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AMENDMENT #1: FOR THE AMENDMENT OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT TO DOCUMENT THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS FROM ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO (132) TO ONE-HUNDRED FOURTEEN (114) DWELLING UNITS; THE REDUCTION IN ACCESSORY OFF-STREET SURFACE PARKING SPACES FROM FIFTY-EIGHT (58) TO FIFTY-SEVEN (57) SPACES; MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RETAIL AND GROUP MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND HEALTH PRACTITIONER OFFICE FLOOR AREAS; AND REVISED GFA/FAR CALCULATIONS; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2025-004076","date":"2026-01-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) ACCESSED FROM THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 132 RESIDENTIAL MODULAR APARTMENTS CONSTRUCTED OFF SITE. FOR USE AS A GROUP MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND HEALTH PRACTITIONER OFFICE, RETAIL SALES OF FOOD, BEVERAGES, AND GROCERIES, AND MULTI-FAMILY (TOTAL OF ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO (132) DWELLING UNITS, INCLUDING (80) AFFORDABLE UNITS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED AS PER NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ***************SEPARATE PERMITS FOR ANYOTHER WORK. *********************************************"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: CP-2025-004076 (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 L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit 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 commercial. 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/"}]}