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NEW POWER AND COMMUNICATION WIRING NEW BREAKERS WILL BE INSTALLED IN EXISTING DISTRIBUTION PANELS OR EXISING CIRCUITS MODIFIED 3 CIRCUITS (WEST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"132967","date":"2008-10-09","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-11-08","scope":"ROOFING REPAIRS CONSISTING OF REMOVAL OF EXISTING GRAVEL SURFACE AND BUILT-UP ROOFING INSULATION, THE EXISTING CONCRETE DECK TO REMAIN. NECESSARY PATCHWORK OF DECK MAY BE NECESSARY (UNKNOWN UNTIL EXISTING INSULATION REMOVED). NEW LAYERS OF TAPERED RIGID INSULATION, 4-PLY MODIFIED BITUMINOUS ROOFING SYSTEM, AND GRAVEL SURFACE WILL BE COLD APPLIED. ALL ROOF DRAINS AND HUBS WILL BE REPLACED, EXISTING PIPES CLEANED. MASONRY REPAIRS: ANY DAMAGED PRECAST CONCRETE ROOF PLANKS WILL BE REPAIRED USING REPAIR MORTAR. ANY DAMAGED OR DISPLACED BRICK VENEER SHALL BE REPLACED AND RESET WITH A SOUND MORTAR."},{"number":"229236","date":"2009-08-27","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-05-07","scope":"INSTALL NEW 4\" WATER SERVICE FOR FIRE SPRINKLERS - PROVIDE SPRINKLER PROTECTION FOR STORAGE AREA AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"463015","date":"2013-04-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-27","scope":"REPLACE 4 TURNSTILES WITH NO ADD'L WIRING 1 NEW ADA FAREGATE 1 NEW TURNSTILE 2 NEW FARE VENDING MACHINES REWIRE 0 24V MAGNETIC MARGATES MODIFY 5 CKTS TERMINATE 3 BREAKS INSTALL 1 NEW FO CABINET. ALL WORK DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC."},{"number":"544704","date":"2014-06-23","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-09-06","scope":"INSTALL NEW 2' CONDUIT PATH FROM THE EXISTING DEMARK TO THE EXISTING AT&T CELL SITE FOR FUTURE FIBER AS PER 2008 NEC (WEST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"547463","date":"2014-07-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-09-06","scope":"REMOVE EXISTING AT&T EQUIPMENT FROM CELL SITE AND REPLACE WITH NEW EQUIPMENT PER 2008 NEC (SEPTA STATION)"},{"number":"MP-2025-001810","date":"2025-09-17","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS."},{"number":"PP-2025-009168","date":"2025-09-19","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Renovation of existing SEPTA 34th Street Station located at the intersection of 34th and Market Street. Plumbing related work includes new street level elevator headhouse drainpipe (connected to existing sewer), new elevator pit sump pumps, cleanout of existing trench drains, area drains, and existing drain lines, relocation of existing drainpipes to accommodate misc. renovation work, new restroom fixtures, and new maintenance mop sinks. ALL WORK PERFORMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2025-006886","date":"2025-09-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL (2) 15KV SWITCHES, (2) 300 KVA TRANSFORMERS, PANELS, FUSED DISCONNECT SWITCHES, TRANSFORMERS, FEEDERS, TRANSFER SWITCHES & EMERGENCY POWER MG SET. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES SENSORS & WIRELESS NETWORK LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM. INSTALL RECEPTACLES & POWER FOR THE MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL, HVAC & ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT. INSTALL THE LOW VOLTAGE WIRING & EQUIPMENT FOR THE SECURITY, COMMUNICATION & DATA/ COM SYSTEMS. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC. ***NO FIRE ALARM WORK ON THIS PERMIT.***"},{"number":"CP-2025-001176","date":"2025-10-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING SEPTA STATION. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE NEW STAIRS, ELEVATORS, DOORS, TURNSTILES, STRUCTURAL REPAIRS, FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"FP-2025-002316","date":"2025-12-03","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"To install (27) sprinklers, replace manual dry standpipes, and install new backflow preventer per NFPA 13&14 as per approved plans."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["5 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"5 permits not marked completed: MP-2025-001810 (Issued), PP-2025-009168 (Issued), EP-2025-006886 (Issued), CP-2025-001176 (Issued), FP-2025-002316 (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":"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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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/"}],"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/"}]}