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SEPARATE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS REQUIRED FOR THE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"987227","date":"2019-10-24","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-24","scope":"RENOVATION OF EXISTING 3 STORY BUILDING WITH 4TH FLOOR ADDITION. COMMERCIAL GROUND FLOOR. 2 RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS ON FLOORS 2-4"},{"number":"1041673","date":"2020-02-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-19","scope":"ROUGH-IN TIEING INTO MAIN DRAIN RUNNING NEW STACKS TO SERVICE 3.5 BATHROOMS, KITCHENS AND LAUDRY ROOMS **BUILDING PERMIT# 987232**ONE STORY ADDITION ABOVE AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE AND FOR INTERIOR LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS REQUIRED FOR THE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE."},{"number":"1034874","date":"2020-02-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-19","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 2\" WILKINS 350XL BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"MP-2020-003463","date":"2020-09-02","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-19","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES."},{"number":"EP-2020-002502","date":"2020-09-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-17","scope":"INSTALL A 250 AMP SERVICE,4 GANG METER BANK, (1) 125 AMP PANEL, (2) 100 AMP PANELS, (1) 60 AMP HOUSE PANEL, COMPLETE WIRING OF COMMERCIAL SPACE, AND (2) DWELLING UNITS LIGHTS, SWITCHES RECEPTACLES, HVAC EQUIPMENT AND A NEW ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT AS PER THE 2017 NEC 7 2016 NFPA-72."},{"number":"PP-2021-000704","date":"2021-01-15","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-09","scope":"Install 1.5\" Domestic water service"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":31.5,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":99000},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":130000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"690646","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JOSEPH V LARAGIONE","legalName":"JOSEPH V LARAGIONE","address":"2239 N FRONT ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-02-08","latestIssueDate":"2017-03-15","expirationDate":"2018-02-01","inactiveDate":"2018-04-02"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"690646","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"JOSEPH V LARAGIONE","legalName":"JOSEPH V LARAGIONE","issuedDate":"2016-02-08","latestIssueDate":"2017-03-15","closureDate":"2018-04-02","expirationDate":"2018-02-01","inactiveDate":"2018-04-02","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 186% in 2024, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $144,200 to $411,800","no permit shown in 2023-2025"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #987227: 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jun 11, 2022","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":"7 failed, 1 passed, and 3 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Jul 31, 2018.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #690646: Inactive since Apr 2, 2018","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 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/"}],"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/"}]}