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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"1038252","date":"2020-03-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-07-13","scope":"FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION (ONE (1) STORY SIDE PORTION) OF THE EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED MASONRY STRUCTURE. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. DEMOLITION TO BE DONE BY HAND AND WITH HAND TOOLS ONLY. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, ADJACENT PROPERTIES, AND PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY CLOSURE."},{"number":"ZP-2020-001146","date":"2020-04-30","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family; Vacant"},{"number":"CP-2020-000044","date":"2020-07-31","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-27","scope":"FOR ERECTION OF AN ADDITION, CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO R-2 AND VACANT COMMERCIAL AND LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, REPLACE WINDOWS IN KIND, ELEVATOR, DOORS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. **IEBC 2018** AMENDMENT FOR TO MODIFY LAYOUT/PARTITIONS, DOORS, STAIRS, ACCESSIBLE RAMP AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMENDMENT 1/23/23 TO SHOW LAYOUT CHANGES, EXTERIOR STAIR MODIFICATIONS."},{"number":"PP-2021-002302","date":"2021-02-10","work":"Rough-In","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-07-01","scope":"Application for Rough-In permit (see application PP-2021-002277) for new fixtures and piping as follows: 28 water closets, 28 lavatories, 12 shower/tub units, 12 kitchen sinks, 14 electric water heaters, 27 hub floor drains, 1 sump pump (elevator pit), and 12 Other (washer drain standpipes). Separate application to be filed for new water service (to include meter and back flow preventer) and sanitary lateral"},{"number":"EP-2021-002687","date":"2021-03-19","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-06-29","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2021-002527 New 800 Amp, 3 phase service for power, lighting, and fire alarm system per sealed drawings as per 2017 nec and nfpa 72"},{"number":"EP-2021-002527","date":"2021-04-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-03","scope":"INSTALL A 800 AMP SERVICE, 600 AMP SERVICE, (12) GANG METER BANK, (12) 175 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS, (1) 600 AMP PANEL & CT CABINET,(1) 200 AMP PANEL & FEEDER, (1) 100 AMP PANEL & FEEDER. WIRING THROUGHOUT COMMON AREAS,COMMERCIAL SPACES AND (12) UNITS. WIRING LIGHTS, SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, ELEVATOR & HANDICAP LIFT,MECHANICAL AND HVC EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. AS PER THE 2017 NEC & 2016 NFPA-72."},{"number":"FP-2021-000574","date":"2021-06-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-04","scope":"For the installation of a dry sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13 (using existing 4\" fire service line, and new 4\" backflow within the basement) throughout an existing and renovated two (2) story detached structure to be used as Groups B/R-2 (vacant commercial space within basement and Twelve (12) Dwelling Units), as per plans and hydraulic calculations; see CP-2020-000044 for building permit; water to reach most remote sprinkler head within 60 seconds at system testing."},{"number":"PP-2021-012307","date":"2021-07-11","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-24","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"MP-2021-000999","date":"2021-11-08","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-04","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY DETACHED STRUCTURE TO BE USED AS VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AT 1ST FLOOR W/GROUP R-2 (TWELVE (12) DWELLING UNITS; ALL DUCTWORK W/IN EACH DWELLING UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED) ABOVE AT 2ND/3RD FLOORS, AS PER PLANS; 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; SEE CP-2020-000044 FOR BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"PP-2021-002277","date":"2021-12-30","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-03","scope":"Installation of interior water supply and Drain/Waste/Vent pipe per the 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code. Sizes and locations per plans."},{"number":"ZP-2022-004227","date":"2022-12-14","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A EIGHT (8) FEET HIGH FENCE AT E GLENWOOD AVE FRONTAGE; FOR THE ERECXTION OF ONE (1) STRUCTURE (CARGO CONTAINERS) ON THE SAME LOT EXISTING STRUCTURES REMAINS.WITH CREATION OF FIFTY(50) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES INCLUDING WITH ONE(1) ACCESSIBLE SPACE AND ONE(1) VAN ACCESSIBLE SPACE . SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"ZP-2023-000720","date":"2023-01-19","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Unity of Use"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"7 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×6"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 3 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"198515","type":"Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BLASIUS CHOCOLATE FACTORY INC","legalName":"BLASIUS CHOCOLATE FACTORY INC","address":"1849-51 E VENANGO ST","revenueCode":"3113","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-20","latestIssueDate":"2004-05-20","expirationDate":"2005-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"920126","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"1849 East Venango LLC","legalName":"1849 East Venango LLC","address":"1849-51 E VENANGO ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":12,"issuedDate":"2023-03-29","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-28","expirationDate":"2027-03-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"920126","type":"Rental","businessName":"1849 East Venango LLC","legalName":"1849 East Venango LLC","issuedDate":"2023-03-29","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-28","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-03-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"198515","type":"Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler","businessName":"BLASIUS CHOCOLATE FACTORY INC","legalName":"BLASIUS CHOCOLATE FACTORY INC","issuedDate":"2004-05-20","latestIssueDate":"2004-05-20","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2005-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":12,"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":["1 permit event 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 46% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,191,800 to $1,740,400","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":"Appeal #ZP-2022-004227: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2022-004227.","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":"3 permits not marked completed: 1038252 (Expired), PP-2021-002302 (Expired), EP-2021-002687 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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-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 (PO BOX 425, NEW HOPE PA, 18938).","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 1940 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":"8 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 16, 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler #198515: Inactive since Dec 22, 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":"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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 7 historical violations across 3 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 27, 2027; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through May 27, 2027; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through May 27, 2027","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/"}]}