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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"ZP-2023-004837","date":"2023-12-13","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"REMOVAL OF TEN (10) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES WITH EXISTING 15 FT. 6 IN. HIGH PARTY WALL AT REAR TO REMAIN; FOR THE CREATION OF ONE (1) VACANT NON-RESIDENTIAL SPACE AT GROUND FLOOR (TOTAL THREE (3) VACANT NON-RESIDENTIAL SPACES AT GROUND FLOOR: USE REGISTRATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) WITH MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (FIFTY\u0002FIVE (55) DWELLING UNITS) FROM SECOND (2ND) THRU SIXTH (6TH) FLOORS AND TWENTY (20) 1A CLASS BICYCLE SPACES IN AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE AT GROUND FLOOR AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. (SEE APPLICATION# ZP-2022-014230 FOR PERMIT); SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLAN. With proviso: \"Per amended refusal dated 8/21/23"},{"number":"GP-2023-011190","date":"2024-01-09","work":"Fence","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-02-11","scope":"FOR THE REINFORCEMENT OF FREESTANDING FENCE WALL WITH FOUNDATIONS AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2023-001037","date":"2024-03-28","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOTHOUSE WITH TEN(10) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES INCLUDING WITH ONE(1) VAN ACCESSIBLE SPACE ; TWO(2) CAR SHARE SPACES AND TWENTY(20) 1A CLASS BICYCLE SPACES IN AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE AT GROUND FLOOR GARAGE. FOR A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR ( USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) WITH MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ( 55 DWELLING UNITS) FROM SECOND THRU SIXTH(6TH) FLOORS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FP WORK. SEPARATE APPROVAL REQUIRED FROM PA L&I FOR ELEVATOR INSTALLATION. AMENDMENT#1 TO REMOVE TEN (10) ORIGINALLY PROPOSED ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES WITH EXISTING 15 FT. 6 IN. HIGH WALL AT REAR TO REMAIN; FOR THE CREATION OF VACANT NON-RESIDENTIAL SPACE AT GROUND FLOOR AT GROUND FLOOR (USE REGISTRATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) ALSO INCLUDE FLOOR LAYOUT CHANGE OF THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS ABOVE. AMEDNMENT#2 TO THE BASEMENT FOOTPRINT, STAIRWAYS, ELEVATOR AND LAUOUT CHANGE AS PER APPROVED AMENDED PLANS. Amendment #3 to change exit stairs within the proposed Type IA construction (podium construction below the 3-hr fire rated horizontal separation) to combustible wood construction. And changes to the facade clading."},{"number":"SP-2023-001093","date":"2025-01-09","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Site / Utility Permit for CP-2023-001037"},{"number":"PP-2025-011148","date":"2025-08-28","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL SANITARY & STORM CT's, FAI's, MD's & 2\" WDP."},{"number":"PP-2025-011356","date":"2025-09-05","work":"Rough-In","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Rough-In Permit for PP-2025-011150 Install 70 water closets; 70 lavatories; 55 kitchen sinks; 70 tub/shower; 55 water heaters; 55 water boxes/laundry; 3 floor drains; 1 floor sink(other) to include necessary piping as per plans"},{"number":"MP-2025-003828","date":"2025-11-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2025-011150","date":"2025-11-21","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"AMENDMENT 7/23/2026 REVISION TO SPECIFICATIONS TO MATERIALS. NEW CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING WITH VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AND ROOF DECK. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. VENTING TO BE DEISGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASE CODE. MATERIALS LOCATED IN AND TO BE SERVING COMMERCIAL SPACE WILL BE METALLIC TO ROOF EXTENSION. ALL WORK WILL BE PERFORMED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Fence"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","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","2 zoning/board appeals since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"7 permits not marked completed: GP-2023-011190 (Expired), CP-2023-001037 (Issued), SP-2023-001093 (Issued), PP-2025-011148 (Issued), PP-2025-011356 (Issued). 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was unlabeled on Jun 25, 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":"1 fire/suppression-related permit 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 2 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/"}]}