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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."},{"number":"ZP-2020-009132","date":"2021-04-07","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-20","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK, ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE (TO ENCLOSE STAIRS AND LANDINGS ONLY) AND PARTIAL GREEN ROOF. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"DP-2021-000130","date":"2021-04-30","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-17","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN ATTACHED THREE-STORY STRUCTURE. A SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8.5 FEET OF BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED. ANY DEVIATION FROM APPROVED PLAN WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. **SAFETY ZONE: 17 FT**"},{"number":"CP-2021-001420","date":"2021-08-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-20","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FIVE (5) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE OF TYPE III-B CONSTRUCTION WITH FIRE-RETARDANT-TREATED WOOD FRAMING & SHEATHING, A HORIZONTAL EXIT LOCATED AT THE 2ND FLOOR, GREEN ROOF, AND ROOF DECK. FOR USE AS PERSONAL SERVICES (GROUP B) AND TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DWELLING UNITS (GROUP R-2) TO INCLUDE THREE (3) TYPE A ACCESSIBLE UNITS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. STANDPIPES TO BE INSTALLED IN INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY ENCLOSURES. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES. **INCLUDES UNDERPINNING**"},{"number":"MP-2021-006473","date":"2021-11-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-18","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF (24) HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS WITH 1.5 TON 14 SEER AC, INSTALLATION OF (4) HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS WIRH 2 TON 14 SEER AC, INSTALLATION OF (1) HEAT PUMP SYSTEM WITH 2.5 TON 14 SEER AC AND ALL DUCT WORK WILL BE SELF CONTAINED IN EACH LIVING SPACE AS PER MECHANICAL PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2021-003773","date":"2022-01-31","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-19","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A FIVE (5) STORY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TO INCLUDE A NEW FOUR (4) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A NEW FOUR (4) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CLASS I MANUAL WET STANDPIPES IN THE INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY ENCLOSURES. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 AND NFPA 14 BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE CP-2021-001420 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"PP-2022-001551","date":"2022-02-15","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-27","scope":"Install 2\" domestic water service, 8\" sanitary house drain, 8\" storm house drain, 6\" vents"},{"number":"EP-2022-001404","date":"2022-02-17","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2023-08-31","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2022-001401 Install 1600 amp 3ph service. Install 29 gang meter module. Install all wiring throughout new construction 28 unit apartment building & house.. Install fire pump main service. Install fire alarm system throughout as per nfpa72. Install cable tv wiring as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"PP-2022-002320","date":"2022-09-13","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-18","scope":"Install water and sewer from basement to each fixture : 33 water closets, 33 lavatories, 33 tub/shower, 16 kitchen sinks, 16 water heater."},{"number":"EP-2023-007870","date":"2023-08-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-29","scope":"Install 1600a, 3ph main service.Install 29 gang meter module for 28 apartments and house. Install all wiring throughout 28 apartments and common areas. Install addressable fire alarm system throughout. Install Rath System (RAS/AOR) . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 11 failed, 3 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed ×2"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"200568","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JEAN HAN ENTERPRISES INC","legalName":"JEAN HAN ENTERPRISES INC","address":"5904 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-04-08","latestIssueDate":"2004-04-08","expirationDate":"2006-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"934251","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"5904-08 GERMANTOWN AVE LLC","legalName":"5904-08 GERMANTOWN AVE LLC","address":"5904 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":28,"issuedDate":"2023-09-27","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-13","expirationDate":"2026-09-26","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"934251","type":"Rental","businessName":"5904-08 GERMANTOWN AVE LLC","legalName":"5904-08 GERMANTOWN AVE LLC","issuedDate":"2023-09-27","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-13","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-09-26","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"200568","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"JEAN HAN ENTERPRISES INC","legalName":"JEAN HAN ENTERPRISES INC","issuedDate":"2004-04-08","latestIssueDate":"2004-04-08","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2006-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":28,"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":["1 permit event since 2023","2 zoning/board appeals since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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: EP-2022-001404 (Cancelled).","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":"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 (417 CHERRY HILL BLVD., CHERRY HILL NJ, 08002).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"11 failed, 5 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 10, 2023.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #200568: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as apartments. 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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Aug 21, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Aug 15, 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/"}]}