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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION. *USES: FOR VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR (MUST OCCUPY 100% OF THE GROUND FLOOR STREET FRONTAGE WITH A MINIMUM DEPTH OF 30' ) (USES ONLY PERMITTED IN CMX-2.5 THAT NOT TO REQUIRE OFF STREET PARKING AS PER TABLE 14-802-2, USE REGISTRATION PERMIT IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND HOUSEHOLD LIVING MULTI-FAMILY THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS*"},{"number":"821703","date":"2017-10-16","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-16","scope":"AMEND PERMIT AP 799246 TO DOCUMENT THE INCREASE IN HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE. FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (HEIGHT 46 FT) WITH CELLAR AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE AS PREV. APPROVED ON AP#799246. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION. *USES: FOR VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR (MUST OCCUPY 100% OF THE GROUND FLOOR STREET FRONTAGE WITH A MINIMUM DEPTH OF 30' ) (USES ONLY PERMITTED IN CMX-2.5 THAT NOT TO REQUIRE OFF STREET PARKING AS PER TABLE 14-802-2, USE REGISTRATION PERMIT IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND HOUSEHOLD LIVING MULTI-FAMILY THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS AS PREV. APPROVED ON AP#799246."},{"number":"810798","date":"2017-10-16","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-25","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY - TYPE VA - ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECKS. FOR USE AS A VACANT COMMERICAL SPACE ON THE 1ST FLOOR (U&O AND C/O REQ'D PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS. COMMERCIAL SPACE TO BE SEPARATE VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION TWO (2) HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATED CONSTRUCTION. FOUNDATION TO BE DESIGNED PER GEOTECHNICAL REPORT AND FOUNDATION PLAN. THIS PERMIT TO CONTAIN UNDERPINNING AND TO BE INSPECTED CONTINUOUSLY. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"841186","date":"2018-01-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-21","scope":"NEW 400A SERVICE AND GROUND. 5 GANG METER 3 APT, 125A PER & 1 COMMERCIAL METER 150A AND 1 HOUSE METER 100A. WIRING THROUGHOUT OF LIGHTS, SWITHCES OUTLETS AND SMOKE/CO DETECTORS. LOW VOLTAGE WIRING PHONE, CABLE, DOORBELL AS PER 2008 NEC. NEW FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION AS PER NFPA 72."},{"number":"847630","date":"2018-02-01","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-25","scope":"TO AMEND BUILDING PERMIT #810798 TO REFLECT A 2 HOUR RATED PARTITION AT THE STANDPIPE. NO OTHER CHANGES ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"832867","date":"2018-02-01","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-25","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A \"TWO (2) INCH\" FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSTION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13 FOR COMMERCIAL PORTION AND NFPA 13R FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION. AND STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"854118","date":"2018-02-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-12","scope":"INSTALL 6\" LATERAL, HOUSE DRAIN, HOUSE TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET, 1 1/2\"WATER SERVICE FOR 3 APARTMENTS AND 3/4\"WATER SERVICE FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE-PA1#20180510157-\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"841028","date":"2018-03-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-25","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION: INTERIOR PLUMBING;(4) STORY STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK;VACANT COMMERICAL SPACE ON THE 1ST FLOOR;(3) DWELLING UNITS ABOVE; 8 WC, 11 LAV, 3 SHOWER, 3 TUB, 3 KITCHEN SINK, 3 WASHER, 4 WATER HEATER -THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"853673","date":"2018-04-26","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-25","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO INCLUDE REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS, SUPPLY/EXHAUST DUCTWORK, APPLIANCES, SUPPORTS, AND ALL OTHER WORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"land","p":240000},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"398339","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CHARLIE WASHINGTON","legalName":"CHARLIE WASHINGTON","address":"1726 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2007-01-30","latestIssueDate":"2007-01-30","expirationDate":"2008-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"805465","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"US Capital Investments 9, LLC","legalName":"US Capital Investments 9, LLC","address":"1726 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2019-03-12","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-18","expirationDate":"2026-03-11","inactiveDate":"2026-05-10"},{"number":"899114","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SL Rentals, LLC","legalName":"SL Rentals, LLC","address":"1726 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2022-06-23","latestIssueDate":"2022-06-23","expirationDate":"2023-06-22","inactiveDate":"2023-08-21"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"899114","type":"Rental","businessName":"SL Rentals, LLC","legalName":"SL Rentals, LLC","issuedDate":"2022-06-23","latestIssueDate":"2022-06-23","closureDate":"2023-08-21","expirationDate":"2023-06-22","inactiveDate":"2023-08-21","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"805465","type":"Rental","businessName":"US Capital Investments 9, LLC","legalName":"US Capital Investments 9, LLC","issuedDate":"2019-03-12","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-18","closureDate":"2026-05-10","expirationDate":"2026-03-11","inactiveDate":"2026-05-10","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"398339","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"CHARLIE WASHINGTON","legalName":"CHARLIE WASHINGTON","issuedDate":"2007-01-30","latestIssueDate":"2007-01-30","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2008-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 8991% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $11,000 to $1,000,000","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":"Use permit #708847: 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":"2 failed, 0 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Apr 10, 2013.","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":"4 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #398339: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","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":"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 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/"}]}