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CREATE NEW EGRESS ROUTE FOR UPPER DWELLING UNITS INTO 4349 GROUND LEVEL EXIT CORRIDOR PER BBS VARIANCE. ALTERATIONS, FIT OUT FOR PRECODE MULTI FAMILY DWELLING UNITS AND VACANT RETAIL SPACE(CO AND USE PERMIT REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY), NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS : CO ATTACHED TO CERTIFY USES. 4349 EXISTING PRE CODE USES. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQ: ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, SIGNS, USE PERMIT FOR 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL. PHC : NO WORK / ALTERATIONS TO WINDOWS OR DOORS, NO CHANGES TO EXTERIOR."},{"number":"476002","date":"2013-06-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-17","scope":"ROUGHIN & INSTALL 3-BATHROOM, 3-KITCHEN, 3-LAUNDRY STANDPIPE (MIX USE)"},{"number":"471258","date":"2013-07-25","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-17","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF DUCTWORK, REGISTER/DIFFUSERS, AND THREE (3) ROOF TOP UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE MECHANICAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR 1ST FLOOR VACANT RETAIL SPACE."},{"number":"470084","date":"2013-09-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-10-04","scope":"200AMP 3 SUBPANEL AND HOUSE PANEL APPLIANCES AND CONVENIENCE OUTLETS PER 2008 NEC & NFPA 72(MIXED USE)"},{"number":"623433","date":"2015-07-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FAI UNDER SIDEWALK (SFD)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"CP-2025-002732","date":"2025-05-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-20","scope":"FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EPDM MAIN ROOF COVERING AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC AND PHC APPROVAL. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2025-006697","date":"2025-08-29","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Retail Sales - Consumer Goods"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"7 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #417723: COMPLETED. The history also contains “NEW 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: 623433 (EXPIRED).","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":"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":"2 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 10, 2025.","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 9 historical violations across 3 cases.","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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Nov 21, 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":"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. 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/"}]}