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AND THE REMAINING PERMIT SAME AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS*** ** AMENDMENT APPROVED ON 6/27/2022: TO AMENDMENT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ZONING PERMIT # ZP-2021-000811, TO DOCUMENT CHANGES FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION AT THE FIRST FLOOR, THE REDUCTION OF COMMERCIAL SPACES ON GROUND FLOOR, THE RELOCATION OF PROJECTED BAYS AND RELOCATION OF ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURES AND THE REMAINING PERMIT SAME AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION / PLANS** FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL STRUCTURES ON THE LOT, AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURES (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY), UTILIZING THE LOW-INCOME BONUS: AN ADDITIONAL 7 FT HEIGHT BONUS APPLIED TO THIS PERMIT (14-702(7)(B) (.6) AND (C)). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2021-005922","date":"2021-10-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-27","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY BUILDING WITH COMMON ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSES FOR USE AS SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACES (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND FOURTY-TWO (42) DWELLING UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. WORK TO INCLUDE TEMPORARY SHEETING AND SHORING INSTALLATION. FIRE WATCH REQUIRED PER CODE BULLETIN F-2001. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 10/16/22 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT NO. CP-2021-005922 FOR CHANGES TO BUILDING LAYOUT AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMENDMENT APPROVED 11/15/23 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT NO. CP-2021-005922 FOR CHANGES TO BUILDING LAYOUT INCLUDING LOCATIONS OF DWELLING UNITS (NO CHANGE IN NUMBER OF UNITS) AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2022-000142","date":"2022-01-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-10","scope":"Lateral seal"},{"number":"PP-2022-000140","date":"2022-01-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-10","scope":"Lateral seal."},{"number":"PP-2022-000141","date":"2022-01-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-10","scope":"Lateral seal."},{"number":"PP-2022-000139","date":"2022-01-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-10","scope":"Lateral seal."},{"number":"ZP-2022-000794","date":"2022-03-01","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2022-002793","date":"2023-01-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-09","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 4\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 4\" 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. AMENDMENT TO THE BFP DEVICE. AMENDMENT FOR NEW LAYOUT AS APPROVED IN THE AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT (CP-2021-005922) ON 11-16-2023."},{"number":"EP-2023-001027","date":"2023-02-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-10-24","scope":"Install fire alarm system as per plans and 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"PP-2023-002627","date":"2023-05-02","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-09","scope":"Installation of new plumbing system according to Plumbing plans. Installation of drainage and domestic water, and installation of fixtures. Addition of Fixtures and piping in basement and first floor. Will follow up with P drawings Building permit also emended and approved. Addition of 5 KS, 13 WC, 13 Lavs, 6 Washing Machines, 10 Bath tubs, and 6 WH."},{"number":"MP-2023-003958","date":"2023-09-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-09","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2023-005643","date":"2023-10-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-25","scope":"Wire building as per plans. (all 44 residential units and 4 commercial units). Install new service as per plans. Install all 120 volt smoke alarms (FIRE ALARM BY OTHERS) as per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"ZP-2024-006223","date":"2024-07-01","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Child Care - Child Care Center"},{"number":"CP-2024-003185","date":"2024-07-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-13","scope":"For initial tenant fit-out of a Group I-4 occupancy (Day Care) on the first floor in a new four (4) story attached structure, as per plans; separate permits required for all MEP/FSP work; no structural work on this permit; building will be sprinklered throughout in accordance with NFPA 13, with standpipes installed within the exit stairways in accordance with NFPA 14, with a fire alarm system installed throughout in accordance with NFPA 72, and an automatic smoke detection system installed within the tenant space as per NFPA 72; if field conditions vary contact design engineer prior to the start of any work; compliance with Philadelphia Fire and Property Maintenance Codes required prior to occupancy; see ZP-2024-006223 for use approval; no signs on this permit; see CP-2021-005922 for new construction permit; separate permit required for fit-out of basement. AMENDMENT: AMEND PERMIT TO REDUCE THE HEIGHT OF THE LAVATORY SINKS IN CLASSROOM BATHROOMS."},{"number":"PP-2024-011437","date":"2024-08-27","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-13","scope":"plumbing per plans"},{"number":"EP-2024-009567","date":"2024-10-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-13","scope":"Install and supply all receptacles, switches, lighting, and GFCI(s). Install new 400 amp panel utilizing existing 400 amp service. Install emergency lights and exit signs as per 2017 NEC.***NOT APPROVED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARM***"},{"number":"EP-2024-009924","date":"2024-10-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-12","scope":"Adding and relocating devices to existing fire alarm system for new tenant fit-out as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"CP-2025-003489","date":"2025-10-07","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":"2025-09-25","scope":"FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AT THE BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR LEVELS WITH A PARTIAL CHANGE IN USE & OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AT THE BASEMENT TO EXPAND AN EXISTING GROUP I-4 CHILD DAY CARE CENTER. EXISTING BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. SEE CP-2024-003185 FOR PRIOR APPROVAL OF DAY CARE AT 1ST FLOOR."},{"number":"EP-2025-009786","date":"2025-10-16","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-11","scope":"Install new manual pull station and new notification devices using existing IFP-75 FACP as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"FP-2025-002323","date":"2025-11-20","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the relocation of sprinkler heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Relocate 16 existing sprinkler heads, per NFPA 13"},{"number":"PP-2025-014077","date":"2025-12-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Installation of drainage system and domestic water hot and cold. Connect to existing drainage and cold water line. Install new water heater. Fixtures will be listed on the equipment section. All drainage to be cast and copper all domestic water to be type \"L\" copper. Under Others in the equipment schedule there is a drinking fountain."},{"number":"EP-2026-000931","date":"2026-03-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-07-13","scope":"Wiring of 3 classrooms in the basement of the school with outlets, switches, and lights All work per approved plans, NEC 2017 *** Separate Permit required for 600 amp service*** ***No Fire alarm on this permit***"},{"number":"MP-2026-001583","date":"2026-03-21","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Install (2) 5 Ton, 100K BTU heat pumps, new ductwork, and 15 diffusers"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0968949","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Active","businessName":"Philly Montessori","legalName":"Philly Montessori","address":"841-51 S 2ND ST","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2025-01-08","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-24","expirationDate":"2027-01-07","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"0977365","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Beck Street LLC","legalName":"Beck Street LLC","address":"841-51 S 2ND ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":42,"issuedDate":"2025-04-28","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-27","expirationDate":"2027-04-27","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0977365","type":"Rental","businessName":"Beck Street LLC","legalName":"Beck Street LLC","issuedDate":"2025-04-28","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-27","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-27","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"0968949","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"Philly Montessori","legalName":"Philly Montessori","issuedDate":"2025-01-08","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-24","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-01-07","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","units":42,"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":["11 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal 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":"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":"4 permits not marked completed: CP-2025-003489 (Issued), FP-2025-002323 (Issued), PP-2025-014077 (Issued), MP-2026-001583 (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-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":"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 Sep 14, 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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 4, 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/"}]}