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(LOW INCOME BONUS APPLIED: AN ADDITIONAL 7 FT HEIGHT BONUS APPLIED TO THIS PERMIT (14-702(7)(B)(.6) AND (C)); AND GREEN ROOF BONUS APPLIED (zoning code 14-702 (16)) THE APPLICANT MUST EXECUTE AND RECORD A DEED RESTRICTION IN FAVOR OF THE CITY, APPROVED AS TO FORM BY THE LAW DEPARTMENT, WHICH REQUIRES THE GREEN ROOF TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED, AT A MINIMUM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S GUIDELINES, WHERE APPLICABLE, AND WITH WATER DEPARTMENT STANDARDS, FOR THE LIFE OF THE BUILDING; AND WHICH ALLOWS THE CITY TO INSPECT THE GREEN ROOF FOR, OR DEMAND PROOF OF, CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2022-004459","date":"2023-06-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-14","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY BUILDING WITH ROOF DECKS AND PILOT HOUSES FOR USE AS NINETY (90) DWELLING UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING UTILIZES GREEN ROOF AND MIXED INCOME HOUSING BONUS. BUILDING TO INCLUDE HORIZONTAL EXIT. 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**"},{"number":"PP-2023-015216","date":"2023-12-27","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-08","scope":"INSTALL 90 HOT WATER HEATERS, 90 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 90 KITCHEN SINKS, 90 DISHWASHERS, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 91 LAVATORIES, 91 WATER CLOSETS, 90 SHOWER/TUBS, 3 SUMP PUMPS, 1 EJECTOR SUMP PUMP, 2 FLOOR DRAINS, 1 FLOOR SINK, 2 BACKWATER VALVES, 1 MOP SINK. 5 ROOF DRAINS, 5 EMERGENCY ROOF DRAINS, 6 FIRE HYRANTS, 1 HOSE BIBB AND 1 BOOSTER PUMP ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2024-000160","date":"2024-01-11","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-06-06","scope":"INSTALL MD, CT, FAI & 4\" WDP."},{"number":"FP-2023-002455","date":"2024-01-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-11","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING INCLUDING NEW 6\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE, BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND TWO (2) STANDPIPE RISERS COMPLYING WITH NFPA 14 AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. **AMENDMENT 6/17/2025 FOR THE RELOCATION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION AND REMOVAL OF ELEVATOR SPRINKLERS AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT.**"},{"number":"EP-2024-002710","date":"2024-03-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-06-23","scope":"INSTALL 200 AMP TEMPORARY SERVICE ON SITE ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"EP-2023-008591","date":"2024-05-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-05-19","scope":"INSTALL (2) 1200 AMP SERVICES TO (2) 1200 AMP METER BANKS, 600 AMP SERVICE TO THE HOUSE PANEL, (90) 125 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS. INSTALL WIRING THROUGHOUT THE COMMON AREAS AND NINETY DEWLLING UNITS. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL, EMERGENCY, & LANDSCAPE LIGHTING, SWITCHES, SENSORS, CONTROLS, RECEPTACLES, FLOOR BOXES, & SMOKE ALARMS. PROVIDE POWER TO THE MECHANICAL, HVAC & ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM & FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"MP-2023-004300","date":"2024-06-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-08","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM INCLUDING HEAT PUMPS, AIR CONDENSERS, REGISTERS AND DIFFUSERS WITH ALL ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AND APPLIANCES AS PER PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"0984223","type":"Rental","status":"Expired","businessName":"4701-15 Wayne Avenue, LP","legalName":"4701-15 Wayne Avenue, LP","address":"4701-15 WAYNE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":90,"issuedDate":"2025-07-21","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-21","expirationDate":"2026-07-20","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"1011092","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"4701-15 Wayne Avenue, LP","legalName":"4701-15 Wayne Avenue, LP","address":"4701-15 WAYNE AVE","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2026-06-23","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-23","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"1011092","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"4701-15 Wayne Avenue, LP","legalName":"4701-15 Wayne Avenue, LP","issuedDate":"2026-06-23","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-23","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"0984223","type":"Rental","businessName":"4701-15 Wayne Avenue, LP","legalName":"4701-15 Wayne Avenue, LP","issuedDate":"2025-07-21","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-21","closureDate":"2026-07-20","expirationDate":"2026-07-20","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Expired","statusLabel":"Expired","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-21","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":["7 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 5040% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $255,900 to $13,152,400","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":"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":"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":"4 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":"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/"}]}