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BUILDING TO UTILIZE HORIZONTAL SEPARATIONS TO CREATE TWO (2) SEPARATE BUILDINGS WITH TWO (2) DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES (1ST & 2ND FLOORS - TYPE IA AND 3RD THROUGH 7TH FLOORS - TYPE IIIA). FIRE RETARDANT TREATED STUDS AND SHEATHING REQUIRED FOR TYPE III CONSTRUCTION. BUILDING LOCATED WITHIN THE ZONE AE SFHA AND TO INCLUDE MANUAL FLOODPROOFING WITH EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. ELEVATION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO FIELD INSPECTOR UPON COMPLETION OF FIRST FLOOR. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. FIRE WATCH REQUIRED PER CODE BULLETIN F-2001. *2018 IBC* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 7/5/23 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2020-005707 FOR REVISIONS TO DWELLING UNIT LAYOUTS AND CHANGE TO SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AGENCY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMENDMENT APPROVED 1/4/24 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2020-005707 FOR REVISIONS TO BUILDING LAYOUT TO ACCOMODATE EXPANDED NEW CONSTRUCTION (SEE PERMIT CP-2023-005623) AND TO INCREASE NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS IN THIS BUILDING PORTION TO EIGHTY-FOUR (84) [ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) TOTAL] AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2021-003394","date":"2021-09-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-23","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE (1) STORY STRUCTURE (BUILDING 'A1') FOR USE AS A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING LOCATED WITHIN THE ZONE AE SFHA AND TO INCLUDE MANUAL FLOODPROOFING WITH EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. ELEVATION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO FIELD INSPECTOR UPON COMPLETION OF FIRST FLOOR. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. *2018 IBC* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"ZP-2021-015812","date":"2021-12-14","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Vacant"},{"number":"ZP-2023-007494","date":"2024-01-02","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the erection of a detached structure (Building \"A\") with roof deck and roof deck access structures. Roof deck accessory to multi-family household living residential use only. Size and location as shown on plans. No changes to previously approved Buildings \"B,\" \"C,\" \"D,\" \"E,\" or \"F\" this permit. See ZP-2020-007040 and ZP-2020-009612 for prior lot adjustment (consolidation) and development approvals."},{"number":"CP-2023-005623","date":"2024-01-31","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EXPANSION OF SEVEN (7) STORY NEW CONSTRUCTION BUILDING (SEE PERMIT CP-2020-005707) TO INCLUDE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY), THIRTY-SIX (36) ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS AND FOUR (4) VISITOR ACCOMODATION UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO UTILIZE HORIZONTAL SEPARATIONS TO CREATE TWO (2) SEPARATE BUILDINGS WITH TWO (2) DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES (1ST & 2ND FLOORS - TYPE IA AND 3RD THROUGH 7TH FLOORS - TYPE IIIA). FIRE RETARDANT TREATED STUDS AND SHEATHING REQUIRED FOR TYPE III CONSTRUCTION. BUILDING LOCATED WITHIN THE ZONE AE SFHA AND TO INCLUDE MANUAL FLOODPROOFING WITH EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. ELEVATION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO FIELD INSPECTOR UPON COMPLETION OF FIRST FLOOR. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. FIRE WATCH REQUIRED PER CODE BULLETIN F-2001. *2018 IBC* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"EP-2025-002636","date":"2025-03-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-21","scope":"INSTALL 200 AMP TEMPORARY WIRING SERVICE AND GROUNDING DURING CONSTRUCTION ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"FP-2025-000561","date":"2025-03-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 6-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE FOR AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, FIRE PUMP AND STANDPIPES IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13, 20, & 14 RESPECTIVELY. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS. AMENDMENT 5/21/2025 TO CHANGE SIZE OF FIRE SERVICE LINE TO 6-INCH."},{"number":"PP-2025-007504","date":"2025-08-05","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Amendment Review","completedDate":null,"scope":"COMPLETE ALTERATIONS AND ADDITION OF EXISTING APARTMENT BUILDING. EXTERIOR INSTALLATION OF CURB TRAPS, FAIS, MAIN DRAINS, AND 4\" WATER DSITRIBUTION PIPE. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2025-006711","date":"2025-08-12","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2025-006708 Install main service equipment and sub feeders for 124 apartments ,landlord panels and future commercial spaces , per single line diagram E6.11.Wiring throughout ,install light fixtures ,outlets ,switches ,hard wire smoke detectors ,provide power for passanger elevators ,Grounding system ,Emergency lighting and Exit sign per NEC 2017"},{"number":"MP-2025-004074","date":"2025-09-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. **ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS.** IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.**"},{"number":"ZP-2025-009657","date":"2025-10-01","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"},{"number":"CP-2025-005631","date":"2025-12-12","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For initial tenant fit out in ground floor tenant space in existing building as per approved plans for B use personal services. Building is fully sprinklered. Separate permits required for MEP & FP work. AMENDMENT APPROVED AS OF 03/19/2026: FOR THE ADDITION OF A BREAKROOM TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TENANT LAYOUT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON AMENDED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2025-010431","date":"2025-12-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLING A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER 2016 NFPA 72. INSTALL MONITOR MODULES FOR SYSTEM, INTERCONNECTIONS TO FIRE PUMP, TAMPER AND WATER FLOW ON EACH FLOOR. RELAY MODULES FOR FAN AND FIRE DAMPERS SHUT DOWN. FIRE DAMPERS TO BE INSTALLED AND POWERED BY OTHERS."},{"number":"EP-2025-006708","date":"2026-03-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install 6000 amp main service equipment with grounding and sub feeders for 124 apartments, landlord panels and future commercial spaces per single line diagram E6.11. Wiring throughout. Install lighting, emergency/exit lighting, outlets, switches, hard-wired smoke alarms, and provide power for passenger elevators s per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"FP-2026-001109","date":"2026-06-08","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the relocation of sprinkler heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. RELOCATE 39 SPRINKLER HEADS THROUGHOUT PERMITTED SPACE"},{"number":"EP-2026-005084","date":"2026-06-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Tenant fit out Rough and trim out the dedicated circuit and general receptacles as per plan Rough and trim out all geral lighting and decorative lighting as per plan Rough and trim out all exit sign /emergency lighting as per plan Existing service to be used All work to be done as per NEC 2017 No fire alarm included on this proposal"},{"number":"EP-2026-005254","date":"2026-06-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLING FOUR STROBES AND MANUAL PULL STATION FOR GYM FITOUT AS PER 2016 NFPA 72. TIED TO EXISTING SYSTEM."},{"number":"PP-2026-007736","date":"2026-07-09","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Amendment Review","completedDate":null,"scope":"FIT/OUT FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR OF MIXED USE BUILDING. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE METALLIC TO ROOF EXTENSION. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE INSTALLED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS"},{"number":"MP-2026-003492","date":"2026-07-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING HVAC SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF NEW GRDs AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK CONNECTED TO EXISTING HVAC APPLIANCES. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IMC. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEE CP-2025-005631 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","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":["10 permit events 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":"15 permits not marked completed: CP-2020-005707 (Amendment Review), CP-2021-003394 (Expired), CP-2023-005623 (Issued), FP-2025-000561 (Issued), PP-2025-007504 (Amendment Review). 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"5 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":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was unlabeled on Jul 24, 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":"9 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":"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":"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/"}]}