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(IBC 2018, IECC 2018, ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCY PACKAGE = REDUCED INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR GRD FLR COMMERCIAL OCCUPANCY. SEPARATE PA DEPT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY PERMIT TO BE REQUIRED FOR HOISTWAY INSTALLATION. SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS.**"},{"number":"ZP-2021-007142","date":"2021-07-28","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY TWO (2) INDIVIDUAL ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURES (TO CONTAIN STAIRS & LANDING ONLY) AND ONE (1) ELEVATOR OVERRUN; FOR USE AS A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (USE REGIRATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) ON THE FIRST FLOOR WITH A MULTI-FAMILY (TWENTY EIGHT (28) DWELLING UNITS, INCLUDING GREEN ROOF BONUS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING ABOVE; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLAN. ** Amendment to reduce the size of the previously-approved building, as per amended zoning plan. No reduction in height. No change in use. No reduction in unit count. **"},{"number":"CP-2021-006381","date":"2021-12-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH NO ROOF DECK; FOR USE AS A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (USE REGIRATION AND FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) ON THE FIRST FLOOR WITH A MULTI-FAMILY (TWENTY EIGHT (28) DWELLING UNITS, INCLUDING GREEN ROOF BONUS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING ABOVE. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FP WORK. Amendment to reduce the size of the previously-approved building. Removal of elevator, roof deck, part of the lower floor with changed floor layout as per approeved amended plans."},{"number":"FP-2025-001127","date":"2025-06-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"COMBINED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER & CLASS I MANUAL WET STANDPIPE SYSTEMS WITH FOUR (4) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE & BACKFLOW PREVENTION (BFP) ASSEMBLY TO SERVE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM & STANDPIPE SYSTME INSTALLATION PER NFPA 13/14."},{"number":"PP-2025-008784","date":"2026-02-01","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI-FAMILY MIXED USE BUILDING WITH VACANT 1ST FLOR COMMERCIAL SPACE AND GREEN ROOF. EXTERIOR INSTALLATION OF CURB TRAPS, FAIS, MAIN DRAINS, 2\" AND 1\" WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLYS ON BOTH SERVICE LINES. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2024-011675","date":"2026-04-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 200 AMP TEMPORARY SERVICE."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 5 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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":["3 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"5 permits not marked completed: CP-2020-003316 (Expired), CP-2021-006381 (Issued), FP-2025-001127 (Issued), PP-2025-008784 (Issued), EP-2024-011675 (Issued). 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"5 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 24, 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":"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/"}]}