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BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. *2018 IBC REVIEW* AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING. AMENDMENT 9/26/23 TO INCLUDE HELICAL PILES. AMENDMENT 4/1/25 TO INCLUDE PARTITION/LAYOUT CHANGES."},{"number":"DP-2021-001335","date":"2022-01-24","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-17","scope":"**6-28-23; PERMIT AMENDMENT FOR CHANGE OF CONTRACTOR** FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. STRUCTURES TO BE DEMOLISHED BY A COMBINATION OF MECHANICAL AND HAND-HELD EQUIPMENT. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. 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INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. VENTING TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS. BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY TO BE INSTALLED UNDER EXTERIOR PERMIT."},{"number":"EP-2025-002623","date":"2025-08-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 400 AMP SERVICE WITH GROUNDING, METER BANKS, (5) 100 AMP PANELS, (1) 60 AMP HOUSE PANEL, & FEEDERS. INSTALL WIRING THROUGHOUT THE COMMON AREAS, COMMERCIAL AREA AND UNITS. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE ELEVATOR AND MECHANICAL & EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AS PER 2017 NEC. INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT AS PER 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"FP-2025-001457","date":"2025-09-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R TO INCLUDE A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER. FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A CLASS 1 MANUAL WET STANDPIPE IN THE INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY ENCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. SEE CP-2021-003149 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"MP-2025-003704","date":"2025-09-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the installation of HVAC equipment including all registers and diffusers associated with ductwork. Installation of gas furnaces and condensing units as per approved plans."},{"number":"ZP-2020-009885","date":null,"work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Refused","completedDate":"2024-04-12","scope":null}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"demo"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"694950","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"INGRAM ROBERT MARKEL JOSHUA/","legalName":"INGRAM ROBERT MARKEL JOSHUA/","address":"2000 SPRING GARDEN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2016-03-15","latestIssueDate":"2018-04-09","expirationDate":"2019-03-01","inactiveDate":"2019-04-30"},{"number":"941429","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"2000 SPRING GARDEN LLC","legalName":"2000 SPRING GARDEN LLC","address":"2000 SPRING GARDEN ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2024-01-09","latestIssueDate":"2024-01-09","expirationDate":"2025-01-08","inactiveDate":"2025-03-09"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"941429","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"2000 SPRING GARDEN LLC","legalName":"2000 SPRING GARDEN LLC","issuedDate":"2024-01-09","latestIssueDate":"2024-01-09","closureDate":"2025-03-09","expirationDate":"2025-01-08","inactiveDate":"2025-03-09","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"694950","type":"Rental","businessName":"INGRAM ROBERT MARKEL JOSHUA/","legalName":"INGRAM ROBERT MARKEL JOSHUA/","issuedDate":"2016-03-15","latestIssueDate":"2018-04-09","closureDate":"2019-04-30","expirationDate":"2019-03-01","inactiveDate":"2019-04-30","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","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","2 zoning/board appeals since 2023","demolition activity since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2020-009885: Dismissed / Withdrawn · Withdrawn; related permit ZP-2020-009885.","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":"7 permits not marked completed: CP-2021-003149 (Issued), PP-2025-004078 (Issued), PP-2025-009137 (Issued), EP-2025-002623 (Issued), FP-2025-001457 (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":"6 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was unlabeled on Oct 2, 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":"4 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 #941429: Inactive since Mar 9, 2025","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 4 historical violations across 4 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/"}]}