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AMENDMENT #1: AMEND TO ADD A ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE WITH TRELLIS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE PLAN. AMENDMENT #2: AMEND TO REMOVE THE ROOF DECK AND TRELLIS, LEAVING ONLY A ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE FOR ROOF MAINTENANCE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN."},{"number":"PP-2023-010090","date":"2023-07-21","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Lateral Seal"},{"number":"ZP-2023-008139","date":"2023-08-03","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES."},{"number":"DP-2023-000796","date":"2023-08-14","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-11-13","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ONE (1) STORY MASONRY STRUCTURE. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. DEMOLITION TO BE DONE BY MECHANICAL METHOD. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCROACHMENT OR CLOSURE.ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"CP-2023-004923","date":"2023-10-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-09","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY BUILDING FOR USE AS SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACES (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND THIRTY (30) DWELLING UNITS ABOVE WITH ACCESSORY SURFACE PARKING LOT AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. FIRE RETARDANT TREATED FRAMING AND SHEATHING REQUIRED FOR TYPE III CONSTRUCTION. FIRE WATCH REQUIRED PER DEPARTMENT CODE BULLETIN F-2001. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR EXCAVATION, MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 6/24/24 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2023-004923 TO INCLUDE ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE AND CHANGES TO WINDOW TYPES AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"SP-2023-000971","date":"2023-11-03","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-09","scope":"Site / Utility Permit for CP-2023-004923"},{"number":"PP-2023-014306","date":"2023-11-03","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-09","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo CP-2023-004923"},{"number":"PP-2023-014307","date":"2023-11-21","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-09","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo CP-2023-004923"},{"number":"PP-2023-014308","date":"2023-11-21","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-09","scope":"INSTALL 1 BOOSTER PUMP, 30 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 65 FLOOR DRAINS, 30 DISHWASHERS, 31 HOT WATER HEATERS, 30 KITCHEN SINKS, 3 HUB DRAINS, 1 SUMP PUMP, 1 MOP SINK, 8 ROOF DRAINS, 44 WATER CLOSETS, 42 SHOWER/TUBS AND 47 LAVATORIES ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2023-010037","date":"2023-12-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-28","scope":"ELECTRICAL: Install (1) 1200 amp Meter Center (#1), (1) 400 amp Meter Center (#2), (1) 600 amp HDP, (1) fire pump, lighting, receptacles, and power to equipment as per 2017 NEC. ***INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEM NOT INCLUDED ON THIS PERMIT***"},{"number":"MP-2023-004823","date":"2024-01-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-09","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-2024-000073","date":"2024-01-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-24","scope":"Installation of Fire Alarm system with area of refuge system as per plans and 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"FP-2024-000460","date":"2024-08-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-09","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE FOUR (4) INCH MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A FOUR (4) INCH AMES COLT 200 BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY, AC FIRE-PUMP AND TWO (2) STANDPIPES INTERCONNECTED IN EXIT STAIRWAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS AND SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"ZP-2024-006199","date":"2024-09-17","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-04","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) FLAT WALL SIGN WITH STATIC ILLUMINATION AND TWO (2) WINDOW SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2024-008025","date":"2024-11-15","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Financial Services"},{"number":"MP-2024-004542","date":"2024-11-19","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-23","scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo CP-2024-004231"},{"number":"CP-2024-004231","date":"2024-11-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-23","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. FOR USE AS FINACIAL SERVICES ON 1ST FLOOR. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION."},{"number":"EP-2024-009565","date":"2024-12-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-05","scope":"Electrical Permit for combo CP-2024-004231"},{"number":"GP-2024-010771","date":"2024-12-10","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-04","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) FLAT WALL SIGN WITH STATIC ILLUMINATION AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2024-013675","date":"2024-12-11","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-23","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2024-004231"},{"number":"FP-2025-000588","date":"2025-03-24","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-23","scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the relocation of sprinkler heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. 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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":"1 permit not marked completed: PP-2023-010090 (Issued).","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-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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"7 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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}