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STRUCTURE TO BE BUILT ON TOP OF AN EXISTING FOUNDATION. SEE APP #1046240 FOR FOUNDATION PERMIT. FOR AMENDMENT APPROVED ON 6/21/2021: TO AMEND PERMIT# 1055970 TO REFLECT LAYOUT CHANGES ON FIRST FLOOR AND WITHIN UNITS, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **NO CHANGE IN BUILDING USE, HEIGHT OR AREA**"},{"number":"PP-2020-015827","date":"2021-03-05","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-14","scope":"Install vents, drains and water lines throughout, 55 toilets, 55 lavs, 55 tubs/showers, 55 kitchen sinks, 3 hot water heaters, 1 hose bib, 2 wall hydrants, 2 roof drains, building drain, fresh air inlet, building trap and a 2\" domestic water line."},{"number":"EP-2021-002652","date":"2021-03-18","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-01","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2021-002199 Wiring and installing all light fixtures, devices, GFI's, Smoke detectors in new 55 unit building to 2017 NEC. A 1200 AMP 3-Phase service complete with grounding and Vault Room. All Common area wiring, hock up all heating and A/C units. Camera, intercom, phone and TV. A new Fire Alarm system as per NFPA 72"},{"number":"FP-2021-000510","date":"2021-04-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-15","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 4\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 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":"MP-2021-002972","date":"2021-05-28","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-15","scope":"For the installation of mechanical work to include registers/diffusers, ductwork, appliances, and all other work as per approved plans."},{"number":"EP-2021-002199","date":"2021-07-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-07","scope":"Wiring and installing all light fixtures, devices, GFI's, Smoke alarms in new 55 unit building. Install a 1200 AMP 3-Phase service complete with grounding and Vault Room. All Common area wiring, wire all heating and A/C units. Camera, intercom, phone and TV as per 2017 NEC. A new Fire Alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"ZP-2022-000646","date":"2022-03-17","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-02","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) ACCESSORY NON-ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE PLAN. SIGN ACCESSORY TO VISITOR ACCOMODATIONS AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED"},{"number":"GP-2022-003254","date":"2022-05-09","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-02","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) ACCESSORY NON-ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN."},{"number":"ZP-2024-004792","date":"2024-05-29","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"907683","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"4014 Ludlow, LP","legalName":"4014 Ludlow, LP","address":"4014 LUDLOW ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":55,"issuedDate":"2022-10-04","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-02","expirationDate":"2026-10-03","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"907683","type":"Rental","businessName":"4014 Ludlow, LP","legalName":"4014 Ludlow, LP","issuedDate":"2022-10-04","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-02","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-10-03","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","units":55,"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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 1037688 (Expired), 1046240 (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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (720 FAYETTE AVE, CONSHOHOCKEN PA, 19428).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 27, 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":"3 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":"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/"}]}