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LICENSED PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS NOT ADDRESSED IN APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2021-016640","date":"2022-03-03","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-05-22","scope":"Residential - Household Living - Two-Family; Vacant"},{"number":"ZP-2022-006398","date":"2022-08-03","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-12-24","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. 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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"FP-2023-000130","date":"2023-01-26","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-12","scope":"Rough-In Permit for FP-2023-000003 (CP-2022-001198)"},{"number":"ZP-2022-004773","date":"2023-03-08","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-12-24","scope":"Assembly and Entertainment - Nightclubs and Private Clubs"},{"number":"EP-2022-009903","date":"2023-03-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":"2024-11-16","scope":"NEW outlets AND LIGHTS WITH WIRING with 100 amp service as per 2014 nec"},{"number":"FP-2023-000003","date":"2023-04-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":"2024-11-16","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 (BASEMENT & GROUND FLOOR) AND NFPA 13R (2ND & 3RD FLOORS) TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 3\" AMES 2000SS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"MP-2023-001773","date":"2023-05-17","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":"2024-11-16","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW HVAC APPLIANCES, GRILLES / REGISTERS / DIFFUSERS, EXHAUST FANS, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK THROUGHOUT THE MIXED-USE BUILDING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IMC. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. 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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":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 7 historical violations across 5 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. 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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":"3 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. 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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. 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