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NEW PWR & COMM. WIRING. NEW BRKRS WILL BE INSTALL IN EXISTING DISTRI PANELS OR EXISTING CIR'S MOD.(39 CIR'S). (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"146099","date":"2008-05-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-01-12","scope":"COMPLETE INSTALLATION OF CONDUIT AND WIRING FOR A NEW CLEAN AGENT SYSTEM. (FIRE ALARM )(NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"146102","date":"2008-05-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-01-12","scope":"COMPLETE INSTALLATION OF CONDUIT AND WIRING FOR A NEW CLEAN AGENT SYSTEM FIRE ALARM. NORTH DIST"},{"number":"154812","date":"2008-06-09","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-07-23","scope":"INSTALL A CLEAN AGENT SUPPRESSION SYSTEM."},{"number":"198613","date":"2009-01-29","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-01-14","scope":"METER REDUCTION FORM 2\" TO 1\""},{"number":"374905","date":"2011-12-29","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-11-07","scope":"REPLACE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION AND DRY STANDPIPE PIPEING FROM THE CHECK VALVE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 (EXISTING SUBWAY STATION)."},{"number":"445333","date":"2013-03-25","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-10-31","scope":"FOR THE ALTERATIONS OF TURNSTILE LAYOUTS, WITH ACCESSIBLE FARE GATE AND EMERGENCY EXIT GATES."},{"number":"546932","date":"2014-07-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-09-27","scope":"INSTALL A NEW 2\" CONDUIT FROM THE EXISTING SEPTA DEMARK TO THE EXISTING AT&T EQUIPMENT FOR FUTURE FIBER AS PER NEC 2008 (CELL SITE)"},{"number":"547464","date":"2014-07-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REMOVE EXISTING AT&T EQUIPMENT FROM CELL SITE AND REPLACE WITH NEW EQUIPMENT PER 2008 NEC (SEPTA STATION)"},{"number":"658345","date":"2015-12-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-12-17","scope":"NEW WATER SERVICE CURB TO METER PA20153441314 (SEPTA FACILITY)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"838848","date":"2018-02-09","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF NEW INTERIOR PARTITIONS AT MEZZANINE LEVEL OF TRANSIT CENTER TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE SLAB, ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM, AND SLIDING SECURITY GATES/GRILLES. (IEBC 2009, WORK-AREA METHOD, LVL II ALTERATIONS) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ALTERATIONS. SEPARATE ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SPECIAL INSPECTIONS DOCUMENTATION.**"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 838848 (EXPIRED).","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":"6 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/"}]}