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HAGERT STREET) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE, IN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED STRUCTURE. SIZES AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN SCANNED PLANFOR THE CREATION OF TWENTY-THREE (23) ADDITIONAL MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS (168 UNITS TOTAL) AND THE REMOVAL OF SIX (6) ARTIST STUDIOS. FOR A TOTAL OF ONE-HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT DWELLING UNITS AND THIRTY-FOUR(34) ACCESSORY INTERIOR PARKING SPACES, INCLUDING FOUR (4) AUTO SHARE SPACES, TWO (2) ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES (ONE (1) TO BE VAN ACCESSIBLE), FOUR (4) ELECTRIC VEHICLE SPACES, ONE (1) SURFACE OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE, AND FIFTY-SIX (56) CLASS 1A BICYCLE PARKING SPACES (TOTAL 66 BICYCLE SPACES ALSO TO INCLUDE THE RECONFIGURATION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ACCESSORY OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES AND BICYCLE SPACES ON THE SITE.6. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO, OR ABANDONMENT OF, ALL PRIOR PERMITS AND APPROVALS."},{"number":"CP-2020-004415","date":"2020-10-30","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-17","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A SIX (6) STORY STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE ARTIST STUDIOS, ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT (168) DWELLING UNITS AND ACCESSORY PARKING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO UTILIZE HORIZONTAL SEPARATIONS TO CREATE TWO (2) SEPARATE BUILDINGS WITH TWO (2) DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES (1ST FLOOR - TYPE IA AND 2ND THROUGH 6TH FLOORS - TYPE IIIB). FIRE RETARDANT TREATED STUDS AND SHEATHING REQUIRED FOR TYPE III CONSTRUCTION. WORK TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING TO BE MONITORED BY A PA LICENSED PE AT ALL TIMES. **BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 5/18/21 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT NO. CP-2020-004415 TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING PLANS AND DETAILS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. UNDERPINNING MUST BE MONITORED BY A PA LICENSED PE AT ALL TIMES. AMENDMENT APPROVED 9/20/21 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2020-004415 TO CONVERT ARTISAN INDUSTRIAL SPACES TO TWELVE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS, FOR A TOTAL OF ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DWELLING UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMENDMENT APPROVED 11/1/21 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2020-004415 TO INCLUDE MANUFACTURER'S FLOOR AND ROOF TRUSS DRAWINGS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMENDMENT APPROVED 2/18/21 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2020-004415 TO REVISE FLOOR ASSEMBLIES AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2020-010207","date":"2021-01-04","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL STRUCTURES ON THE LOT."},{"number":"PP-2021-000001","date":"2021-07-02","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-16","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING & FIXTURES TO ONE-HUNDRED-SIXTY-EIGHT (168) DWELLING UNITS, FOR AN APARTMENT BUILDING, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. INSTALLING 12 AD, 12 HWH, 168 KS, 168 LS, 216 LAV, 16 RD, 168 SHOWER/TUB, 1 SUMP PUMP, 182 WC ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC."},{"number":"FP-2021-001879","date":"2021-07-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-16","scope":"COMBINED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER & CLASS I MANUAL WET STANDPIPE SYSTEMS WITH SIX (6) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE & BACKFLOW PREVENTION (BFP) ASSEMBLY TO SERVE APPROVED NEW BUILDING. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM & STANDPIPE SYSTME INSTALLATION PER NFPA 13/14. FIRE PUMP TO BE INSTALLED PER NFPA 20."},{"number":"ZP-2021-000906","date":"2021-07-28","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"MP-2021-004427","date":"2021-08-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-16","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS-FIRED APPLIANCES AND ASSOCIATED FUEL GAS PIPING SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IFGC. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED PER MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"MP-2021-005643","date":"2021-11-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-16","scope":"FOR MECHANICAL ALTERATIONS TO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF HEAT PUMPS, MAU'S, RTU'S, AC UNITS, REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS AND ASSOCIATED DUXTWORK, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2021-015715","date":"2022-01-07","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-16","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2021-015684 All electrical wiring switches, outlets smoke detectors appliance hook ups, high tension electrical room etc. as shown in plans and as required by code NEC 2017."},{"number":"EP-2021-014798","date":"2022-01-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-24","scope":"Install an addressable fire alarm system with: 1- panel, 5- sac panels, 22- smoke detectors, 12- pull stations, 20- tamper and flow modules, 98- horn/ strobes, 162- strobe only, and 4- duct detectors as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"EP-2022-000562","date":"2022-02-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-24","scope":"New temporary power during construction Supply and install New 200Amp 120/240Volt single phase outdoor meter socket and electrical panel 8 Dedicated 20Amp 120V outdoor GFCI WR type as per 2017 NEC"},{"number":"EP-2021-015684","date":"2022-05-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-08","scope":"All electrical wiring for multi-family switches, outlets, 110V interconnected smoke alarms, appliance hookups, high tension electrical room ,fire pump ,rescue assistance system ,el.rm.drs to be equipped w/ listed panic hardware .ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC. **NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT** Amendment:The FIRE PUMP controller gets feed only from primary side of electrical gear. Removal of ATS SWITCH & Em.Power . Add em/exit lighting & add island recept recept. Removal of Rescue assistance system from this permit( work done under EP-2022-009157) .ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCRDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC."},{"number":"EP-2022-009157","date":"2022-09-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-30","scope":"Install 24- fire rescue phones to the building and connect to the existing fire alarm panel as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"ZP-2023-003230","date":"2023-03-28","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-11-24","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A STATICALLY ILLUMINATED MARQUEE (CANOPY) SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"GP-2023-002443","date":"2023-05-23","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-11-24","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) ILLUMINATED WALL SIGN (TOTAL 18 SF) ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING APARTMENT BUILDING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2023-010658","date":"2023-08-03","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-17","scope":"SUPPLY AND INSTALL 4\" DOMESTIC LINE CURB TO BLDG SUPPLY AND INSTALL 10\" SANITARY CONNECTION CURB TO BLDG SUPPLY AND INSTALL (1) 10\" CURB TRAP SUPPLY AND INSTALL 18\" STORM CONNECTION CURB TO BLDG SUPPLY AND INSTALL (1) 18\" CURB TRAP"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","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":["3 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 28% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $21,966,300 to $28,014,000","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"building-certifications","level":"urgent","title":"A life-safety certification is deficient","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jul 30, 2026; Sprinkler Certification: Deficient","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2021-000906: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2021-000906.","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":"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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 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":"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/"}]}