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SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2020-008443","date":"2021-08-02","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-08","scope":"FOR ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE THE EXISTING FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR PORTION OF ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ACCESSORY ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE, AND MODERATE INCOME BONUS APPLIED: (AN ADDITIONAL MAXIMUM 7 FT HEIGHT BONUS APPLIED TO THIS PERMIT (14-702(7)(B)(.6) AND (C)). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2020-007250","date":"2021-10-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-08","scope":"FOR ITERIOR LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS OF EXISTING 19,078 SF BUILDING INCLUDING CHANGE OF USE TO RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE WITH 25 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, 1,157 SF OF RETAIL SPACE AND AN 11,885 SF ADDITION ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2022-006448","date":"2022-11-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-20","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO RESOLVE CASE VIOLATION # CF-2022-098939 TO REPAIR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR WALL CAUSED BY VEHICLE IMPACT AS PER THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND APPROVED ENGINEER PLANS. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #CF-2022-098939. “IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION.”"},{"number":"EP-2022-012586","date":"2023-03-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-05","scope":"Furnish and install new 1200 amp 3-phase service which includes wiring of (25) apartments, (1) commercial space, and (1) house panel. Includes CATV wiring, wiring of apartments and tenants space per plans and as per 2017 NEC. Install fire alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"FP-2023-000792","date":"2023-04-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-18","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 6\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 6\" WILKINS 350 AST BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND TWO (2) STANDPIPE RISERS COMPLYING WITH NFPA 14 AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"PP-2023-003926","date":"2023-04-27","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-18","scope":"INSTALL 25 HOT WATER HEATERS, 2 HOSE BIBBS, 32 WATER CLOSETS, 34 LAVATORIES, 29 SHOWER/TUBS, 1 FLOOR DRAIN, 6 BACKWATER VALVES, 1 SUMP PUMP, 25 HUB DRAINS, 2 FLOOR SINKS, 25 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 25 KITCHEN SINKS, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 8 ROOF DRAINS AND 5 AREA DRAINS ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2023-001850","date":"2023-05-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-18","scope":"For the installation of a mechanical HVAC system including all registers, diffusers, and appliances (installed in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications), with associated ductwork, throughout an existing renovated and expanded three (3) story attached structure (w/roof deck and pilot house enclosing access stairs only) to be used as Group R-2 (Twenty-Five (25) Dwelling Units), as per plans; see CP-2020-007250 for associated building permit; separate mechanical permit(s) required for vacant commercial unit fit-out(s)."},{"number":"EP-2023-005153","date":"2023-06-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-20","scope":"Install new 100 amp temporary service with (4) GFI receptacles as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"PP-2023-009871","date":"2023-07-18","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-10","scope":"Install 1.5\" domestic, storm and sanitary curb trap complete with fresh air and main house drains."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"200301","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"HENRY AVE PHARMACY","legalName":"HENRY AVE PHARMACY","address":"5830 HENRY AVE","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-04-30","latestIssueDate":"2007-05-01","expirationDate":"2008-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"280255","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"PCOM","legalName":"PCOM","address":"5830 HENRY AVE","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":"2011-11-16"},{"number":"548797","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"PHILA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MED","legalName":"PHILA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MED","address":"5830 HENRY AVE","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2011-11-16","latestIssueDate":"2013-09-19","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"1003824","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Active","businessName":"NOOK 1 INC","legalName":"NOOK 1 INC","address":"5830 HENRY AVE","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2026-04-06","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-06","expirationDate":"2027-04-05","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"1003824","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"NOOK 1 INC","legalName":"NOOK 1 INC","issuedDate":"2026-04-06","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-06","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-05","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"548797","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"PHILA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MED","legalName":"PHILA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MED","issuedDate":"2011-11-16","latestIssueDate":"2013-09-19","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"280255","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"PCOM","legalName":"PCOM","issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","closureDate":"2011-11-16","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":"2011-11-16","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"200301","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"HENRY AVE PHARMACY","legalName":"HENRY AVE PHARMACY","issuedDate":"2004-04-30","latestIssueDate":"2007-05-01","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2008-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["2 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2022, 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"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":["6 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 313% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,275,000 to $5,261,300","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"2 open L&I violations","finding":"7 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as apartments; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","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":"5 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jul 10, 2026.","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":"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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #200301: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012; Dumpster License - Private Property #280255: Inactive since Nov 16, 2011","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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/"}],"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/"}]}