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Wire lights, switches, receptacle ,smoke detectors, mechanical and hvac equipment , as per 2017 nec."},{"number":"FP-2020-002552","date":"2021-01-07","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-15","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13 FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM SERVICED BY A TWO INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 STANDARD."},{"number":"FP-2020-002551","date":"2021-01-07","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-15","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13 FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM SERVICED BY A TWO INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 STANDARD."},{"number":"EP-2021-000257","date":"2021-01-16","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-04","scope":"Install New 400amp Service with 4 Meter sockets Complete Rewire Of Commercial Space And 2 Apartments With All New Outlets, Switches, Lighting And Smoke/CO Alarms To 2017 NEC. Install Fire Alarm System To 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"MP-2021-000504","date":"2021-01-25","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-30","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - (1ST FL 4 TON/ 14 SEERER GOODMAN HEAT PUMP AND 7KW HEAT KIT 2ND FL 2 TON WITH 5KW 3RD 2 TON 5 KW HEAT HIT WITH DUCK WORK.) For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. (Note: rooftop installations will require plans unless it has already been included on any approved alteration plans."},{"number":"MP-2021-000505","date":"2021-01-25","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-30","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - (1ST FL 4 TON/ 14 SEERER GOODMAN HEAT PUMP AND 7KW HEAT KIT 2ND FL 2 TON WITH 5KW 3RD 2 TON 5 KW HEAT HIT WITH DUCK WORK.) For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. (Note: rooftop installations will require plans unless it has already been included on any approved alteration plans."},{"number":"MP-2020-003756","date":"2021-02-02","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-08","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION AN HVAC MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO INCLUDE SPLIT SYSTEM CONDENSING UNITS, AIR HANDLEING UNITS, DIFFUSERS/REGISTERS/GRILLES, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCE 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":"PP-2021-002704","date":"2021-02-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-29","scope":"INSTALL (3) DOMESTIC WATER LINES. INSTALL (1) SEWER LINE."},{"number":"PP-2021-002697","date":"2021-02-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-25","scope":"INSTALL (3) DOMESTIC WATER LINES. INSTAL (1) SEWER LINE"},{"number":"PP-2021-002702","date":"2021-02-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-25","scope":"INSTALL (3) DOMESTIC WATER LINES. INSTALL (1) SEWER LINE."},{"number":"EP-2021-002104","date":"2021-04-07","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-17","scope":"Install New Fire Alarm System With New Main Panel, System Smokes, Manual Pull Stations And Strobe/Horns with low frequency sound appliances in all sleeping areas(living rms & bedrooms) tamper switch and flow switch. All work done per APPROVED DRAWINGS 2016 NFPA-72 &2017 NEC."},{"number":"EP-2021-002106","date":"2021-04-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-17","scope":"Install New Fire Alarm System With Main Panel, System Smokes, Manual Pull Stations And Horn/Strobes To 2016 NFPA 72"},{"number":"PP-2020-008573","date":"2021-07-15","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-12","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"877176","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"900 Carpenter LLC","legalName":"900 Carpenter LLC","address":"900 CARPENTER ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2021-09-13","latestIssueDate":"2023-07-31","expirationDate":"2024-09-12","inactiveDate":"2024-11-11"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"877176","type":"Rental","businessName":"900 Carpenter LLC","legalName":"900 Carpenter LLC","issuedDate":"2021-09-13","latestIssueDate":"2023-07-31","closureDate":"2024-11-11","expirationDate":"2024-09-12","inactiveDate":"2024-11-11","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 73% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $302,900 to $522,700","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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 1, 2022; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jul 29, 2026","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":"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/"}]}