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(CC DIST)"},{"number":"247382","date":"2009-12-31","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-07-11","scope":"CONSTRUCT ELEVATORS @ NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF MARKET ST. BETWEEN 5TH ST. AND 6TH ST FOR H/C ACCESS TO SUBWAY PLATFORMS, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF 1-STORY PILOT HOUSES @ SIDEWALK LEVELS AND ALTERATIONS @ PLATFORM LEVEL INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOMS AND ERECTION OF BARRIER/ACCESS CONTROL WALLS TO STATION PLATFORM AND ASSOCIATED \"ROTOGATES\". NEW LIGHTING, CEILING PANELS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO HVAC.STREET LEVEL CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE MINOR SIDEWALK AND CURB REPAIR. ALL WORK WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY."},{"number":"304289","date":"2010-10-25","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-12-05","scope":"INSTALL POWER FOR TWO ELEVATORS AND ADDITIONAL LIGHTING AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DIST)"},{"number":"463011","date":"2013-04-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-19","scope":"REPLACE 8 TURNSTILES WITH NO ADD'L WIRING 2 NEW TURNSTILES 2 NEW ADA FAREGATES 4 NEW FARE VENDING MACHINES REWIRE 0 24V MAGNETIC MARGATES MODIFY 11 CKTS TERMINATE 5 BREAKS INSTALL 1 NEW FO CABINET. ALL WORK DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC."},{"number":"896935","date":"2018-11-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE 5TH STREET MARKET-FRANKFORD LINE (MFL) TRANSIT STATION, WITH FOCUS ON INSTALLATION ON NEW DOORS AND FARE GATES BETWEEN THE CONCOURSE AND THE TRANSIT PLATFORM. BBS CASE NO 34992. PROVISOS: - ALL MAGNETIC LOCKS CAN BE RELEASED FROM A SINGLE EMERGENCY PULL - THE MAGNETIC LOCKS WILL ALL BE TESTED ANNUALLY AS PART OF SEPTA'S AUTHORITY WIDE FIRE ALARM INSPECTION PROGRAM. THE TEST WILL VALIDATE THE FUNCTION OF THE LOCKS BOTH DURING AN ALARM ACTIVATION AND DURING A LOSS OF POWER EVENT."},{"number":"934411","date":"2019-01-11","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FOUR PLENUM FANS, TWO EXHAUST FANS, FOUR UNIT HEATERS, THREE SPLIT SYSTEMS PTAC UNITS, AND ASSOCATED DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS/DIFUSSERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL**"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 896935 (Issued), 934411 (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":"1 fire/suppression-related permit 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/"}]}