permit to include erection of the addition; building to be sprinklered throughout in accordance with NFPA 13, and with a fire alarm system installed throughout in accordance with NFPA 72; if field conditions vary contact design engineer prior to the start of any work; compliance with Philadelphia Fire and Property Maintenance Codes required prior to occupancy; see ZP-2021-014355 for zoning/use approval; see SR-2022-012451 for approval of work within the public right-of-way; no signs on this permit."},{"number":"EP-2024-001854","date":"2024-02-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-11","scope":"Temporary Electrical Service for job site trailer for renovations at Olney Recreation Center"},{"number":"EP-2024-002612","date":"2024-05-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Demo electric on interior and exterior of building, provide/install temporary lighting, provide new 1200 amp electrical service, provide/install light fixtures and lighting control, provide power/connections to HVAC and plumbing as per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"MP-2024-002659","date":"2024-07-31","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF APPLIANCES NOT CONNECTED VIA DUCTWORK; INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. 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":"FP-2024-001332","date":"2024-08-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SIX-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, SIX-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS AND NFPA 13."},{"number":"EP-2024-005371","date":"2024-08-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Furnish and install interior lighting fixtures, branch circuit wiring, lighting controls, and exterior wall sconces as per plans and 2017 NEC. Installation of FA system, conduit, cable, devices and FA panels and 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"PP-2024-002076","date":"2024-08-21","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Provide new sanitary, Vent, Storm and Water and supply plumbing fixtures"},{"number":"GP-2024-008976","date":"2024-10-23","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-04","scope":"REMOVE (1) ONE UNDERGORUND TANK. The removal must comply with the regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Tank Install/Removal"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","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":["8 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal 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":"9 permits not marked completed: 922544 (Expired), 981650 (Expired), AP-2020-009876 (Issued), CP-2022-001543 (Issued), EP-2024-002612 (Issued). 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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 15, 2012.","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":"4 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":"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 2 historical violations 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/"}]}