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All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"ZP-2021-013118","date":"2021-12-02","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-18","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTUERE; ROOF DECK ACCESS BY A PILOTHOUSE AND ELEVATOR OVERRIDE WITH SEVENTEEN(17)1A CLASS BICYCLE SPACES IN AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"CP-2021-007627","date":"2022-01-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-18","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE (3) STORY, FIFTY (50) FAMILY DWELLING AND VACANT COMMERCIAL (SEPARATE USE & OCCUPANCY REQUIRED) WITH ROOF DECKS AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURES TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. *2018 IBC REVIEW* AMENDMENT 10/31/22 FOR AN ADJUSTMENT TO BUILDING AREA AS REQUIRED PER UPDATED LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PARCEL INCLUDING LAYOUT CHANGES/MODIFICATIONS. NO CHANGE TO PROPOSED BUILDING HEIGHT OR BUILDING USE."},{"number":"MP-2022-005062","date":"2022-11-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-12","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-2022-007672","date":"2022-11-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-10","scope":"INSTALL A 1600 AMP SERVICE, (52) GANG METER BANK, (2) 600 AMP CT CABINET AND ELECTRIC PANELS. INSTALL 400 AMP CT CABINET AND ELECTRIC PANEL FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. INSTALL WIRING THROUGHOUT THE SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACE, (50) DWELLING UNITS 150 AMP FEEDER CABLE. INSTALL LIGHTS, NORMAL AND EMERGENCY, SWITCHES, SENSORS AND RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL AND HVAC EQUIPMENT AS PER 2017 NEC. INSTALL AN ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT AS PER 2016 NFPA 72. Amendment: Service equipment amendment. Install sub-meters."},{"number":"PP-2022-012495","date":"2023-01-09","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-18","scope":"Installing drain and water drop basement to each fixture: 64 lavatories, 64 waterclosets, 64 tub/shower, 50 kitchen sinks, 50 water heaters"},{"number":"FP-2022-002431","date":"2023-01-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW AUTOMATIC WET AND DRY SPRINKLER SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING TO INCLUDE A NEW FOUR (4) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A NEW FOUR (4) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13. MANUAL WET STANDPIPES TO BE INSTALLED IN EXIT STAIRWAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. 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The history also contains “OCCUPIED W/O TCO OR CO.”","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":"1 permit not marked completed: GM-2021-010389 (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. 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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":"8 failed, 7 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 16, 2025.","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":"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 and appears related-party/family-held.","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 13 historical violations across 8 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Nov 3, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Nov 26, 2026","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}