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FOR THIRTY-FIVE (35) DWELLING UNITS WITH LAYOUT AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHAICANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. AMENDMENT (2/11/2021) AMENDMENT TO CHNAGE THE SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCY AS PER NEW FORM. AMENDMENT (4/22/2021) TO REMOVE COMMERCIAL SPACE, REDUCTION OF DWELLINGS TO 34 UNITS, REVISED PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FINISHES TO CREATE AMENITY SPACE."},{"number":"EP-2020-008686","date":"2020-10-15","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-29","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2020-008682 Install 1400a 3ph 120/208v main service. Install 36 gang ,meter module. Install all wiring throughout 35 apartments and common areas. Install fire pump main service. Install fire alarm system throughout as per NFPA72. Install cable tv wiring throughout as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"MP-2020-004701","date":"2020-12-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-29","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NINETEEN 1.5 TON 14 SEER HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS AND SIXTEEN 2 TON 14 SEER HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS, AIR HANDLING UNITS, DIFFUSERS/REGISTERS/GRILLES, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCE TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL 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-2020-008682","date":"2020-12-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-28","scope":"Install 1400amp 3ph 120/208v main service. Install 36 gang ,meter module. Install the fire pump service. install (35) 150 amp panels & feeders, (1) 200 amp panel & feeder. Install all wiring throughout 35 apartments and common areas. Install fire alarm system throughout as per 2016 NFPA72 Install cable tv wiring throughout as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"ZP-2021-002410","date":"2021-03-08","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-03","scope":"FOR MINOR MODIFICATION TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT #1017055 TO INCLUDE RELOCATION OF ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURES AND REMOVAL COMMERCIAL SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR AND ADDED ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES ON FIRST FLOOR; REMAINING STRUCTURE SAME AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. 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ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"PP-2020-011599","date":"2021-05-04","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-29","scope":"New construction, interior plumbing. +All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2004,"k":"land","p":370000},{"y":2005,"k":"land","p":325000},{"y":2015,"k":"land","p":100000},{"y":2020,"k":"land","p":400000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Foundation"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"890846","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"TCG SDG Pulaski Ave LLC","legalName":"TCG SDG Pulaski Ave LLC","address":"5545 PULASKI AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":34,"issuedDate":"2022-03-29","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-15","expirationDate":"2027-03-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"890846","type":"Rental","businessName":"TCG SDG Pulaski Ave LLC","legalName":"TCG SDG Pulaski Ave LLC","issuedDate":"2022-03-29","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-15","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-03-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":34,"signals":[],"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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Mar 25, 2027; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 20, 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":"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/"}]}