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A BUILDING PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED BY MAY 25, 2022"},{"number":"CP-2021-008937","date":"2022-03-31","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Amendment Applicant Revisions","completedDate":null,"scope":"AMENDMENT III: FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT CP-2021-008937 TO DOCUMENT CHANGE IN LAYOUT AS SHOWN PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT, AREA, AND/OR USE OF THE BUILDING. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. AMENDMENT II: FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT CP-2021-008937 TO DOCUMENT CHANGE IN SHORING DESIGN, ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. AMENDMENT I: FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT CP-2021-008937 TO DOCUMENT CHANGE IN LAYOUT AS SHOWN PER APPROVED PLANS, TYPE A UNIT MOVED TO 4TH FLOOR LEVEL. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT, AREA, AND/OR USE OF THE BUILDING. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ORIGINAL: FOR THE ERECTION OF A SIX STORY STRUCTURE ON 319 CHERRY STREET. PROPOSED SIX (6) STORY STRUCTURE WILL CONNECT TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE ON 141-43 N 4TH STREET THAT WILL ENCOMPASS LEVEL III ALTERATIONS AND AN ADDITION. THE EXISTING 4-STORY STRUCTURE WITH A PARTIAL BASEMENT ON 4TH STREET IS TO BE RENOVATED CONSISTING OF INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND EXTERIOR REPAIRS AS REQUIRED. A ONE STORY ADDITION WILL BE ADDED TO A PORTION OF THE FOUR STORY STRUCTURE UNDER CP-2021-008937. THE BUILDING SPANS TWO SEPARATE LOTS AND ARE COMPOSED OF TWO DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES AS SHOWN PER PLANS. PORTION OF THE BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR LEVEL ARE COMPOSED OF TYPE IA CONSTRUCTION WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING TO BE OF TYPE IIIA CONSTRUCTION AS SHOWN PER PLANS. STRUCTURE SPANNING BOTH LOTS APPROVED FOR THE FOLLOWING USE: FOR A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ( 36 DWELLING UNITS) WITH TEN(10) BICYCLE SPACES IN AN ACC"},{"number":"PP-2022-013272","date":"2023-02-03","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"(12) bathtubs (6) kitchen sinks (6) washing machines (6) hub drains (6) water heaters (1) backflow"},{"number":"MP-2022-005303","date":"2023-02-28","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2023-006457","date":"2023-07-27","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the erection of an attached structure. Size and location shown in plan."},{"number":"PP-2023-015463","date":"2024-07-12","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install 8\" sewer line to 5' outside the building."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"land","p":3375000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":6745527}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[],"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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"5 permits not marked completed: ZP-2021-011443 (Cancelled), CP-2021-008937 (Amendment Applicant Revisions), PP-2022-013272 (Issued), MP-2022-005303 (Issued), PP-2023-015463 (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":"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":"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 PASSED on Jul 26, 2022.","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":"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 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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/"}]}