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LIGHTING IS FED FROM EXISTING 20AMP SPACE BREAKER IN HELLENBACK HALL AS PER 2005 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"426141","date":"2012-10-12","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-01","scope":"FURNISH EMPTY CONDUIT IN SUPPORT OF CONCURRENT CONTRACT, NEW PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, POWER PANELS & CCTV CAMERAS, FIRE ALARM DEVICE RELOCATIONS & REPLACEMENTS AS PER 2008 NEC & NFPA 72(SEPTA STATION)"},{"number":"633099","date":"2016-02-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-11-08","scope":"FOR ALTERATIONS WITH NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF EMERGENCY EGRESS AND ORNAMENTAL FENCING WITHIN AN EXISTING TRANSPORTATION TERMINAL. (IEBC 2009, COMPLIANCE PATH: WORK-AREA METHOD, LVL II ALTERATIONS) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR ELECTRICAL ALTERATIONS.**"},{"number":"674285","date":"2016-04-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-29","scope":"INSTALL 4 TURNSTILES,1 ADA FAREGATE AND 2 ENTRY/EXIT ROTARY GATES. INSTALL 5 LOW VOLTAGE EMERGENCY EXIT/MAGNETIC ACCESS GATES.INSTALL 3 FARE VENDING MACHINE(FVD)INSTALL POWER AND CONTROL WIRING IN NEW AND EXISTING CONDUIT RACEWAYS.TERMINATE (10)20A 1 POLE CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN EXISTING PANEL PER 2008 NEC (SEPTA STATION)"},{"number":"EP-2021-014914","date":"2022-01-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-23","scope":"Install addressable fire alarm system .ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING APPROVED DRAWINGS-2018 PHILA FIRE CODE,2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-21","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 633099 (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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"2 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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"}],"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/"}]}