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BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. FIRST FLOOR TO BE OF TYPE IA CONSTRUCTION AND TYPE VA CONSTRUCTION ABOVE PER HORIZONTAL BUILDING SEPARATION ALLOWANCE, SECTION 509.2 OF 2009 IBC. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK*"},{"number":"ZP-2020-005429","date":"2020-10-27","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-04","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2020-006009","date":"2021-01-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-04","scope":"AMENDMENT (2/23/2023) TO REVISE EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLY AND EXTERIOR WALL TYPE AS PER REVISED PLANS. FOR ERECTION OF A SIX (6) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING. FOR TYPE IA CONSTRUCTION ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND IIIB CONSTRUCTION ABOVE WITH A THREE (3) HOUR FIRE RATED HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLY ABOVE THE GROUND FLOOR CREATING TWO (2) BUILDINGS. 46 DWELLING UNITS & 15 ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES FLAT ROOF W/ ROOF DECKS ON TOP OF 5TH FLOOR AS PER PLANS. A written, graphic and pictorial depiction of each individual truss with all relevant information about the design shall be provided to the building department for approval prior to installation."},{"number":"GP-2021-003725","date":"2021-04-26","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-21","scope":"TANK REMOVAL PERMIT - REMOVAL OF ONE 4,000 GALLON HEATING OIL UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) REMOVE ANY PETROLEUM PRODUCT/WATER FROM TANK, CLEAN TANK, CONDUCT A CONFIRMATORY SOIL SAMPLING OF SURROUNDING SOIL. CONTINGENCY PLAN IN PLACE IN THE CASE CONTAMINATED SOILS DISCOVERED AND BACKFILL. ALL WORK COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PADEP UST REMOVAL GUIDELINES. PROVIDE THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WITH A TANK CLOSURE REPORT. (Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk closure.)"},{"number":"FP-2022-000926","date":"2022-04-11","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-01","scope":"For the installation of an automatic wet sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13 (using a new, two (2) inch fire service line as per PWD Utility Plan dated 10/20/2020, a new, six (6) inch backflow prevention device located within the basement, a fire pump installed as per NFPA 20, and two (2), four (4) inch standpipes within the exit stairways installed as per NFPA 14), throughout a new six (6) story attached structure (w/roof deck and pilot house enclosing access stairs only) to be used as Groups R-2/S-2 (Multi-Family Household Living w/Parking), as per plans and hydraulic calculations; see CP-2020-006009 for building permit. ** AMENDMENT: FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SIX (6) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AS PER THE AMENDED/APPROVED PWD UTILITY PLAN **"},{"number":"PP-2022-007555","date":"2022-08-01","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-01","scope":"Interior and exterior plumbing system for New Construction. Size and Locations as shown on plans."},{"number":"MP-2022-005479","date":"2023-01-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-01","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN HVAC MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO INCLUDE MINI-SPLIT SYSTEM HEAT PUMP UNITS, ROOFTOP HEAT PUMP UNIT, AIR DEVICES, DIFFUSERS/REGISTERS/GRILLES, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCE TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT THE DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2023-001906","date":"2023-02-28","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2024-03-22","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2023-001905 Install 1200a, 3ph main service. Install 46 gang meter module. Install 400a 3ph Ct service for house, install fire pump main service. Install all wiring throughout 46 apartments and common areas. Install generator & wiring, install addressable fire alarm system, as per nfpa72. Install cable tv wiring AS PER NEC 2017"},{"number":"EP-2023-001905","date":"2023-05-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-26","scope":"Install 1200 amp, 3ph main service. Install 46-gang meter module. Install 400 amp, 3ph Ct service for house. Install fire pump main service. Install all wiring throughout 46 apartments and common areas. Install generator & wiring and cable TV wiring as per 2017 NEC. Install addressable fire alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Tank Install/Removal"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0986527","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Cambridge 9 OZB LLC","legalName":"Cambridge 9 OZB LLC","address":"1309-25 CAMBRIDGE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":46,"issuedDate":"2025-08-18","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-18","expirationDate":"2026-08-17","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0986527","type":"Rental","businessName":"Cambridge 9 OZB LLC","legalName":"Cambridge 9 OZB LLC","issuedDate":"2025-08-18","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-18","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-08-17","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","units":46,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["2 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"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":"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":"3 permits not marked completed: 934496 (Expired), GP-2021-003725 (Expired), EP-2023-001906 (Cancelled). 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"2 open L&I violations","finding":"4 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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 (2796 BUTTERCUP CT, HUNTINGDON VALLEY PA, 19006).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on May 28, 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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"5 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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}