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AMENDMNET AS OF 10/8/2020- AMEND PERMIT TO DOCUMENT THE REMOVAL OF A TWO-STORY STAIR BETWEEN CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR, CREATING A LEASING OFFICE AND MAIL ROOM IN THE RESIDENTAL LOBBY, REDESIGN OF THE ROOF TRELLIS, CHANGE IN ROOFING MEMBRANE SYSTEM UNDERNEATH ROOF DECK, AND OTHER SMALL LAYOUT CHANGES, PER SUBMITTED PLANS."},{"number":"975282","date":"2019-06-11","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-28","scope":"FOR AN AMENDMENT TO PREVIOUSLY ISSUED NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AP#937322 TO INCREASE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS FROM FORTY-EIGHT (48) TO FORTY-NINE (49), CHANGE LAYOUTS OF UNITS THROUGHOUT, AND TO ADD ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL AMENITY SPACES TO THE REAR FIRST FLOOR AND TO THE SECOND FLOOR, AS PER REVISED PLANS; NO OTHER CHANGES ON THIS PERMIT; INCLUDES LAWFUL OCCUPANCY (LO) SIGN FOR COMMON ROOF DECK NOT ISSUED WITH AP#937322; SEE AP#946886 FOR UPDATED ZONING/USE PERMIT."},{"number":"1033886","date":"2019-12-10","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-27","scope":"REMOVAL/CLOSURE OF ONE (1) 1,000 GALLON UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (HEATING OIL)"},{"number":"1037337","date":"2019-12-23","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-27","scope":"TANK CLOSURE PERMIT - CLOSURE IN PLACE OF ONE 1,000 GALLON UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) PREVIOUSLY USED TO STORE #2 HEATING OIL REMOVE ANY PETROLEUM PRODUCT/WATER. CONDUCT A CONFIRMATORY SOIL SAMPLING OF SURROUNDING SOIL. CONTIGENCY PLAN IN PLACE IN THE CASE CONTAMINATED SOILS DISCOVERED. FILL IN PLACE WITH SAND OR FLOWABLE FILL CONCRETE MIXTURE. THIS PERMIT IS FOR ADDITIONAL TANK DISCOVERED AT THE SITE, PREVIOUS REMOVAL PERMIT #1033886. ALL WORK COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PADEP UST REMOVAL GUIDELINES. A CERTIFICATION & CLOSURE REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED TO INSPECTOR. 1 TANK TOTAL TO BE CLOSED--REMOVAL CLOSURE OF ONE (1) 1000 GALLON UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK-HEATING OIL"},{"number":"1050082-RI","date":"2020-02-14","work":"Rough-In","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-03-17","scope":"commercial space w/ bathroom. 49 apt rough in and final"},{"number":"1056661-RI","date":"2020-03-10","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-04-24","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 STANDARDS."},{"number":"1056661","date":"2020-06-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-28","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT NEW FIVE (5) STORY BUILDING. TWO STANDPIPE RISERS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. TO INCLUDE TWO (2) FIRE PUMPS, A 4-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"1034414","date":"2020-07-29","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-27","scope":"AMEND PERMIT #937322 TO INCREASE HEIGHT OF 1ST FLOOR BY 12\" IN REAR PORTION OF BUILDING (NO CHANGE TO OVERALL HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE), AND ADD (2) ACCESSIBLE RAMPS, PER SUBMITTED PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2020-003617","date":"2020-10-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-28","scope":"FOR A MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO INCLUDE NEW AHU'S, HEAT PUMPS, RTU'S, REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, FOR A STRUCTURE CONTAINING FORTY-NINE (49) DWELLING UNITS, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"1050082","date":"2020-11-19","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-28","scope":"commercial space w/ bathroom. 49 apt rough in and final"},{"number":"EP-2020-011369","date":"2021-01-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-05","scope":"Install a 2000 AMP 3 phase service . Wiring of 49 apartments ,common areas ,commercial areas, clubhouse and fitness center by plans attached. This permit also includes wiring of the fire pump ,generator and elevator as per 2017 nec No fire alarm work is included in this permit."},{"number":"EP-2021-004925","date":"2021-05-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-05","scope":"This permit is only for the fire alarm . New fire alarm installation as per plans attached as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"ZP-2022-011036","date":"2022-10-07","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Visitor Accommodations"},{"number":"ZP-2023-005628","date":"2023-07-10","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"},{"number":"CP-2023-002369","date":"2023-08-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-25","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL FOR USE AS PERSONAL SERVICES. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS, AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. TENANT SPACE IS FULLY SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2023-009202","date":"2023-10-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-07","scope":"Complete wiring of beauty salon and fire alarm. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"ZP-2023-011985","date":"2023-11-09","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Visitor Accommodations"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"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":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"750459","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Songhai City Real Estate","legalName":"Songhai City Real Estate","address":"3029-31 W GLENWOOD AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-09-01","latestIssueDate":"2017-09-01","expirationDate":"2018-08-31","inactiveDate":"2018-10-30"},{"number":"903744","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Equinox Glenwood LLC","legalName":"Equinox Glenwood LLC","address":"3029-31 W GLENWOOD AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Hotel|Residential Dwellings","units":49,"issuedDate":"2022-08-22","latestIssueDate":"2025-09-15","expirationDate":"2026-08-21","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"903744","type":"Rental","businessName":"Equinox Glenwood LLC","legalName":"Equinox Glenwood LLC","issuedDate":"2022-08-22","latestIssueDate":"2025-09-15","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-08-21","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"750459","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"Songhai City Real Estate","legalName":"Songhai City Real Estate","issuedDate":"2017-09-01","latestIssueDate":"2017-09-01","closureDate":"2018-10-30","expirationDate":"2018-08-31","inactiveDate":"2018-10-30","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":49,"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":["4 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025"],"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":["4 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"4 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jan 30, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Sep 25, 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":"2 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jul 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #750459: Inactive since Oct 30, 2018","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/"}],"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/"}]}