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AMENDMENT APPROVED 8/30/25 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2022-004107 TO REVISE LOBBY/BIKE ROOM/MAIL ROOM LAYOUT ON THE FIRST FLOOR AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2023-015736","date":"2024-01-24","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-11","scope":"INSTALL 35 HOT WATER HEATERS, 35 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 36 HUB DRAINS, 35 WATER CLOSETS, 35 LAVATORIES, 35 KITCHEN SINKS, 3 NON-FREEZE WATER HYRANTS, 35 SHOWER/TUBS, 1 SUMP PUMP, 3 FLOOR DRAINS 5 AREA DRAINS, 3 ROOF DRAINS AND 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2024-001144","date":"2024-05-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-11","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2024-004594","date":"2024-06-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-06-03","scope":"Scope of Work: building electrical installation as per plans. New rewire. Install switches, outlets, and smoke alarms. Install 2000 amp service, with one 1200 amp, 35-gang meter bank for the residential units, and one 800 amp with 4-gang meter bank (one 200 amp, 3-phase house panel, two 200 amp, single-phase commercial space panels, and one 200 amp, 3-phase commercial space panel) as per 2017 NEC. Install new fire alarm as per plans and 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"PP-2024-013381","date":"2024-09-30","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-06-16","scope":"Installing 4\" Water Service, 8\" STORM Curb Trap, 8\" SANITARY Main Drain, 6\" Fresh Air Inlet"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"6 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×6"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"198970","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GIORDANO JR JOSEPH","legalName":"GIORDANO JR JOSEPH","address":"2061-63 N 62ND ST","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2000-05-08","latestIssueDate":"2010-04-09","expirationDate":"2011-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"684672","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"S & M SEAFOOD & PRODUCE INC","legalName":"S & M SEAFOOD & PRODUCE INC","address":"2061-63 N 62ND ST","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2015-11-23","latestIssueDate":"2018-08-19","expirationDate":"2019-04-30","inactiveDate":"2019-06-29"},{"number":"754820","type":"Handbill Distribution","status":"Inactive","businessName":"S & M SEAFOOD & PRODUCE INC","legalName":"S & M SEAFOOD & PRODUCE INC","address":"2061-63 N 62ND ST","revenueCode":"3418","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-10-18","latestIssueDate":"2017-10-18","expirationDate":"2018-10-17","inactiveDate":"2018-12-16"},{"number":"0995082","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"62ND STREET HOLDINGS LLC","legalName":"62ND STREET HOLDINGS LLC","address":"2061-63 N 62ND ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":35,"issuedDate":"2025-12-08","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-08","expirationDate":"2026-12-07","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0995082","type":"Rental","businessName":"62ND STREET HOLDINGS LLC","legalName":"62ND STREET HOLDINGS LLC","issuedDate":"2025-12-08","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-08","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-12-07","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"754820","type":"Handbill Distribution","businessName":"S & M SEAFOOD & PRODUCE INC","legalName":"S & M SEAFOOD & PRODUCE INC","issuedDate":"2017-10-18","latestIssueDate":"2017-10-18","closureDate":"2018-12-16","expirationDate":"2018-10-17","inactiveDate":"2018-12-16","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"684672","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"S & M SEAFOOD & PRODUCE INC","legalName":"S & M SEAFOOD & PRODUCE INC","issuedDate":"2015-11-23","latestIssueDate":"2018-08-19","closureDate":"2019-06-29","expirationDate":"2019-04-30","inactiveDate":"2019-06-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"198970","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"GIORDANO JR JOSEPH","legalName":"GIORDANO JR JOSEPH","issuedDate":"2000-05-08","latestIssueDate":"2010-04-09","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2011-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":35,"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":["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":"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 (65 BUCK RD A, 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":"6 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was unlabeled on Jun 3, 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":"2 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #198970: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012; Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #684672: Inactive since Jun 29, 2019; Handbill Distribution #754820: Inactive since Dec 16, 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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 7 historical violations across 7 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/"}]}