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BUILDING TO UTILIZE HORIZONTAL SEPARATIONS TO CREATE TWO (2) SEPARATE BUILDINGS WITH TWO (2) DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES (BASEMENT & 1ST FLOOR - TYPE IA AND 2ND THROUGH 6TH FLOORS - TYPE IIIA). BUILDING TO INCLUDE HORIZONTAL EXIT. FIRE RETARDANT TREATED STUDS AND SHEATHING REQUIRED FOR TYPE III CONSTRUCTION. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. FIRE WATCH REQUIRED PER CODE BULLETIN F-2001. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 7/5/23 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2021-006046 FOR CHANGES TO BUILDING LAYOUT, EXTERIOR MATERIALS AND STRUCTURAL CHANGES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMENDMENT APPROVED 3/5/25 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2021-006046 TO INCLUDE ACCESSIBLE TOILET ROOMS IN AMENITY SPACES AND ACT CEILING IN SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2023-002264","date":"2023-11-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-28","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 6\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 6\" AMES 2000SS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, PEERLESS FIRE-PUMP AND FIRE SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF THREE (3) STANDPIPES IN EXIT STAIRWAYS, STANDPIPES TO BE INTERCONNECTED PER NFPA 14. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. 02/05/25 AMENDMENT: FIRE-SUPPRESSION PERMIT AMENDED TO PROVIDE DETAIL OF FIRE-PUMP LOCATION. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. 02/12/25 AMENDMENT: CHANGE BACKFLOW TO 6\" WATTS 757 BACKFLOW PREVENTOR AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2023-012148","date":"2023-12-06","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-28","scope":"Pex and PVC; Cast Iron and Copper 4\" DS; curb traps and main drains 16 Roof Drains; 244 Water Closets; 284 Lavs; 183 Bathtubs; 50 Showers; 188 Kitchen Sinks; 187 Washer Boxes; 196 Hot Water Heaters; 1 Dog Wash; 5 Mop Sinks; 3 Sump Pumps Interior and Exterior Plumbing"},{"number":"MP-2023-004097","date":"2024-04-10","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-28","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEMS, ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK, ROOFTOP UNITS, DUCTLESS SYSTEMS, AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION"},{"number":"EP-2024-000578","date":"2024-04-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-19","scope":"Install main service equipment and sub feeders for 187 apt,landlord panels and vacant commercial space per single line diagram E 3.1 Wiring throughout,install light fixtures,outlets,switches,110v smoke alarms provide power for elevators,grounding system,rescue assistance system, Install entire fire alarm system Install and provide all materials for standby generator Install fire pump and fire pump service. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"0969816","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Somerset Street Station LLC","legalName":"Somerset Street Station LLC","address":"2230 E SOMERSET ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":187,"issuedDate":"2025-01-21","latestIssueDate":"2025-01-21","expirationDate":"2026-01-20","inactiveDate":"2026-03-21"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0969816","type":"Rental","businessName":"Somerset Street Station LLC","legalName":"Somerset Street Station LLC","issuedDate":"2025-01-21","latestIssueDate":"2025-01-21","closureDate":"2026-03-21","expirationDate":"2026-01-20","inactiveDate":"2026-03-21","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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 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":["4 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 1501% in 2026, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,728,000 to $27,658,700","no permit shown in 2025-2027"],"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":"3 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":"3 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 20, 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":"4 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":"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/"}]}