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Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-26","scope":"RESIDENTIAL & OCMMERCIAL, INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGH OUT PULL STAION, HORN/STROBES, FIRE ALARM CONTROL PNAEL AS PER NFPA-72 (CC DISTRICT) RESIDENTIAL & OCMMERCIAL, INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGH OUT PULL STAION, HORN/STROBES, FIRE ALARM CONTROL PNAEL AS PER NFPA-72 (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"ZP-2022-004606","date":"2022-06-15","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-17","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO CREATE A MEZZANINE AND RAISE ROOF. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2022-007400","date":"2022-07-01","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Visitor Accommodations; Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"ZP-2022-008302","date":"2022-07-26","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family; Visitor Accommodations"},{"number":"ZP-2022-008926","date":"2022-08-10","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Visitor Accommodations; Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"ZP-2022-009568","date":"2022-08-24","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Visitor Accommodations; Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"CP-2022-005719","date":"2022-12-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-17","scope":"FOR LEVEL III ALTERATION WITH COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO CREATE VISITOR ACCOMMODATIONS WITHIN THE EXSITING STRUCTURE. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FP WORK. SEPARATE APPROVAL REQUIRED FROM PA L&I FOR THE ELEVATOR INSTALLATION. Amendment to remove the orriginally proposed mezzanines and changes to floor layout as per approved revised plans."},{"number":"PP-2023-007521","date":"2023-10-13","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-17","scope":"INSTALL 27 WATER CLOSETS, 28 LAVATORIES, 25 SHOWER/TUBS, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 15 HOT WATER HEATERS, 15 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 15 KITCHEN SINKS, 2 FLOOR SINKS, 3 EJECTOR SUMP PUMPS, 3 SUMP PUMPS, 2 FLOOR DRAINS, 4 BACKWATER VALVES 3 STORM DRAINS AND 1 BOOSTER PUMP ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2023-004179","date":"2023-10-16","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-17","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2023-007458","date":"2024-03-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-05","scope":"INSTALL AN 800 AMP 120/208V/ 3 PHASE SERVICE, 800 AMP MULTI METER DISTRIBUTION CENTER, RECONNECT THE EXISTING FIRE PUMP SERVICE TO THE NEW END BOX. INSTALL (1) 225 AMP HOUSE PANEL & FEEDER, (8) 150 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS, (7) 125 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS. INSTALL WIRING THROUGHOUT THE COMMON AREAS & FIFTEEN APARTMENTS. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, LIGHTING CONTROLS, SENSORS, SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, & SMOKE ALARMS. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL, HVAC & ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A NEW ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. INSTALL A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC. ** THE FIRE PUMP & SERVICE CONDUCTORS ARE EXISTING."},{"number":"FP-2024-000630","date":"2024-05-07","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-17","scope":"EXTENSION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING OFF EXISTING MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE AND FIRE PUMP TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF A 6\" AMES COLT 200 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."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0972323","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"RC Liberties Third St LLC","legalName":"RC Liberties Third St LLC","address":"823-29 N 3RD ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Hotel|Residential Dwellings","units":16,"issuedDate":"2025-02-25","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-30","expirationDate":"2027-02-24","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0972323","type":"Rental","businessName":"RC Liberties Third St LLC","legalName":"RC Liberties Third St LLC","issuedDate":"2025-02-25","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-30","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-02-24","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":16,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","failed L&I inspection activity in 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"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":["4 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal 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 55% in 2026, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $3,190,000 to $4,930,000","no permit shown in 2025-2027"],"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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"2 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (283 2ND ST PK #110, SOUTHAMPTON PA, 18966).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. 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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on May 7, 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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 18, 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/"}]}