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REPLACE WITH 3/4 TAPERED SHAWN CEDAR SHINGLES. ALL FLASHINGS TO BE MADE WITH COPPER."},{"number":"23158","date":"2014-09-22","work":"Operations","type":"OPS PERMIT","description":"OPERATIONS PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-09-22","scope":"09/17/2014 ERECT ASSEMBLY TENTS (30'X45') AND (30'X60') FOR STENTON LUNCHEON"},{"number":"626062","date":"2015-07-20","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 3/4 BACKFLOW PREVENTOR"},{"number":"618048","date":"2015-08-28","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-28","scope":"DEMO OF A PORTION THE EXISTING RECREATION BLDG & DEMO OF THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND AREAS. 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SITE WORK STORM WATER MANAGEMENT APPROVED BY OTHERS. ****MUST OBTAIN SEPARATE PARTIAL DEMOLITION PERMIT BY LICENSED CONTRACTOR PRIOR TO ANY WORK AS A CONDITION OF THE ADDITION/NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT*****."},{"number":"755638","date":"2017-04-11","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLATION NEW HVAC SYSTEM FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITY TO INCLUDE GAS FURNACES AND COOLING SYSTEMS AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"786109","date":"2017-06-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-07","scope":"ADDITION: INTERIOR PLUMBING FOR A ADDITION TO THE STENTON PARK RECREATIONAL CENTER. THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004.ADDITIONAL PERMITS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SITEWORK PLUMBING & STORMWATER MANAGEMENT."},{"number":"797352","date":"2017-07-19","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION: EXTERIOR PLUMBING; SITE WORK; 1-6\" LAT;1-12\"LAT; 1 CATCH BASIN; 2 TRENCH DRAINS; 1 AREA DRAIN; 7 RAIN WATER DOWN SPOUTS - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"782496","date":"2017-07-21","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-16","scope":"SAFETY SWITCHES, FUSES, CIRCUIT BREAKERS PANELBOARDS, GROUNDING, BRANCH CIRCUITS, FEEDERS, DEMOLITION, LIGHTING, LIGHTING CONTROLS, DUCTBANKS, SITE LIGHTING, MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS, TEMPORARY LIGHTING AND POWER, TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT SERVICES, FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, TELECOM JACKS AND CABLING, CCTV SYSTEM, MOSQUITO DEVICES, HAND HOLES, DUCTBANKS, EXCAVATION, ASPHALT CUT AND RESTORE, CONCRETE AND REBAR FOR DUCTBANKS WIRING DEVICES, POLE BASES."},{"number":"792836","date":"2017-09-22","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-22","scope":"PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE PER PLAN, ONE (1) STORY SECTION OF REC CENTER TO BE REMOVED, NORTHERN PORTION WITH SHED STYLE ROOF / CLERESTORY TO REMAIN, SEE PRIOR APPROVALS FOR SITE DEVELEOPMENT AND ADDITION"},{"number":"792837","date":"2017-09-22","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-07","scope":"**SEE ASBESTOS REPORT ON BLDG PERMIT # 609322, ABATEMENT REQUIRED BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK** MECHANICAL DEMOLITION OF A 12'-0\" +/- HIGH, ONE (1) STORY SECTION OF AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE BY MECHANICAL MEANS PER ENGINEER'S PLAN / HAND METHODS TO BE USED IN PROXIMITY OF TALLER PORTION OF BUILDING WHICH IS TO REMAIN. SPECIAL INSPECTION REPORT(S) SHALL BE FURNISHED TO FIELD INSPECTOR. SITE SAFETY ZONE SHALL BE IN PLACE (PERIMETER FENCING) AND MAINTAINED TO PROTECT PEDESTRIANS AND REMAINDER OF PROPERTY DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITY. **ALL WORK PER PLANS APPROVED BY PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION**"},{"number":"820314","date":"2017-11-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-12","scope":"ALTERATION: EXTERIOR PLUMBING; 3\" WATER SERVICE;HISTORICAL COMMISSION REGISTERED PROPERTY - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"985816","date":"2019-06-14","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-19","scope":"TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR NINETY DAYS (90) FOR STENTON PARK RECREATION CENTER."},{"number":"26666","date":"2019-11-05","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2019-11-05","scope":null},{"number":"1031577","date":"2019-12-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-22","scope":"Installation of low voltage wire and associated devices."},{"number":"1041962","date":"2020-01-15","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-26","scope":"EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING-REMOVE AND REROOF CEDAR ROOF AS PER HISTORICAL COMMISSION;NEW WOOD SHAKE ROOF. NO WORK TO DORMER SIDES For the Installation of New Roof Coverings on Exiting Roofs as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"SP-2022-000160","date":"2023-09-25","work":"General Earth Disturbance ONLY","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-05","scope":"For sitework to construct new memorial including stone benches, gravel paths, bird baths, landscaping, and stonework, as per plans, PHC approval dated 2/28/2022, and Art Commission approval dated 10/7/2020; no other work on this permit."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2017,"k":"demo"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"General Earth Disturbance ONLY"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #618048: 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":"4 permits not marked completed: 626062 (EXPIRED), 755638 (EXPIRED), 797352 (EXPIRED), SP-2022-000160 (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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 27, 2027","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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. 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