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REAR PORTION OF REMAINING BUILDING TO BE ENCAPSILATED .SEPERATE PERMIT REQ FOR CONSTRUCTION."},{"number":"277963","date":"2010-05-19","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-05-19","scope":"INDENTIFICATION OF LOCATION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CELLAR AND PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ROOF DECKS"},{"number":"284712","date":"2010-08-09","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-08-12","scope":"ALTERATION INCLUDING DEMO."},{"number":"267744","date":"2010-08-09","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-08-12","scope":"ERECT ADDITIONS & THREE ROOFTOP DECKS."},{"number":"330847","date":"2011-05-02","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-08-12","scope":"FURNISH & INSTALL CHILLED WATER HVAC SYSTEM FOR 2ND & 3RD FLOORS & HEAT PUMP WITH GAS BACK UP FOR RETAIL SPACE ON 1ST FLOOR AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"323393","date":"2011-06-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-04-15","scope":"FURNISH/INSTALL NEW SANITARY AND STORM WATER TO NEW ADDITION AND EXISTING BUILDING PER ATTACHED PLUMBING PLANS, STACK, AREA DRAIN, 1-1/2\" WATER DISTRIBUTION, 2 WATER HEATERS"},{"number":"367479","date":"2011-12-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION AS PER NFPA - 72,ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION.AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"395108","date":"2012-04-02","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE PUMP, INSTALL NEW 4\" FIRE SERVICE, INSTALL NEW BACKFLOW, SPRINKLERS THRU-OUT"},{"number":"411023","date":"2012-07-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-09-06","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER 2008 NEC & NFPA 72"},{"number":"417997","date":"2012-07-24","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-01-19","scope":"INTERIOR NON LOAD BEARING PARTITION AND NON FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES REMOVAL FOR RETAIL MUSIC STUDIO. ADDITIONAL PLANS AND PERMITS REQUIRED TO BE OBTAINED FOR INTERIOR FIT OUT."},{"number":"418365","date":"2012-07-25","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT: THIS PERMIT REFERENCES AP# 367479 (APPROVED PLANS FOR LIGHT, POWER & TELE/DATA)."},{"number":"421563","date":"2012-08-13","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-13","scope":"RETAIL SPACE 1 (BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR) TENANT FIT OUT"},{"number":"421566","date":"2012-08-21","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-11-16","scope":"TENANT FIT-OUT FOR RETAIL SPACE"},{"number":"424797","date":"2012-09-17","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-01-02","scope":"FINAL RETAIL FIT-OUT OF INTERIOR FIRST FLOOR SPACE AND BASEMENT MECHANICAL/STORAGE/AREA LIGHTING,SWITCH, AND RECEPTACLE INSTALLATION PER 2008 NEC MIXED USE"},{"number":"438357","date":"2012-11-16","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"ABANDONED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLING BURGLAR ALARM W/CELL BACK UP KEYPAD AT FRONT ENTRY PER 2008 NEC (COMMERCIAL)"},{"number":"547224","date":"2014-07-03","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-08-12","scope":"REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PERMIT #395108."},{"number":"560038","date":"2014-09-11","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"RELOCATION OF LOTLINES TO CREATE 1 LOT FROM 2 LOTS"},{"number":"560615","date":"2014-09-11","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"RELOCATION OF LOTLINES TO CREATE 1 LOT FROM 2 LOTS"},{"number":"563776","date":"2014-10-01","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-10-01","scope":"RETAIL COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL MIXED USES."},{"number":"566282","date":"2014-10-06","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-10-06","scope":"RETAIL COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL MIXED USES."},{"number":"525955","date":"2014-10-16","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-04-14","scope":"FOR THE CREATION OF AN OPENING IN A THE FORMER PARTY WALLS ON THE FIRST FLOOR. NO NEW CONSTRUCTION PROPOSED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL."},{"number":"583806","date":"2015-01-30","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-04-14","scope":"ALTERATIONS TO FIRST FLOOR, SPACE 'F', AS PER PLANS. FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"591293","date":"2015-03-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-04-28","scope":"RENOVATION TO AN EXISTING RETAIL SPACE,ADDING RECEPTACLES,LIGHTING,SWITCHING AND A FUTURE BASEBOARD HEATER FEED PER 2008 NEC (MIXED USE)"},{"number":"CP-2020-002091","date":"2020-06-16","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-11","scope":"FOR PRESCRIPTIVE ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING DWELLING UNIT ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY M.E.P. WORK."},{"number":"MP-2020-003123","date":"2020-09-01","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-11","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCE, REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTUER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."},{"number":"EP-2020-006002","date":"2020-09-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-11","scope":"Demo existing wiring for new 2nd & 3rd floor apartment space. New 200A panel will be installed on the 3rd floor for new apartment space. Existing 200A service to remain. Furnish and install all new wiring for entire apartment space per electrical drawings. Finish work consists of new devices and fixtures as per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"PP-2020-008334","date":"2020-10-27","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-28","scope":"Alterations: Interior plumbing. All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations incl EGRESS DEEMED UNSAFE"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"7 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"658795","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BOWMAN PROPERTIES LTD","legalName":"BOWMAN PROPERTIES LTD","address":"8401-05 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":3,"issuedDate":"2015-03-24","latestIssueDate":"2020-04-30","expirationDate":"2021-04-30","inactiveDate":"2021-06-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"658795","type":"Rental","businessName":"BOWMAN PROPERTIES LTD","legalName":"BOWMAN PROPERTIES LTD","issuedDate":"2015-03-24","latestIssueDate":"2020-04-30","closureDate":"2021-06-29","expirationDate":"2021-04-30","inactiveDate":"2021-06-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-30","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #79816: COMPLETED.","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":"4 permits not marked completed: 395108 (EXPIRED), 438357 (ABANDONED), 560038 (CLOSED), 560615 (CLOSED).","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":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"14 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 Mar 17, 2023; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 18, 2027","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":"16 failed, 10 passed, and 4 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jun 16, 2026.","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":"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/"},{"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/"}],"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/"}]}