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FOR THE USE AS A TWO FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING AND BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. 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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2025-001968","date":"2025-06-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE OF TYPE V-A CONSTRUCTION WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS NON-SEPARATED GROUP B BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AND GROUP U PRIVATE GARAGE CONTAINING ONE (1) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACE AT THE 1ST FLOOR WITH GROUP R-3 TWO-FAMILY DWELLING AT THE 2ND THROUGH 3RD FLOORS. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE GROUP R-3 OCCUPANCY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND EXCAVATION WORK."},{"number":"SP-2025-000660","date":"2025-09-11","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Site / Utility Permit for CP-2025-001968"},{"number":"FP-2025-001907","date":"2025-09-12","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-18","scope":"Rough-In Permit for FP-2025-001870 Install fire suppression system"},{"number":"FP-2025-001870","date":"2025-09-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER NFPA 13/13R WITH 2-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2-1/2 INCH BFP DEVICE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2025-012751","date":"2025-09-30","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"6\" & 5\" cast iron curb traps, 4\" storm & sanitary main drains into building, yard drain & 1\" inch curb stop."},{"number":"PP-2025-014516","date":"2025-11-11","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"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":"PP-2025-012753","date":"2025-12-04","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF MIXED USE BUILDING. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANSS"},{"number":"EP-2026-002011","date":"2026-04-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install a 600-amp electrical service with four (4) meter packs, including proper grounding and bonding. Install one (1) 100-amp subpanel for the house panel, one (1) 200-amp subpanel for the commercial space, and one (1) 125-amp subpanel for each of the two (2) dwelling units. Provide electrical wiring throughout the building, including installation of lighting fixtures, switches, exit signs, emergency lighting, and receptacle outlets. Install interconnected smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Furnish and install a fire alarm system, including wiring and devices as required. All work shall be performed in accordance with the 2017 NEC, 2016 NFPA 72 and per approved plans."},{"number":"MP-2026-001587","date":"2026-04-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE 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."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":1.6,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":325000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 10 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2023","permit activity in 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2024-008669: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2024-008669.","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":"8 permits not marked completed: CP-2025-001968 (Issued), SP-2025-000660 (Issued), FP-2025-001870 (Issued), PP-2025-012751 (Issued), PP-2025-014516 (Issued).","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":"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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"}],"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/"}]}