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PA1 CALL# 2011-"},{"number":"700122","date":"2016-12-07","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-07","scope":"FOR CHANGE OF USE TO A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR (USE REGISTRATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (THREE (3) UNITS) IN AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE."},{"number":"692456","date":"2016-12-07","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO CREATE A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING TWO-STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE. BUILDING SHALL BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. ** ALL ASBESTOS TO BE TREATED & REMOVED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. **"},{"number":"742480","date":"2016-12-09","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-07","scope":"INSTALL (3) HEATING SYSTEMS 45,000 GAS 92%. (3) 1.5 TON AC SYSTEM AND ALL RELATED DUCTWORK"},{"number":"741991","date":"2017-04-12","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"TO AMEND PERMIT #692456 TO ALTER THE STRUCTURAL FRAMING AND ERECT NEW FOOTINGS AS SHOWN IN REVISED PLANS."},{"number":"775959","date":"2017-04-19","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-04-19","scope":"FOR A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ( FIVE(5) DWELLING UNITS AT SECOND FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING EXISTING VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR ( USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY). NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"925642","date":"2019-02-13","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-13","scope":"FOR THE ADDITION OF THREE (3) STORIES ON TOP OF AN EXISTING ONE-STORY (1) STRUCTURE, AND THE ERECTION OF THREE (3) ROOF DECKS, AND A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLAN. FOR USE AS COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH MULTI-FAMILY (THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS HOUSEHOLD LIVING) ON 2ND THROUGH 4RD FLOORS. NO SIGNS OR ACCESSORY PARKING ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"984179","date":"2019-08-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-06-24","scope":"FOR THE ADDITION OF TWO (2) STORIES, A ROOF DECK, EXTERIOR STAIRS, AND A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE ON TOP OF AN EXISTING TWO (2) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLAN. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT THE DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK. **IBC 2018** AMENDED AS OF 4.4.2022: FOR FIELD CONDITIONS CHANGES TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF MASONRY WALLS AND ERECTION OF NEW STICK BUILT WALLS, AND REVISION TO EXTERIOR MATERIALS ALL PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2021-000855","date":"2021-01-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-03","scope":"Install a temp. 100 Amp service for worksite. Power for outside construction as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"FP-2021-001363","date":"2021-06-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-05-23","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM DESIGNED PER NFPA 13 STANDARD WITH A 2 INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND STANDPIPE AND SPRINKLER AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2021-009763","date":"2021-06-08","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-25","scope":"(2) 1\" domestic water services, storm & sanitary curb traps, fresh air inlets, main drains"},{"number":"PP-2021-020698","date":"2022-03-11","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-05-23","scope":"New construction, interior plumbing. +All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."},{"number":"EP-2022-002860","date":"2022-04-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-16","scope":"INSTALL A 500 AMP SERVICE, (6) GANG METER BANK, (1) 200 AMP PANEL & FEEDER, (5) 100 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS.PROVIDE WIRING THROUGHOUT THE COMMERCIAL SPACE, OWNER'S SPACE AND THREE UNIT. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL AND EMERGENCY, SWITCHES, SENSORS AND RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL AND HVAC EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC & 2016 NFPA-72."},{"number":"MP-2022-001831","date":"2022-05-17","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-05-23","scope":"FOR A MECHANICAL INSTALLATION TO ACCOMMODATE AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. WORK TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2023-001493","date":"2023-02-10","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Office - Business and Professional"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #700122: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 692456 (EXPIRED), 741991 (EXPIRED).","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-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":"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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 25, 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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}