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IF THERE ARE ANY VARIATIONS IN THE FIELD, PLEASE CONTACT STRUCTURAL ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. ENSURE CONNECTIONS ARE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGINEERS REPORT. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER ALTERATIONS."},{"number":"497434","date":"2013-11-01","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-21","scope":"INSTALL HI HAT LIGHT FIXTURES, DUPLEX RECEPTS, GFCI RECEPTS, CEILING FANS, SMOKE DETECTORS, BATHROOM EXHAUST FANS, KITCHEN APPLIANCE CIRCUITS, DIMMER SWITCHES NEEDED TO COMPLETE APT RENOVATION AS PER 2008 NEC (MIXED USE)"},{"number":"494656","date":"2013-12-26","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-22","scope":"4TH FLOOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, FIT OUT OF PRIOR VACANT SPACE, NEW EXTERIOR FIRE DOOR - COMPLY ISSUED VIOLATION. LEGALIZE ALL USES AND OCCUPANCIES 1ST THROUGH 4TH FLOORS. PRIOR CHANGE IN USES(1ST - 4TH FLOORS) AND PARTIAL BUILDING CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS W/O PERMITS - CO ON ENTIRE BUILDING TO CERTIFY USE AND OCCUPANCY CHANGES. ***INSPECTOR - ENTIRE BUILDING MUST MEET FIRE CODE*** BUILDING REQUIRES TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED*** NON SEPARATED USES*** VERIFY STAIR TOWER AND INTERIOR STAIR ENCLOSURES. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQ: ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, SPRINKLERS, AND SIGNS."},{"number":"537595","date":"2014-05-21","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-06-18","scope":"SUPPLY AND INSTALL 3.5 HEAT PUMP WITH ELECTRIC BACKUP. 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NO EXTERIOR WORK ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"564598","date":"2014-10-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-01-26","scope":"INSTALLATION OF 3 EXIT SIGNS, 3 WALL SCONCES, 4 CEILING LIGHTS, 4 DUPLEX RECEPTACLES, 1 GFCI RECEPTACLE IN BATHROOM AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT) INSTALL FIRE ALARM TO INCLUDE 4 STROBE LIGHTS, 1 HORN STROBE, 1 PULL STATION ADDED TO EXISTING SYSTEM AS PER NFPA72."},{"number":"522742","date":"2015-01-28","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-15","scope":"AMEND PERMIT NUMBER #494656 TO ELIMINATE THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS APPROVED PER BBS VARIANCE #22682R. NON STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS AND RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING APARTMENT, AS ALREADY APPROVED BY THE HISTORICAL COMMISION. PLANS ATTACHED. *ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQUIRED : ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, AND LEGALIZE SIGNS AND BANNERS."},{"number":"864111","date":"2018-04-23","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-21","scope":"PROPOSED REPAIR OF EXISTING BROWNSTONE BY PATCHING. PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF MISSING BROWNSTONE ELEMENTS WITH NEW BROWNSTONES ON BUILDING FRONT. PROPOSED NEW BASEMENT WINDOWS REPAIR 1ST FLOOR CORNICE PER PLANS"},{"number":"881851","date":"2018-06-01","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-21","scope":"TEMPORARY SHELTER PLATFORM. SCAFFOLDING WILL BE ANCHORED INTO MASONRY JOINT THE CONTRACTOR WILL PATCH MASONRY JOINT TO MATCH UPON COMPLETION OF PROJECTS"},{"number":"CP-2020-002791","date":"2020-08-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-24","scope":"FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING FRONT EXTERIOR FACADE, TO INCLUDE WINDOW JAMB, CASTHEADS, AND BROWNSTONE SILLS. (IEBC 2018, HISTORICAL) **SHOP DRAWINGS, FIELD SAMPLES AND MOCKUPS TO BE APPROVED BY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. 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Use permit #478569: 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-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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1900 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"5 failed, 6 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 13, 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":"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":"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 and appears related-party/family-held.","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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 5 historical violations across 5 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/"}]}