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SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. ALL WORK SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HISTORICAL COMMISSION APPROVAL. ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCIES: AMBRIC AND LAMPU INTERNATIONAL TRADING LLC (SPECIAL INSPECTION & MATERIAL TESTING)"},{"number":"EP-2020-005615","date":"2020-10-02","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-06-30","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2020-005612 wire new apartments to planes for electric, fire alarm, & commutation wire as per 2017 nec."},{"number":"PP-2020-007051","date":"2020-10-29","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-23","scope":"All indoor plumbing. Includes plumbing for 32 units - 4\" stacks, 2\" copper, 3/4 pex to each unit. All necessary piping for each unit, rough and finish plumbing."},{"number":"MP-2020-003338","date":"2020-12-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-23","scope":"PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DUCTWORK AND MECHANICAL PIPING PER PLANS; INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, GRILLES, REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS,ROOFTOP UNITS, ASSOCIATED PIPING AND OTHER EQUIPMENT / DEVICES PER PLANS .TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROUND,1ST,2ND AND 3RD FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING.** ALL WORK TO BE PERFORM AS PER APPROVED PLANS**SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK**"},{"number":"FP-2020-002633","date":"2021-01-14","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-01-15","scope":"Rough-In Permit for FP-2020-002616"},{"number":"FP-2020-002616","date":"2021-01-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-23","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FOUR (4) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A FOUR (4) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER, AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13R, AND NFPA 13. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2021-002708","date":"2021-02-26","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-23","scope":"8\" curb trap, 8\" house drain, 6\" vent, 2\" water service"},{"number":"EP-2020-005612","date":"2021-04-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-17","scope":"Total Wire of new apartments to plans for electric. 1200A service,400A service ,110v interconnected smoke alarms ,em.lighting . Install complete addressable fire alarm system w/ low frequency sound in all sleeping areas ,tamper switch,flow switch. El. rm doorswing to be out w/ listed panic hardware(see approved cut-sheet)All per APPROVED DRAWINGS. 2017 NEC and 2016 NFPA 72"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"896548","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Weinstein Properties, LLC","legalName":"Weinstein Properties, LLC","address":"212-20 ROBERTS AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":32,"issuedDate":"2022-05-26","latestIssueDate":"2025-04-25","expirationDate":"2026-05-25","inactiveDate":"2026-07-24"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"896548","type":"Rental","businessName":"Weinstein Properties, LLC","legalName":"Weinstein Properties, LLC","issuedDate":"2022-05-26","latestIssueDate":"2025-04-25","closureDate":"2026-07-24","expirationDate":"2026-05-25","inactiveDate":"2026-07-24","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: EP-2020-005615 (Expired). 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Oct 7, 2025; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Mar 18, 2027; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 18, 2027","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":"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/"}]}