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PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FURNISH LABOR AND MATERIAL TO BRING FROM IN-BOX 200 AMP TO 4 METERS (H.P. 1ST, 2ND & 3RD). (SOUTH DIST.)"},{"number":"67291","date":"2007-10-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FURNISH OUTLETS AND SWITCHES, LIGHTS, 120V SMOKE ALARMS AND A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL WILL HAVE ONLY 1 LIGHT 2 BATTERY EXITS 2 OUTLETS, BATHROOM LIGHTS AND BASEMENT LIGHTS. 2ND AND THIRD FLOOR DWELLING UNITS REWIRE. ALL CONNECTED TO AN EXISTING 200AMP 1 PHASE SERVICE."},{"number":"213900","date":"2009-05-04","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-05-04","scope":"NEW USE FOR A NAIL SALON (1ST FLR)"},{"number":"213905","date":"2009-05-04","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-07-07","scope":"INSTALL NEW FLOORING THROUGHOUT FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. PAINT EXISTING INTERIOR WALLS."},{"number":"215078","date":"2009-05-12","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-05-12","scope":"INSTALLATION OF SIGNAGE"},{"number":"218804","date":"2009-06-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-02-26","scope":"REPLACE 2 ROWS OF LIGHTS WITH NEWS TRACK LIGHTS, REPLACE 2 SWITCHES AND 13 OUTLETS AS PER 2005 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT) OK'D BY JM CHANGE OF USE PERMIT AP# 213900"},{"number":"215425","date":"2009-07-01","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-10-02","scope":"CHANNEL LETTERS SIGN AS PER APPROVED PLAN."},{"number":"224842","date":"2009-07-03","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-10-02","scope":"INSTALL GRANITE TILE AT FIRST FLOOR OF EXISTING FACADE."},{"number":"226624","date":"2009-07-28","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-07-30","scope":"CO FOR NAIL SALON AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"397147","date":"2012-06-18","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-16","scope":"BREACH WALL BETWEEN 1513-1515 ON 1ST FLOOR ONLY. EXTEND EXISTING NAIL SALON INTO 1513 SOUTH, 1 CO TO BE ISSUED AND COVER 1ST FLOOR SPACE(SEE 1513 SOUTH APPLCIATION.). INSTALL LINTEL SUPPORT, FIRE SHUTTER WITH FUSIBLE LINK AS PER ENGINEER PLANS. ADD'L PERMITS REQ: ELECTRICAL, PLUBMING, HVAC. SEE PRIOR CO PERMIT FOR FITS OUT EG. AP226624"},{"number":"CP-2021-002592","date":"2021-04-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-05-27","scope":"*CONTRACTOR HAS NO EMPLOYEES PER NOTARIZED LETTER* EZ LIMITED COMMERCIAL ALTERATIONS PERMIT STANDARDS LEVEL-1 ALTERATION: EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS - Level-1 Alteration: To an existing CMX-2 property - No framing, layout changes, or work to any rated assemblies approved on this permit. Structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes any modifications to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations, including underpinning, excavations (i.e. digging in Basement) and removal of basement slab. *Work in the basement or cellar is not allowed on the EZ Alteration Permit.* INSTALL NEW INTERIOR WALL, CEILING AND FLOOR FINISHINGS. EZ Permit Standard for Limited Commercial Alterations may be applied to applications meeting all the following conditions: Applications of new interior wall, ceiling and floor finishing only; Proposed area of work not exceeding 2000 FT. located within a single tenant space; Contract cost not exceeding $25,000; Existing use and occupancy classification, as defined by the International Building Code, Ch. 3, to be maintained. Installation of service counters resulting in the creation of a new employee work area shall not exceed 1,000 FT.; A valid zoning/use permit shall be provided for proposed work area. Separate permits required for Mechanical, Electric and Plumbing."},{"number":"GM-2021-005000","date":"2021-05-20","work":"Wall Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-20","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Wall Covering Replacement"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"494820","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"STEVEN LERNER (DAVID PICKETT)","legalName":"STEVEN LERNER","address":"1515 SOUTH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2010-03-04","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-23","expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"494820","type":"Rental","businessName":"STEVEN LERNER (DAVID PICKETT)","legalName":"STEVEN LERNER","issuedDate":"2010-03-04","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-23","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":2,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 29% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $494,900 to $636,600","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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":"Use permit #213900: 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: CP-2021-002592 (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":"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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (359 E ST RD, FEASTERVILLE TREVOSE PA, 19053).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","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 1915 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":"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.","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 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Sep 8, 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/"}]}