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ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED P AMENDED PLANS. ORIGINAL: FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR STORY STRUCTURE WITH GREEN ROOF (GREEN ROOF MUST BE 60% OF ROOF) WITH A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR FRONTAGE IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (60 DWELLING UNITS) FROM FIRST FLOOR REAR THROUGH FOURTH(4TH) FLOORS WITH TWENTY (20) BICYCLE SPACES ON AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE.BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 AND STANDPIPES TO BE PROVIDED IN THE EXIT STAIRWAYS PER NFPA 14. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. **A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2018 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.***AMENDED PERMIT TO BE OBTAINED FOR UNDER PINNING WORK. .*** FIRE WATCH IS REQUIRED ONCE COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION IS OVER 40 FEET IN HEIGHT, A SITE SAFETY PLAN SHALL BE SUBMITED TO BUILDING INSPECTOR PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY CONSTRUCTION.*** SEPARATE PERMIITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2021-013486","date":"2021-07-29","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-24","scope":"New construction, interior & exterior plumbing. All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."},{"number":"EP-2021-007947","date":"2021-10-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-19","scope":"Install 3 Phase 3000A 120/208v Service. Install 2 1200A Disconnect and 30 150 amp meters for apartments Install 1 400 amp 3phase service for commercial. Install 1 400 amp 3phase service for House Panel Ground Services as 2017 NEC. Install complete Fire Alarm System with low frequency sound in all sleeping areas(living rms and bedrooms). Install wiring for 1 elevator as per Code Install and Wire Complete wiring system for all devices, 110v smokes, carbon smokes, lighting, exhaust fan, TV and Telephone. ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72 and 2018 PHILA FIRE CODE. ."},{"number":"FP-2021-002133","date":"2021-12-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-03","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING TO INCLUDE A NEW FOUR (4) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A NEW FOUR (4) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13. FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CLASS I MANUAL WET STANDPIPE SYSTEMS IN INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY ENCLOSURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. ALL WORK TO BE DONE BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. 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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPRRESSION."},{"number":"EP-2025-000239","date":"2025-01-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-25","scope":"Installation of 10 Outlets, 3 GRI's, 15 Recess Downs"},{"number":"MP-2024-005882","date":"2025-02-05","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-06-09","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":"PP-2025-001511","date":"2025-03-20","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-06-09","scope":"BUILIDNG KITCHENETTE IN BASEMENT OF CHILD CAR CENTER. DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATERR SUPPLY FOR 2 FIXTURES (1 MOP SINK AND 1 SLOP SINK) IN COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE. ADDITIONAL FIXTURES OR WORK OUTSIDE OF THIS SCOPE IS PROHIBITED."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"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 Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"924572","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"TVC PA 6311 GERMANTOWN AVENUE LLC (Bickams Lane Flats)","legalName":"TVC PA 6311 GERMANTOWN AVENUE LLC","address":"6311-17 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":60,"issuedDate":"2023-05-25","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-20","expirationDate":"2027-05-24","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"0985098","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Expired","businessName":"School of Righteous Minds","legalName":" School of Righteous Minds","address":"6311-17 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2025-07-30","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-30","expirationDate":"2026-07-29","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0985098","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"School of Righteous Minds","legalName":" School of Righteous Minds","issuedDate":"2025-07-30","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-30","closureDate":"2026-07-29","expirationDate":"2026-07-29","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Expired","statusLabel":"Expired","active":false},{"number":"924572","type":"Rental","businessName":"TVC PA 6311 GERMANTOWN AVENUE LLC (Bickams Lane Flats)","legalName":"TVC PA 6311 GERMANTOWN AVENUE LLC","issuedDate":"2023-05-25","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-20","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-05-24","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-30","units":60,"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":["5 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jun 27, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Oct 27, 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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"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":"6 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Sep 4, 2024.","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 Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) #0985098: Expired","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 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/"}],"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/"}]}