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SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL OR PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"MP-2020-002367","date":"2020-07-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-11","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- 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. 3 New Hvac units with new ductwork, High efficiency heaters, 2Ton CFU, 50,000 BTU, A/C condensers will be place outside."},{"number":"PP-2021-016564","date":"2021-09-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-11","scope":"Interior plumbing NO PIPING 3 WC,3 TUBS, 3 LAVATORIES, 3 KS,3 LL,3 WH"},{"number":"ZP-2022-008059","date":"2022-08-04","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-14","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE ABOVE THIRD FLOOR OF AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED BUILDING (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS)."},{"number":"FP-2022-001775","date":"2022-08-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-18","scope":"INSTALL ONE (1) NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO INCLUDE A 2\" FIRE SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"EP-2022-007411","date":"2022-09-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-21","scope":"Install New 200amp Meter Main Service And Complete Electrical fit Out Of 3 Unit Apt Bldg With All new Outlets, Switches, Lighting And Smoke/CO Detectors As Required To NEC 2017 Code"},{"number":"CP-2022-003887","date":"2022-10-31","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-14","scope":"For the erection of an addition to an under-construction three (3) story attached structure to include a new pilot house (enclosing access stairs only), a new roof deck accessory to previously approved Group R-2 (Three (3) Dwelling Units) occupancy, and the extension of a crawl space basement to become a full-height basement (without extension to existing footprint), as per plans; no other work on this permit; no change to previously approved work under AP#1040788; see ZP-2022-008059 for zoning/use approval of roof deck and pilot house addition; see SR-2022-015822 for work within the public right-of-way."},{"number":"PP-2022-012924","date":"2022-11-14","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-07","scope":"INSTALL 3- 1 INCH DOMESTIC; 2 INCH FIRE CONNECTION, 6 INCH SEWER COMBO; 2 CURB TRAPS AND 2 FAI ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":105000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"251089","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"THOMAS H JONES","legalName":"THOMAS H JONES","address":"275 S 56TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2004-03-21","latestIssueDate":"2013-06-15","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"819161","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"City Block Acquisition IX, LLC","legalName":" City Block Acquisition IX, LLC","address":"275 S 56TH ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2019-07-25","latestIssueDate":"2019-07-25","expirationDate":"2020-07-24","inactiveDate":"2020-09-22"},{"number":"0962933","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"275 s 56th st llc","legalName":"275 s 56th st llc","address":"275 S 56TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2024-10-08","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-05","expirationDate":"2026-10-07","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0962933","type":"Rental","businessName":"275 s 56th st llc","legalName":"275 s 56th st llc","issuedDate":"2024-10-08","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-05","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-10-07","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"819161","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"City Block Acquisition IX, LLC","legalName":" City Block Acquisition IX, LLC","issuedDate":"2019-07-25","latestIssueDate":"2019-07-25","closureDate":"2020-09-22","expirationDate":"2020-07-24","inactiveDate":"2020-09-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"251089","type":"Rental","businessName":"THOMAS H JONES","legalName":"THOMAS H JONES","issuedDate":"2004-03-21","latestIssueDate":"2013-06-15","closureDate":"2014-02-28","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":3,"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":["a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2022, 2023"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 6 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2021, 2022"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #944379: 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: FP-2020-000758 (Cancelled).","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":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Sep 7, 2024","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-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1925 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 16, 2024.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #819161: Inactive since Sep 22, 2020","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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 5 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/"}]}