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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2025-002465","date":"2025-05-01","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO-STORY ADDITION WITH THREE ROOF DECKS EACH ACCESSED BY A ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE ABOVE AN EXISTING TWO-STORY STRUCTURE. FOR USE MULTI-FAMILY (TWELVE (12) DWELLING UNITS INCLUDING TWO (2) LOW INCOME UNITS). HEIGHT NTE 45 FT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"GM-2025-005719","date":"2025-06-18","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-12","scope":"EZ INTERIOR NON-LOAD-BEARING WALL DEMOLITION - For the interior demolition on NON-Load-Bearing partition walls and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of foundation slab. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk and street closures. Interior demo of non load bearing walls. Clear out of junk."},{"number":"CP-2025-002355","date":"2025-07-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL III INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF THREE (3) EXISTING TWO (2) STORY STRUCTURES (FORMALLY ADDRESSED AS 915, 917, & 919 S 12TH ST) AND THE ERECTION OF A TWO (2) STORY VERTICAL ADDITION ABOVE WITH ROOF DECKS AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURES. FOR USE AS GROUP R-2 TWELVE (12) DWELLING UNITS INCLUDING TWO (2) LOW INCOME HOUSING UNITS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R AND STANDPIPES TO BE INSTALLED IN INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY ENCLOSURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. SEE ZP-2025-000144 AND ZP-2025-002465 FOR ZONING APPROVALS OF LOT CONSOLIDATION AND NEW DEVELOPMENT. **INCLUDES UNDERPINNING** **A DEED OF CONSOLIDATION MUST BE RECORDED WITH THE CITY PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.**"},{"number":"GM-2025-006630","date":"2025-07-13","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-11","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"PP-2025-009015","date":"2025-10-03","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"PEX AND PVC INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR 19 WC; 21 LAVS; 19 SHOWERS; 12 KS; 12 WASHER BOXES; 12 HOT WATER HEATERS; 4 HOSE BIBBS; 4 ROOF DRAINS; 1 AREA DRAIN; 4 FLOOR DRAINS; 12 HUB DRAINS 1 1/2\" DS; CURB TRAPS AND MAIN DRAINS"},{"number":"MP-2025-003833","date":"2025-12-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2025-001668","date":"2026-01-22","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING TO INCLUDE A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER. CLASS I MANUAL WET STANDPIPES TO BE INSTALLED IN INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY ENCLOSURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. SEE CP-2025-002355 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"EP-2025-009676","date":"2026-02-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install 1000-amp 120/240v main service. Install 13-gang meter bank with 1000-amp main & 13 meters. Install all wiring throughout 12 apartments & common hallways. Install all wiring as per plans. Install low voltage for tv/internet. Install fire alarm system as per plans as per 2016 NFPA 72."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"298254","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ABDUL KALAM","legalName":"ABDUL KALAM","address":"915 S 12TH ST","revenueCode":"3417","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-04-10","latestIssueDate":"2005-06-08","expirationDate":"2006-03-31","inactiveDate":"2010-06-03"},{"number":"210006","type":"Food Caterer","status":"Closed","businessName":"ABDUL KALAM","legalName":"ABDUL KALAM","address":"915 S 12TH ST","revenueCode":"3122","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-12-23","latestIssueDate":"2016-06-10","expirationDate":"2017-04-30","inactiveDate":"2017-06-29"},{"number":"673977","type":"Food Caterer","status":"Closed","businessName":"MOHAMMAD KALAM","legalName":"MOHAMMAD KALAM","address":"915 S 12TH ST","revenueCode":"3122","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2015-08-12","latestIssueDate":"2017-04-30","expirationDate":"2018-04-30","inactiveDate":"2018-06-29"},{"number":"773059","type":"Food Caterer","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ASAD KHAN","legalName":"ASAD KHAN","address":"915 S 12TH ST","revenueCode":"3122","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-04-17","latestIssueDate":"2020-11-01","expirationDate":"2021-04-16","inactiveDate":"2021-06-15"},{"number":"874173","type":"Food Caterer","status":"Closed","businessName":"SALIM KHAN (SALIM QUICK STOP)","legalName":"SALIM KHAN (SALIM QUICK STOP)","address":"915 S 12TH ST","revenueCode":"3122","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2021-07-30","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-14","expirationDate":"2026-07-29","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"874173","type":"Food Caterer","businessName":"SALIM KHAN (SALIM QUICK STOP)","legalName":"SALIM KHAN (SALIM QUICK STOP)","issuedDate":"2021-07-30","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-14","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-07-29","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Closed","active":false},{"number":"773059","type":"Food Caterer","businessName":"ASAD KHAN","legalName":"ASAD KHAN","issuedDate":"2018-04-17","latestIssueDate":"2020-11-01","closureDate":"2021-06-15","expirationDate":"2021-04-16","inactiveDate":"2021-06-15","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"673977","type":"Food Caterer","businessName":"MOHAMMAD KALAM","legalName":"MOHAMMAD KALAM","issuedDate":"2015-08-12","latestIssueDate":"2017-04-30","closureDate":"2018-06-29","expirationDate":"2018-04-30","inactiveDate":"2018-06-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"210006","type":"Food Caterer","businessName":"ABDUL KALAM","legalName":"ABDUL KALAM","issuedDate":"2004-12-23","latestIssueDate":"2016-06-10","closureDate":"2017-06-29","expirationDate":"2017-04-30","inactiveDate":"2017-06-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"298254","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","businessName":"ABDUL KALAM","legalName":"ABDUL KALAM","issuedDate":"2004-04-10","latestIssueDate":"2005-06-08","closureDate":"2010-06-03","expirationDate":"2006-03-31","inactiveDate":"2010-06-03","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","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":["9 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"building-certifications","level":"urgent","title":"A life-safety certification is deficient","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Deficient","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":"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":"6 permits not marked completed: GM-2025-005719 (Expired), CP-2025-002355 (Issued), PP-2025-009015 (Issued), MP-2025-003833 (Issued), FP-2025-001668 (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":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as apartments; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","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 PASSED on Sep 26, 2023.","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":"Dumpster License - Public ROW #298254: Inactive since Jun 3, 2010; Food Caterer #210006: Closed since Jun 29, 2017; Food Caterer #673977: Closed since Jun 29, 2018; Food Caterer #773059: Inactive since Jun 15, 2021","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":"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 5 historical violations 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/"}]}