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SEE PERMIT AP# 478683 FOR APPLICATION."},{"number":"600387","date":"2015-05-11","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-11","scope":"USE TO PERSONAL FITNESS ( NO SIGNS )"},{"number":"609172","date":"2015-06-02","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-07-20","scope":"LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS WITH PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO CREATE FITNESS CENTER ON FIRST FLOOR OF EXISTING BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP OR FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"616988","date":"2015-06-11","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-07-20","scope":"INSTALL 1 WATER CLOSET, 1 LAVATORY - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"615611","date":"2015-07-09","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-12","scope":"REWIRE ALL LIGHTS FIXTURES CHANGE ALL OUTLETS, CHANGE ALL SWITCH AND COUPLE OUTLETS IN FITNESS CENTER OFFICE AND REWIRE NEW BATHROOM AS PER NEC 2008 SOUTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"685662","date":"2016-04-21","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-21","scope":"CHANGE USE TO 1 STORE AND 3 APARTMENT"},{"number":"721015","date":"2016-09-09","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-27","scope":"RELOCATE (29) EXISTING SPRINKLER HEADS IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE TENANT LAYOUTS AS PER NFPA NO. 13 AND ALL LOCAL CODES."},{"number":"686181","date":"2016-09-29","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-27","scope":"LEVEL II ALTERATIONS WITH PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO CREATE ONE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNIT [NEW TOTAL OF THREE DWELLING UNITS - GROUP R-2] ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND BBS VARIANCE NO. 28141. *BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED THROUGHOUT WITH NFPA 13 SYSTEM AND AN ALARM SYSTEM TO BE PROVIDED PER PROVISOS OF BBS VARIANCE NO. 28141* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"737309","date":"2016-11-16","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-27","scope":"INSTALL TWO 3 TON CONDENSER WITH 80MBH AND 95% GAS FURNACE AND 3 TON EVAPORATOR SECTIONS TO CONDITION LIVING SPACE. HAS FURNACE AND EVAPORATOR COILS WILL BE SET ABOVE DROP CEILING WITH DRIP PAN SAFETY SWITCH TO PREVENT WATER DAMAGE. 3 TON CONDENSOR SECTION WILL BE A TOP ROOF WHERE EXISTING STEEL BEAMS ARE LOCATED SUPPLY AN RETURN DUCTWORK TO BE SET ABOVE DRYWALL CEILING TO CONDITION ALL AREAS OF LIVING SPACE"},{"number":"733944","date":"2017-03-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-27","scope":"WIRE 2 APARTMENTS WITH SWITCHES, RECEPTS, LIGHTS, SMOKES/CO DETECTORS, PHONE & CABLE ALONG WITH DOOR BELLS AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"792706","date":"2017-06-16","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-16","scope":"FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING ATCHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A DAYCARE CENTER."},{"number":"815349","date":"2017-10-13","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-24","scope":"FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A DAY CARE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO ALTERATIONS APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT. BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND FIRE CODES PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALTERATIONS."},{"number":"821690","date":"2017-11-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-27","scope":"ALTERATIONS: INTERIOR PLUMBING; MIXED USE BUILDING; FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL; PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY;3DWELLING UNITS(R-2)2ND&3RD FLOOR - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2016,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2016,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-30","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 30% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,627,500 to $2,109,500","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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":"Appeal #26208: CLOSED · Withdrawn; related permit 628499. Use permit #136186: 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":"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":"1 failed, 3 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 3, 2006.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"5 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":"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/"}]}