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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2022-003327","date":"2022-08-30","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-10-18","scope":"FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY WOOD-FRAME ATTACHED STRUCTURE ON REINFORCED CONCRETE FOOTINGS WITH A ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS AND VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AT GROUND FLOOR (MIN. 30'0\" DEPTH). BUILDING SHALL BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 MIN IN THE COMMERCIAL SPACE AND 13R IN THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION. MIN OF CLASS I STANDPIPE SYSTEM TO BE PROVIDED PER NFPA14. FIRE ALARM SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED PER 907.2.9.** SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. **PROTECTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY / PEDESTRIANS / ADJACENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED DURING ALL CONSTRUCTION.**ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IECC. **"},{"number":"MP-2023-003009","date":"2023-08-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-16","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM TO INCLUDE APPLIANCES, GRILLES / REGISTERS / DIFFUSERS, EXHAUSTS, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IMC. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE CP-2022-003327 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"FP-2023-001684","date":"2023-08-31","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-10-18","scope":"INSTALL ONE (1) NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO INCLUDE A 2\" FIRE SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA"},{"number":"EP-2023-007973","date":"2023-09-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-21","scope":"Install 400 amp service, outlets, switches, smoke/CO alarms, as per 2017 NEC. Install fire alarm as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"PP-2023-013658","date":"2023-10-24","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-10-18","scope":"6 Shower/Tubs 6 Toilets 6 Vanities 4 Kitchen Sink 4 Dish Washer 4 HWH 4 laundry sink 1 ejector pit 1 yard drain 1 sump pump 1 Sand Interceptor 1 Funnel Drain 1 Area Drain 1 Trap Primer"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":110000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"0966628","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ACC BUILDERS LLC","legalName":"ACC BUILDERS LLC","address":"2146 N FRONT ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2024-11-29","latestIssueDate":"2024-11-29","expirationDate":"2025-11-28","inactiveDate":"2026-01-27"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0966628","type":"Rental","businessName":"ACC BUILDERS LLC","legalName":"ACC BUILDERS LLC","issuedDate":"2024-11-29","latestIssueDate":"2024-11-29","closureDate":"2026-01-27","expirationDate":"2025-11-28","inactiveDate":"2026-01-27","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"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":["4 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 681% in 2026, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $120,400 to $940,000","no permit shown in 2025-2027"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Dec 12, 2022.","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":"3 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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"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/"}]}