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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"761626","date":"2018-01-23","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-23","scope":"FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION AT REAR OF EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED BUILDING AND FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED BUILDING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPROVED PLANS. FOR USE AS VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR (USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING FOR FIVE (5) FAMILIES ABOVE. NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"826768","date":"2018-03-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-03-11","scope":"LEVEL III ALTERATIONS WITH PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO INCLUDE ERECTION OF THIRD FLOOR REAR ADDITION TO CREATE A SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR FRONT (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND A FIVE (5) FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"916527","date":"2018-10-05","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-03-11","scope":"INSTALL (4) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK. 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WIRING THROUGHOUT OF LIGHTS SWITCHES OUTLETS SMOKE/CO DETECTOR LOW VOLTAGE WIRING OF PHONE CABLE DOORBELL AS PER 2008 NEC"},{"number":"958684","date":"2019-03-19","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-02","scope":"INSTALLATION OF HOUSE DRAIN, CURB TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET AND 1-1/2\" WATER SERVICE, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"944202","date":"2019-05-13","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":"2020-03-11","scope":"AMEND ADDITION PERMIT NO. 826768 TO INCLUDE CHANGES TO CONSTRUCTION AND CONVERSION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR DWELLING UNIT TO A SECOND VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (NEW TOTAL OF FOUR DWELLING UNITS) TO INCLUDE ACCESSIBLE RAMP AND TOILET ROOM AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED."},{"number":"EP-2023-004162","date":"2023-05-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-22","scope":"Installation of a 9.600 kWp solar system consisting of (24) HANWHA QCELLS: Q.PEAK DUO BLK ML-G10+, 400, 400W and (24) ENPHASE: IQ8PLUS-72-2-US (240V) MICROINVERTER as per NEC 2017. [ECHO] - Echo house will be splitting the 600A service, pulling the existing service to the House panel, and then adding a New main breaker enclosure with a 100a breaker next to the existing 600A main breaker. They will also add a new in meter, and new out meter for the House panel. The 100A service will then hit a tapbox where we interconnect solar, and then runs back into the meter bank and to the House panel to bring 100A service with interconnected solar to the House panel"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"841322","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Thalheimer Properties LLC  (Thalheimer Properties, LLC)","legalName":"Thalheimer Properties LLC ","address":"5336-38 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":4,"issuedDate":"2020-04-21","latestIssueDate":"2022-03-31","expirationDate":"2023-04-20","inactiveDate":"2023-06-19"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"841322","type":"Rental","businessName":"Thalheimer Properties LLC  (Thalheimer Properties, LLC)","legalName":"Thalheimer Properties LLC ","issuedDate":"2020-04-21","latestIssueDate":"2022-03-31","closureDate":"2023-06-19","expirationDate":"2023-04-20","inactiveDate":"2023-06-19","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-30","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 100% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $253,000 to $504,900","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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":"Appeal #31081: OPEN · Granted; related permit 761626. Use permit #761626: 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: 747412 (EXPIRED), 944202 (Issued).","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jul 22, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jun 30, 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":"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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 0 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Jun 27, 2012.","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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"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 2 historical violations across 1 case.","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/"}]}