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\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"DP-2020-000132","date":"2020-05-21","work":"Major Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-10","scope":"COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DETACHED (ENTIRE PROPERTY) ONE-STORY, MASONRY AND WOOD WAREHOUSE BUILDING BY MECHANICAL METHODS. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS TO BE PERFORMED BY JAMES CLANCY. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. COMPLETE SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUIRED AS REFLECTED ON APPROVED SITE PLAN. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"1046416","date":"2020-06-22","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-05","scope":"FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PERMIT #947118 & 946225 AND FOR RELOCATION OF LOTS LINE TO CREATE TWO (2) LOTS (PARCEL A & B) FROM TWO (2) DEEDED LOTS (1100-28 & 1130-54 N DELAWARE AVE). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION.(FOR PLANS, SEE PERMIT #1045931)"},{"number":"ZP-2020-003022","date":"2020-07-18","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-05","scope":"FOR THE UNITY OF USE BETWEEN 1100 N DELAWARE AVE AND 1130 N DELAWARE AVE; FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE ( 124 FEET HIGH); (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION)"},{"number":"ZP-2022-001709","date":"2022-10-03","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-05-15","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF THREEF (3) DETACHED STRUCTURES ON LOT WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY AN ELEVATOR PENTHOUSE; BALCONIES AND CANOPY WITH THIRTY-FOUR(34) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES , INCLUDING WITH TWO(2) ACCESSIBLE SPACES INCLUDING WITH ONE(1) VAN ACCESSIBLE SPACE , EIGHT(8) COMPACT SPACES, THREE(3) ELECTRIC VAN SPACES, TWO(2) LOADING SPACES AND SIXTY-ONE(61) BICYCLE SPACES IN AN ACCESSBLE ROUTE AT FIRST FLOOR . SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"PP-2022-014520","date":"2022-10-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-16","scope":"SEAL LATERAL"},{"number":"CP-2022-003618","date":"2022-11-30","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-05-15","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A SEVEN (7) STORY STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECKS TO INCLUDE SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACE (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY), ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO (182) DWELLING UNITS AND ACCESSORY PARKING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO UTILIZE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SEPARATIONS TO CREATE THREE (3) SEPARATE BUILDINGS WITH THREE (3) DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES (BASEMENT THROUGH 2ND FLOOR - TYPE IA, MIDRISE BLDG, 3RD THROUGH 7TH FLOORS - TYPE IIIA & LOWRISE BLDG - TYPE VA). 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 DEPARTMENT CODE BULLETIN F-2001 *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 7/29/23 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2022-003618 TO CHANGE SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AGENCY AS PER APPROVED DOCUMENTS."},{"number":"PP-2023-002096","date":"2023-02-14","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-22","scope":"TIE IN THREE 10\" Curb Traps and ONE 15 \" Curb Trap"},{"number":"SP-2023-000140","date":"2023-04-24","work":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-07-08","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND RELATED APPURTENANCES AS NOTED ON THE UTLITY PLAN AS APPROVED BY THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND APPROVED PLUMBING PLANS. ALL WORK 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. ** SEPERATE PERMITS REQUIRED BY THE STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR ALL WORK IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY."},{"number":"FP-2023-000479","date":"2023-07-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-05-15","scope":"COMBINED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER & CLASS I MANUAL WET STANDPIPE SYSTEMS WITH EIGHT (8) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE & EIGHT (8) BACKFLOW PREVENTION (BFP) ASSEMBLY TO SERVE THE MIXED-USE NEW CONSTRUCTION. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM & STANDPIPE SYSTME INSTALLATION PER NFPA 13/14. FIRE PUMP INSTALLATION PER NFPA 20. Amend permit per PWD request to use 8\" RPZ Wilkins 375 AST BFP."},{"number":"EP-2023-010173","date":"2023-10-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-14","scope":"Install 200AMp Service for Temporary power during construction- stringer lights and GFCI protected outlets. All work done per 2017 NEC and City of Philadelphia code requirement."},{"number":"PP-2023-012815","date":"2023-10-31","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-05-15","scope":"Interior Only. Installation of interior cast iron underslab, PVC & PEX above second floor, cast iron on first floor, copper water lines on first floor. 269 Toilets, 269 Lavs, 245 Tub & Showers, 182 Kitchen Sinks, 182 Electric Water Heaters"},{"number":"EP-2023-009615","date":"2023-12-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-14","scope":"INSTALL 15 KV SWITCHGEAR, (2) 1,000 AMP SUBSTATIONS,15KV SWITCH & TRANSFORMER FOR THE FIRE PUMP SERVICE, PANELS & FEEDERS.INSTALL A 70 KW 120/208V 3 PHASE GENERATOR, & 200 AMP ATS. INSTALL WIRING THROUGHOUT THE COMMON AREAS, AMENITIES,(1) COMMERCIAL SHELL SPACE & (182) DWELLING UNITS. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES, SENSORS, & LIGHTING CONTROLS. INSTALL RECEPTACLES, EV CHARGERS, WIREMOLD, HEAT TRACE, & SMOKE ALARMS. INSTALL CONDUITS BOXES, & PULL STRINGS FOR LOW VOLTAGE WIRING. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL, HVAC & ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM & FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"MP-2023-004164","date":"2024-02-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-05-15","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK 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":"GP-2025-005158","date":"2025-06-27","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-08","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED MARQUEE SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMITS ARE REQUIRED."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"demo"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0977118","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"SOZ DE AVE APARTMENTS OWNER, LLC","legalName":"SOZ DE AVE APARTMENTS OWNER, LLC","address":"1130 N DELAWARE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Hotel|Residential Dwellings","units":182,"issuedDate":"2025-04-24","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-13","expirationDate":"2027-04-23","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0977118","type":"Rental","businessName":"SOZ DE AVE APARTMENTS OWNER, LLC","legalName":"SOZ DE AVE APARTMENTS OWNER, LLC","issuedDate":"2025-04-24","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-13","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-23","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":182,"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":"4 permits not marked completed: 1029860 (Expired), ZP-2020-003022 (Expired), PP-2023-002096 (Expired), GP-2025-005158 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was unlabeled on May 4, 2024.","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 5 historical violations across 3 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/"}]}