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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. 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 12/12/23 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2020-005726 FOR CHANGE TO SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AGENCY AND CHANGES TO BUILDING AND WINDOW LAYOUTS TO INCLUDE ADDITION OF HORIZONTAL EXIT AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2021-003842","date":"2021-09-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-21","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO (2) STORY STRUCTURE (BUILDING 'F') FOR USE AS AN AMENITY BUILDING SERVING OTHER MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS ON SITE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. *2018 IBC* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 12/10/23 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2021-003842 FOR CHANGE OF SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AGENCY AND CHANGES TO BUILDING LAYOUT AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMENDMENT APPROVED 9/7/24 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2021-003842 FOR CHANGES TO FLOOR LAYOUTS AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2021-015961","date":"2021-12-14","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Vacant"},{"number":"SP-2023-000213","date":"2023-04-04","work":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-17","scope":"FOR SITE WORK IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL INTERIOR UTILITY WORK**"},{"number":"PP-2023-004425","date":"2023-04-05","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-03","scope":"Plumbing Permit for combo SP-2023-000213"},{"number":"SP-2023-000493","date":"2023-06-20","work":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-17","scope":"FOR SITE WORK IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMITS CP-2020-005726 FOR BUILDING \"E\" AND CP-2021-003842 FOR BUILDING \"F\" TO INCLUDE A NEW EIGHT (8) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR INTERIOR FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK AND ALL INTERIOR UTILITY WORK.**"},{"number":"FP-2023-001445","date":"2023-06-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-08","scope":"Fire Suppression System Permit for combo SP-2023-000493"},{"number":"PP-2023-009295","date":"2023-07-07","work":"Rough-In","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-27","scope":"ROUGH-IN OF ABOVE GROUND PIPING TO 830 FIXTURES"},{"number":"PP-2023-011391","date":"2023-08-17","work":"Rough-In","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-11-14","scope":"ROUGH IN OF ABOVE GROUND PIPING FOR 15 FIXTURES."},{"number":"FP-2023-000915","date":"2023-08-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-21","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 6-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE FOR AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY LOCATED AT METER PIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"FP-2023-000820","date":"2023-08-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-17","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN NFPA 13 FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM SERVICED BY AN EIGHT (8) INCH PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE LINE CONNECTED TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED 8\" PRIVATE MAIN WITH A FIRE PUMP AS PER NFPA 20 AND BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY 8\" APOLLO 4ANLF LOCATED WITHIN A METER PIT AS PER APPROVED PLANS SP-2023-000493. THE INSTALLATION OF THE NFPA 13 FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF TWO STANDPIPES IN EXIT STAIRWAYS, STANDPIPES TO BE INTERCONNECTED AS PER NFPA 14. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 STANDARD."},{"number":"PP-2023-011388","date":"2023-11-07","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-21","scope":"INSTALL 5 WATER CLOSETS, 4 LAVATORIES, 1 MOP SINK, 3 FLOOR DRAINS, 1 KITCHEN SINK, 1 HOT WATER HEATER, 2 FREEZE PROOF WATER HYRANTS, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 1 SUMP PUMP AND BOTTLE FILLER STATION ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2023-008679","date":"2023-11-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-07-26","scope":"INSTALL A 400 AMP 3-PHASE SERVICE, ROUGH AND TRIM OUT OF A NON-DWELLING UNIT (2 STORY BUILDING) AND GROUNDING PER 2017 NEC -ENDLESS POOL & HOT TUB -GYM AREA -YOGA -LOUNGE AREA -THEATER AREA AMENDMENT: Main service for this building changed from 400 amp to 800 amp due to natural gas will not be provided into this building -COWORKING SPACE"},{"number":"PP-2023-009288","date":"2023-12-12","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-17","scope":"INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 8 FLOOR DRAINS, 3 FIRE WALL HYRANTS, 121 HOT WATER HEATERS, 121 KITCHEN SINKS, 162 WATER CLOSETS, 120 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 7 STAND PIPES, 1 BOOSTER PUMP, 1 MOP SINK, 6 ROOF DRAINS, 162 LAVATORIES AND 149 SHOWER/TUBS ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2023-011761","date":"2024-02-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-07-24","scope":"Rough and trim out the entire fire alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"ZP-2023-010532","date":"2024-03-20","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family; Visitor Accommodations"},{"number":"MP-2023-003758","date":"2024-05-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-17","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 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":"EP-2023-007624","date":"2024-05-13","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-04","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2023-007373 INSTALL MAIN SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND SUB FEEDERS INCLUDING METER STACKS FOR 120 APARTAMENTS WITH PARKING GARAGE , LANDLORD PANEL AND BACK UP GENERATOR 30KW 208/120V PER SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM E6.11 , WIRING THROUGHOUT, INSTALL LIGHT FIXTURES, OUTLETS, SWITCHES, SMOKE DETECTORS, WIRING FIRE ALARM AND TRIM OUT FIRE ALARM, GROUNDING AS PER 2017 NEC"},{"number":"EP-2023-007373","date":"2024-06-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-15","scope":"INSTALL MAIN SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND SUB FEEDERS INCLUDING METER STACKS FOR 120 APARTAMENTS WITH PARKING GARAGE , LANDLORD PANEL , WIRING THROUGHOUT, INSTALL LIGHT FIXTURES, OUTLETS, SWITCHES, 110V INTERCONNECTEDSMOKE ALARMS . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC. **SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMITS REQ'D FOR FIRE PUMP& SERVICE,RESCUE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND FIRE ALARM**"},{"number":"MP-2024-002728","date":"2024-07-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-21","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2024-008410","date":"2024-09-16","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) DIRECTIONAL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICAITON/PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2024-007649","date":"2024-10-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-21","scope":"Installation of complete fire alarm system , with area of refuge ,door releases for HORIZONTAL EXITS , fire pump monitoring ,rescue assistance system ,low frequency sound in all living rms and bedrooms. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,201018 PHILA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"GP-2024-008316","date":"2024-10-31","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-05-07","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) WALL SIGN AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"EP-2025-011587","date":"2025-12-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-13","scope":"Install main service equipment for 75 HP FIRE PUMP AND JOCKEY PUMP AS PER SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM E 6.11 AND grounding as per 2017 NEC."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0996179","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"GY POPLAR E DEVELOPMENT L P (GY Properties)","legalName":"GY POPLAR E DEVELOPMENT L P","address":"933 CANAL ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":120,"issuedDate":"2025-12-23","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-23","expirationDate":"2026-12-22","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0996179","type":"Rental","businessName":"GY POPLAR E DEVELOPMENT L P (GY Properties)","legalName":"GY POPLAR E DEVELOPMENT L P","issuedDate":"2025-12-23","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-23","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-12-22","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-10","units":120,"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":["9 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":"1 permit not marked completed: GP-2024-008316 (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":"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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was unlabeled on Sep 4, 2025.","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":"12 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":"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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 3 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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/"}]}