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PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"PHILA WATER DEPT. CENTRALIZED LABORATORY FACILITY. BOILER REPLACEMENT. DEMO EXIST EQUIP, REFEED, GROUNDING AND POWER FOR NEW FUEL TANK (EAST DIST)"},{"number":"404636","date":"2012-06-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-25","scope":"REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT OF 1 ROOF TOP AIR HANDLING UNIT, NEW POWER FEED FROM EXISTING POWER PANEL RP-2F TO 1 NEW EXHAUST FAN AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DIST)"},{"number":"505558","date":"2014-01-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-11-24","scope":"PROVIDE CONDUIT,FITTINGS,WIRE/CABLE FOR NEW SITE AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENT AT PWD CENTRAL LAB THE WORK CONSISTS OF MODIFICATION TO 3 ENTRY GATES,NEW SITE LIGHTING,REPLACEMENT OR ADDITIONAL LIGHTS AND SECURITY DEVICES PER 2008 NEC (WATER TREATMENT CENTER)"},{"number":"806302","date":"2018-01-03","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-14","scope":"PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS CONSISTING OF ASPHALT REPLACEMENT, DRAINAGE RESTORATION AND CURB RESETTING AS PER PLANS AND PWD APPROVAL."},{"number":"878392","date":"2018-05-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-31","scope":"PRIVATE SITE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT WORK: REPLACE 1 CATCH BASIN AND INSTALL 1 NEW CATCH BASIN WITH STORM WATER PIPING (PARKING LOT)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"933664","date":"2019-01-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-26","scope":"POWER FROM EXISTING DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT TO NEW REPLACEMENT PUMPS AND CHILLERS AS SHOWN ON DREAWINGS E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 AND E6 PER 2008 NEC (EAST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"974862","date":"2019-05-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-21","scope":"INSTALLATION OF NEW MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO INCLUDE (2) CHILLERS, (1) COOLING TOWER, (5) PUMPS AND (3) FANS FOR AN EXISTING LABORATORY AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"977269","date":"2019-06-28","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-11","scope":"JOHNSON CONTROLS TO EXOPAND THE EXISTING NORTHERN ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM BY ADDING 1 CARD READER, 1 DOOR CONTACT AND 1 REX DEVICE FOR DOOR 149 AS PER 2017 NEC (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"993941","date":"2019-07-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-02","scope":"FOR THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING COOLING TOWER AT THE REAR OF AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE, AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW COOLING TOWER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORK, AS PER PLANS; SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MEP WORK; COOLING TOWER EXEMPT FROM ZONING AS PER ADMIN CODE A-301.2.5#15 FOR BEING ACCESSORY TO OPERATION OF BUILDING."},{"number":"CP-2020-004059","date":"2020-10-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-08-15","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN ACCESSIBLE WHEELCHAIR PLATFORM LIFT WITHIN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE, AS PER SUBMITTED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATONS."},{"number":"GM-2021-001264","date":"2021-02-18","work":"Security Gates","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-10-01","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"EP-2021-001987","date":"2021-03-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-10","scope":"Install electric for a motorized gate as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"ZP-2022-004148","date":"2022-09-30","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) DETACHED ONE-STORY STRUCTURE AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) TEMPORARY MOBILE TRAILERS. SIZES AND LOCATIONS AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2023-003641","date":"2023-09-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE (1) DETACHED ONE-STORY STRUCTURE AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) TEMPORARY MOBILE TRAILERS. FOR USE OF ONE-STORY DETACHED STRUCTURE AS CHEMICAL STORAGE (EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS STORAGE BUILDING) ON THE SAME LOT WITH EXISTING PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT CENTRAL LABORATORY FACILITY (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) IN AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE. TRAILERS FOR USE AS TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF EXISTING FACILITY."},{"number":"CP-2023-001325","date":"2023-10-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL I AND II ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING PWD LAB FACILITY (MAIN BUILDING) AS PER APPLICATION/PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FP WORK. IF CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"EP-2023-011698","date":"2024-03-04","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-15","scope":"INSTALL A NEW 100 AMP PANEL RP-1F. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY & THE SWITCHES. INSTALL RECEPTACLES, LOW VOLTAGE CONTROL WIRING & DATA/ COM WIRING. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE NEW MECHANICAL & HVAC EQUIPMENT. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC. * NO FIRE ALARM WORK ON THIS PERMIT. ** ALTERNATE #1 IN NOT INCLUDED ON THIS PERMIT. *** THE WORK REQUIRED IN THE CHEMICAL STORAGE BUILDING IS NOT INCLUDED ON THIS PERMIT. **** THE WORK REQUIRED FOR THE TEMPORARY TRAILERS IS NOT INCLUDED ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"MP-2024-001790","date":"2024-05-07","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING HVAC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF REHEAT COILS, AIR HANDLER UNITS, PUMPS, REGISTERS AND DIFFUSERS WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AND ACCESSORIES AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2024-008361","date":"2024-10-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-15","scope":"INSTALL A 400 AMP FEEDER & FUSED DISCONNECT SWITCH, (2) 200 AMP FEEDERS TO (2) 200 AMP ENCLOSED CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR THE TEMPORARY LAB TRAILERS. INSTALL A 100 AMP PANEL & FEEDER FOR THE CHEMICAL STORAGE BUILDING. INSTALL LIGHTS, SWITCH, RECEPTACLES , POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL & HVAC EQUIPMENT IN THE CHEMICAL STORAGE BUILDING. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC. * THE TEMPORARY LAB TRAILERS ARE FACTORY WIRED. ** NO FIRE ALARM WORK IN THIS PERMIT."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Security Gates"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2023,"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 Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["3 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2023, 2024"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"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":["5 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":"5 permits not marked completed: 974862 (Expired), CP-2020-004059 (Expired), CP-2023-003641 (Issued), CP-2023-001325 (Issued), MP-2024-001790 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"3 open L&I violations","finding":"3 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Feb 26, 2026","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jan 23, 2024.","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":"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/"}]}