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BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR ARE BEING RENOVATED FOR FUTURE RENTAL PURPOSES AND NEW TENANT TO BE DETERMINED."},{"number":"670064","date":"2016-02-17","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-30","scope":"INSTALL COPPER DRAINS AND WASTE LINES TO 1.5 BATH (2 WC,1 BATH TUB,2 LAVS)AND 1 KITCHEN SINK,1 SUMP PUMP (MIXED USE)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"674689","date":"2016-03-07","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-30","scope":"INSTALL WARM AIR FURNACE WITH AIR AND RELATED DUCT IN A SINGLE TENANT SPACE LESS THAN 2000 SF"},{"number":"679410","date":"2016-04-25","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-20","scope":"INSTALL 30 LIGHTS, 40 RECEPTACLES, 6 GFCI'S 2 EXHAUST FANS NEW 200AMP 40CCT PANEL ADDED TO EXISTING SERVICE PER 2008 NEC (MIXED USE)CC DISTRICT"},{"number":"702490","date":"2016-06-23","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-23","scope":"FOR A BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AT FIRST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH TWO(2) APARTMENTS ABOVE. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"710889","date":"2016-10-21","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-21","scope":"ZONING PERMIT TO ERECT THREE FLATWALL SIGNS ONLY, AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"742824","date":"2017-01-17","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-01-17","scope":"INSTALLING (1) 34\" X 36\" BANNER 3' PROJECTING OFF GROUND ON GIRARD AVE."},{"number":"730919","date":"2017-03-21","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-04-17","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF THREE (3) NON-ILLUMINATED WALL SIGNS AND ONE (1) NON-ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2023-011526","date":"2023-08-31","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-05","scope":"LEGALIZE AN ALREADY EXISTING 3/4\" BACKFLOW DEVICE. 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The replacement is 4ALF204A2F\""}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":6.2,"timeline":[{"y":2002,"k":"sale","p":37500},{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":270000},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"265912","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"A & E DEVELOPMENT","legalName":"A & E DEVELOPMENT","address":"3000 W GIRARD AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2004-05-05","latestIssueDate":"2015-04-18","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29"},{"number":"704585","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"MARK F X ADAMS","legalName":"MARK F X ADAMS ","address":"3000 W GIRARD AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2016-06-11","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-13","expirationDate":"2027-06-10","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"704585","type":"Rental","businessName":"MARK F X ADAMS","legalName":"MARK F X ADAMS ","issuedDate":"2016-06-11","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-13","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-10","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"265912","type":"Rental","businessName":"A & E DEVELOPMENT","legalName":"A & E DEVELOPMENT","issuedDate":"2004-05-05","latestIssueDate":"2015-04-18","closureDate":"2016-04-29","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","units":2,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #652771: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: PP-2023-011526 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (453 PEPPER RD, HUNTINGDON VALLEY PA, 19006).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"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":"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/"}]}