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FOR A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR WITH MULTIFAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (50 DWELLING UNITS) FROM 2ND FLOOR THROUGH 4TH AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"1039498","date":"2020-02-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-13","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 4\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 4\" AMES 2000SS 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":"1047076","date":"2020-03-06","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"VACANT COMMERCIAL SPAC AT FIRST FLOOR WITH MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (50DWELLING UNITS) FROM 2ND FLOOR THROUGH 4TH FLOOR WITH 17CLASS 1A BICYCLE SPACESIN AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. AMENDMENT TO PERMIT #1014264. CHANGES TO SHAFT WALL CONSTRUCTION, BASEMENT LAYOUT, AND FENESTRATION. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED, DESCRIPTION OF REVISIONS FOR MORE INFORMATION."},{"number":"1043353","date":"2020-06-08","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-18","scope":"AMENDING PERMIT #1014264 TO INCLUDE SHORING PER PLAN"},{"number":"MP-2020-003533","date":"2020-09-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-13","scope":"Install all new HVAC system including (51) new electric Heat Pumps, (1) 5-ton unit, (20) 2-ton units, and (30) 1.5-ton units and (456) total vents and register as per plans."},{"number":"PP-2020-013799","date":"2020-11-23","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-10","scope":"SEAL LATERAL PPC 2018"},{"number":"PP-2020-013045","date":"2020-12-14","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-13","scope":"New construction, interior & exterior plumbing. All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."},{"number":"EP-2020-009442","date":"2020-12-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-13","scope":"Wire up 50 apt and commercial space as per APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC code . Install 2000A SERVICE. install Class b complete fire alarm system w/ low frequency sound in all sleeping areas (living rms & bedrooms) tamper switch,flow switch , install as per APPROVED DRAWINGS-per 2016 nfpa 72"},{"number":"ZP-2020-007460","date":"2021-02-24","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE (2) LOTS [PARCEL (A)& PARCEL (B) FROM (1) EXISTING LOT WITH OPA ACCOUNT# 88-4-5879-00."},{"number":"ZP-2022-000398","date":"2022-01-28","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Office - Business and Professional"},{"number":"CP-2021-009035","date":"2022-02-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-24","scope":"For level II alteration to create an office within the existing commercial space as per approved plans. Building to be fully sprinklered. Separate permits required for MEP & FP work."},{"number":"FP-2022-000840","date":"2022-03-22","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-24","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 (6) Sprinkler Heads to fit new floor layout plan on first floor office space (CP-2021-009035)"},{"number":"MP-2022-001447","date":"2022-03-23","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-24","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (Install (3) 96% 120,000 BTU Gas Systems with (3) 5 Ton A/C Condensers)."},{"number":"PP-2022-004165","date":"2022-04-07","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-24","scope":"Install fixtures on first floor tying into the existing piping."},{"number":"EP-2022-003578","date":"2022-04-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-06","scope":"Electrical fit out for commercial space. Install new feeder for 600 amp MLO commercial distribution panel, new 200 amp feeder for commercial lighting panel, receptacle outlets, lighting, and data as per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"CP-2022-002749","date":"2022-07-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-07","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, STAIR OPENINGS & STAIRS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2022-011756","date":"2022-11-02","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-08","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FLAT WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"GP-2022-009602","date":"2023-02-08","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-08","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FLAT WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE PLAN. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2024-003916","date":"2024-11-17","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Eating and Drinking Establishments - Prepared Food Shop; Retail Sales - Consumer Goods"},{"number":"CP-2025-001306","date":"2025-03-31","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-05","scope":"FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND BASEMENT IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. FOR AN OCCUPANCY CHANGE TO CREATE A MERCANTILE AND BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS, AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13.** ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS.** IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.** SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.**AMENDED AS OF 7/8/2025 AS PER PLANS**"},{"number":"ZP-2025-003105","date":"2025-04-03","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Public, Civic, and Institutional - Libraries and Cultural Exhibits"},{"number":"MP-2025-002003","date":"2025-04-08","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2025-08-13","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, GRDs, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AT THE BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR. 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-2025-001306 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"PP-2025-004431","date":"2025-04-25","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-05","scope":"INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES FOR FIT OUT OF TENANT SPACE. ALL WORK PERFORMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2025-003306","date":"2025-04-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-21","scope":"INSTALL 200 AMP 3 PHASE FEEDER AND SUBPANEL WITH PROPER GROUNDING AND BONDING. INSTALL DEDICATED CIRCUITS, TWO AC UNITS AND ONE HOT WATER HEATER. INSTALL WIRING, LIGHTING, SWITCHES, EXIT SIGN, EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND RECEPTACLE OUTLETS. INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC, 2016 NFPA 72 AND PER PLANS. AMENDMENT: REMOVING DEDICATED BRANCH CIRCUITS FOR A/C UNITS AND HEAT PUMP. ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"CP-2025-005048","date":"2025-10-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-09","scope":"FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION AND ANCHORING OF FIXTURES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. *2018 IEBC*"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"389882","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"PRUYN BEARINGS CO,INC","legalName":"PRUYN BEARINGS CO,INC","address":"1324 FRANKFORD AVE","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2006-11-01","latestIssueDate":"2013-08-07","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"879816","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"1324 Frankford OCF LLC","legalName":"1324 Frankford OCF LLC","address":"1324 FRANKFORD AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":50,"issuedDate":"2021-10-19","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-10","expirationDate":"2026-10-18","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"879816","type":"Rental","businessName":"1324 Frankford OCF LLC","legalName":"1324 Frankford OCF LLC","issuedDate":"2021-10-19","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-10","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-10-18","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"389882","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"PRUYN BEARINGS CO,INC","legalName":"PRUYN BEARINGS CO,INC","issuedDate":"2006-11-01","latestIssueDate":"2013-08-07","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":50,"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":["8 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":"3 permits not marked completed: 1047076 (Issued), CP-2022-002749 (Expired), MP-2025-002003 (Cancelled). 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":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Feb 3, 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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"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":"2 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jul 14, 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":"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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/"}]}