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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":"CP-2021-004296","date":"2021-08-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-28","scope":"FOR LEVEL III ALTERATION WITH COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO CREATE A BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AND SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR M.E.P.S WORK. ASBESTOS REMEDIATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY. AMENDMENT TO CHANGE FLOOR LAYOUT, FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES' DESIGNS AND CONSTRUCTION TYPE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMENDMENT TO REMOVE SPECIAL INSPECTION."},{"number":"FP-2021-002366","date":"2021-09-13","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-28","scope":"FOR INSTALLTION OF A SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER NFPA 13 WITH 4-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND BFP DEVICE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMEND FIRE PERMIT TO REFLECT CHANGES MADE BY OWNER (REVISED FLOOR PLANS) AMENDMENT TO CHANGE BOTH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND BFP DEVICE TO 2-INCH AS PER APPROVED REVISED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALC AND CP-100."},{"number":"PP-2021-015387","date":"2021-09-23","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-28","scope":"Alterations: Interior plumbing. All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018. AMENDMENT TO ADD Replacement 1\" Domestic Water Service"},{"number":"EP-2021-015555","date":"2022-02-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-09","scope":"Install 400 Amp Service 125 Amp Apartment 100 Amp House Panel 200 Commercial Install New Wiring/Devices including 120Volt Smoke Detectors And Arc fault Breakers As Per Approved Plans as Per 2017 NEC. Install New Fire Alarm System As Per Approved Plans As Per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"MP-2022-000666","date":"2022-04-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-28","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM TO SERVE THE MIXED-USE BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2022-010623","date":"2022-07-15","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-21","scope":"REPAIR / REPLACE CT, FAI"},{"number":"ZP-2026-006810","date":null,"work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Denied","completedDate":null,"scope":null}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"597010","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"PENN CITY PROPERTIES LLC","legalName":"PENN CITY PROPERTIES LLC","address":"1233-35 HAMILTON ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2013-06-17","latestIssueDate":"2013-06-17","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"597010","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"PENN CITY PROPERTIES LLC","legalName":"PENN CITY PROPERTIES LLC","issuedDate":"2013-06-17","latestIssueDate":"2013-06-17","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 116% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $348,400 to $752,400","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"1 permit not marked completed: ZP-2026-006810 (Denied).","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Mar 17, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 17, 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":"mixed-use","level":"verify","title":"Residential and business space run on separate compliance tracks","finding":"OPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.","why":"The zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.","action":"Match every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 5, 2021.","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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. 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/"}]}