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(DIRECTED BY THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR ONLY) PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. *SEPERATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRE FOR CLOSURE OF RIGHT OF WAY. *21 DAY POSING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2 *A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN MIN. 10 FEET OF SIGN FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC."},{"number":"CP-2021-003575","date":"2021-07-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-15","scope":"FOR CONSTRUCTION OF (1) NEW FOUR STORY STRUCTURE OF TYPE VA CONSTRUCTION WITH A CELLAR AND A ROOF DECK WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURES, 6-FAMILY DWELLING PLUS VACANT COMMERCIAL AT ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR AND CELLAR WITH COMMON ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY (2) EXTERIOR STAIRS AS PER PLANS. AMENDMENT (11/29/2021) FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE 30 MINIUTES RATED COMMON HALL ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2021-008799","date":"2021-07-27","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family; Office - Business and Professional"},{"number":"MP-2021-005951","date":"2021-10-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-12","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM TO THE NEW MIXED-USE BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2021-003272","date":"2021-12-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-15","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. INSTALLATION TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2-1/2\" DC WILKINS 350 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA"},{"number":"PP-2021-024117","date":"2021-12-15","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-17","scope":"SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW 1\" WATER SERVICE SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW 1\" METER SUPPLY AND INSTALL (1) NEW 6\" SEWER LINE MAIN TO CURB SUPPLY AND INSTALL (1) NEW STORM LINE CURB TO BLDG SUPPLY AND INSTALL (1) NEW 6\" CURB TRAP SUPPLY AND INSTALL (2) NEW 4\" FRESH AIR INLET SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW 5\" SANITARY LINE CURBTO BLDG SUPPLY AND INSTALL (1) NEW 5\"CURB TRAP"},{"number":"PP-2021-024658","date":"2022-01-03","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-12","scope":"Installation of interior water supply and Drain/Waste/Vent pipe per the 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code. 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ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"AP-2023-005134","date":"2023-07-10","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-13","scope":"CO ONLY. SEE CP-2021-003575 NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF (1) NEW FOUR STORY STRUCTURE OF TYPE VA CONSTRUCTION WITH A CELLAR AND A ROOF DECK WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURES, 6-FAMILY DWELLING PLUS VACANT COMMERCIAL AT ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR AND CELLAR (SEPARATE USE REGISTRATION AND C/O REQUIRED) WITH COMMON ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY (2) EXTERIOR STAIRS AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2024-007601","date":"2024-12-18","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Assembly and Entertainment - Event Assembly Activity"},{"number":"CP-2024-005209","date":"2025-05-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-01","scope":"FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AT THE BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR WITH A PARTIAL CHANGE IN USE & OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO GROUP A-2 ASSEMBLY & ENTERTAINMENT. EXISTING BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. 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ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC AND PER PLANS"},{"number":"FP-2025-002286","date":"2025-11-21","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-30","scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the Relocation of Sprinkler Heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. *CP-2024-005209* RELOCATE (10) SPRINKLER HEADS TO ACCOMMODTE NEW TENANT LAY-OUT - 1st Floor and Basement (unit #101)"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"299672","type":"Outdoor Advertising Sign","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR (MATT BRADLEY)","legalName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR","address":"2731 FEDERAL ST","revenueCode":"3708","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-03-25","latestIssueDate":"2005-04-20","expirationDate":"2007-03-31","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"299672","type":"Outdoor Advertising Sign","businessName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR (MATT BRADLEY)","legalName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR","issuedDate":"2004-03-25","latestIssueDate":"2005-04-20","closureDate":"2007-03-31","expirationDate":"2007-03-31","inactiveDate":null,"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":["8 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal 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":"Appeal #ZP-2020-003262: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2020-003262.","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":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 19, 2027; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jun 20, 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-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":"7 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jan 27, 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":"Outdoor Advertising Sign #299672: Inactive","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 6 historical violations across 6 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/"}]}