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FOR USE AS A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING ABOVE. FOR THE CREATION OF ONE (1) ACCESSORY OFF STREET PARKING SPACE IN THE REAR YARD 8'-6\" X 15'."},{"number":"400122","date":"2012-05-09","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-05","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE STORY STRUCTURE WITH VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND CELLAR AND TWO RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS ON 2ND AND 3R FLOORS INCLUDING A ROOF DECK AS PER THE SUBMITTED PLAN. FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES ARE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PERMITS. CALL THE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO STARTING WORK."},{"number":"415455","date":"2012-08-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-03-18","scope":"INSTALLING 6-WC, 6-LAV, 2-KITCHEN SINK, 3-LAUNDRY TUBS, 5-SHOWERS, (MIXED USE)"},{"number":"420325","date":"2012-08-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-09","scope":"REPLACE LATERAL, CURB TRAP FROM TRAP TO BASEMENT, INSTALL WATER SERVICE SIDEWALK INTO BASEMENT(MIXED USE)"},{"number":"422492","date":"2012-08-16","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-03-18","scope":"INSTALL 3-2 TON HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK-MIXED USE. EQUIPMENT AND DUCT WORK MUST BE CONTAINED WITHIN UNITS. NO PENETRATIONS THROUGH FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES."},{"number":"416204","date":"2012-08-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-04-24","scope":"UPGRADE TO 250AMP SERVICE, INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, WIRING THROUGHOUT AS PER 2008 NEC & NFPA 72 (MIXED USE)"},{"number":"423541","date":"2012-09-21","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-05","scope":"NEW 2\" FIRE SERVICES, NEW BACKFLOW AND SPRINLERS THROUGHOUT BUILDING"},{"number":"479179","date":"2013-08-05","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-05","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN EXTERIOR, ACCESSIBLE CONCRETE RAMP AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"558698","date":"2014-08-29","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-08-29","scope":"LEGALIZE 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT - GENERAL OFFICE SPACE - 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS - 2 APARTMENTS"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2012,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2013,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"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":"Appeal #16262: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 369578. Use permit #369578: 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":"1 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Aug 21, 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":"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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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 6 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/"}]}