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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"SP-2024-000019","date":"2024-01-24","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-08","scope":"Site / Utility Permit for CP-2023-006861"},{"number":"CP-2023-006861","date":"2024-02-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-08","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED 3-STORY STRUCTURE WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE FOR ACCESS TO AN OCCUPIABLE ROOF DECK. STRUCTURE FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH FIVE (5) DWELLING UNITS. BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. **A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 10 FEET (1/4TH OF HEIGHT OF BUILDING) OF THE BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2018 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.** SEPARATE PERMIITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. **AMENDMENT (12-23-2024): FOR CHANGES TO VARIOUS ELEMENTS THROUGHOUT AS NOTED ON THE AMENDED PERMIT PLANS AS REVISION B. **AMENDMENT (5-8-2025): CHANGING ALL SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCIES AND DPRC-SI AS PER THE AMENDED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS."},{"number":"FP-2024-000636","date":"2024-04-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-26","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 2\" WILKINS 950XL3BFSS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"MP-2024-003241","date":"2024-08-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-26","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW HVAC APPLIANCES, GRDs, BATHROOM & CLOTHES DRYER EXHAUSTS, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK THROUGHOUT A FIVE (5) FAMILY DWELLING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IMC AND APPLIANCE MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEE CP-2023-006861 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"PP-2024-010942","date":"2024-08-23","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-26","scope":"Interior plumbing backflow Hot water heater 5 Kitchen Sink 5 Laundry sink 5 Lavatory 11 Shower/tub 11 Water closet/urinal 11 49 FIXTERS Exterior plumbing Curb trap, Fai, House drain, and 1 1/2-inch combo water service Curb trap storm and sanitary are 6” each"},{"number":"EP-2024-008206","date":"2024-09-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-03","scope":"Install 500a, 1ph, 120/240v main service, install 6 gang meter module. Install all new wiring throughout 5 apartments & common areas. Install fire alarm system throughout . Install tv wring . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"land","p":22000},{"y":2022,"k":"land","p":75000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"392570","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SETH DELEO (MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS LLC)","legalName":"SETH DELEO","address":"953 BELMONT AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2006-11-27","latestIssueDate":"2006-11-27","expirationDate":"2007-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-11-02"},{"number":"0997119","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Mantua Holdings LLC","legalName":"Mantua Holdings LLC","address":"953 BELMONT AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":5,"issuedDate":"2026-01-09","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-09","expirationDate":"2027-01-08","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0997119","type":"Rental","businessName":"Mantua Holdings LLC","legalName":"Mantua Holdings LLC","issuedDate":"2026-01-09","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-09","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-01-08","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"392570","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"SETH DELEO (MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS LLC)","legalName":"SETH DELEO","issuedDate":"2006-11-27","latestIssueDate":"2006-11-27","closureDate":"2012-11-02","expirationDate":"2007-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-11-02","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","units":5,"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":["6 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 807% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $91,900 to $833,900","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-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 (P O BOX 48, LAKEWOOD NJ, 08701).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was unlabeled on Aug 21, 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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"3 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #392570: Inactive since Nov 2, 2012","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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 3 historical violations across 2 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/"}],"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/"}]}