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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION. FOR USE AS VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND TWO-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ABOVE."},{"number":"651932","date":"2016-01-26","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-04-27","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A LIGHT-FRAMED ADDITION ON AN EXISTING ATTACHED BUILDING AND ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT, TO INCLUDE NEW STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS AND FRAMING, NEW ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM, NEW INTERIOR PARTITION WALLS, NEW STAIR FRAMING, NEW STAIR SHAFT ENCLOSURES, NEW EXTERIOR WALLS, NEW REAR ROOF DECK, ABD NEW ROOF ASSEMBLY. (IEBC 2009, COMPLIANCE PATH: ADDITION & WORK-AREA METHOD, LVL III ALTERATIONS) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR GRD FLR TENANT FIT-OUT, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.**"},{"number":"681384","date":"2016-04-11","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-04-27","scope":"INSTALL 3 HEATPUMPS WITH DUCTWORK. ALL SELF-CONTAINED UNITS (MIXED USE)"},{"number":"669917","date":"2016-04-19","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-14","scope":"INSTALL NEW 400AMP SERVICE,4 METERS WITH GROUNDING,WIRE 2 APARTMENTS AND 1 COMMERCIAL UNIT WITH LIGHTS,OUTLETS,SMOKES AND CO DETECTORS AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT) INSTALL COMPLETE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA72"},{"number":"673976","date":"2016-05-10","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-04-27","scope":"ADDITION: INTERIOR PLUMBING FOR A 3-STORY BLDG.WITH (1) COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND (2) DWELLING UNITS ON THE 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS. TO COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONTAINMENT ASSEMBLY; THE 5\" COMBINATION SEWER & 1\" DOMESTIC WATER SERVICE TO THE STREET MAINS."},{"number":"692192","date":"2016-06-14","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-04-27","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH TWO INCH (2\") FIRE SERVICE LINE, BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 IN THE BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR AND NFPA 13-R IN THE UPPER FLOORS OF A THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE (COMMERCIAL & TWO DWELLINGS). SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"890443","date":"2018-07-12","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-12","scope":"USE OF FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING FOR PERSONAL SERVICES, ALONG WITH ALL OTHER PREVIOUSLY APPROVED USES. NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"899342","date":"2018-09-17","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-17","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ACCESSORY FLAT WALL SIGN ACCESSORY TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERSONAL SERVICES ON FIRST FLOOR WITH TWO FAMILY DWELLING ABOVE IN AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE ( SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN)"},{"number":"899356","date":"2018-09-17","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2020-11-30","scope":"FLAT 42\" DIAMETER CIRCLE BOX SIGN. 0.04 BROWN ALUMINUM BOX. NO CONSTRUCTION JUST FLAT ALUMINUM SIGN. 1/8\" WHITE PLASTIC FACE. 1\" TEAL COLOR PLASTIC TRIM CAP"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"6 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["6 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2024, 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #587718: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: 899356 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"6 open L&I violations","finding":"9 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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":"7 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jan 28, 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":"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 Aug 6, 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":"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/"}]}