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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS."},{"number":"SP-2024-000851","date":"2024-10-24","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE EXCAVATION ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW REAR ADDITION. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER THE APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT THE DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQURIED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. AMENDMENT APPROVED AS OF 5/30/25: TO UPDATE THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED EXCAVATIONS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE AMENDED PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2024-002145","date":"2024-11-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF A REAR ADDITION BY HANDHELD TOOLS ONLY AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION ON AN EXISTING ATTACHED BUILDING WITH LEVEL III ALTERATION WITH COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO CREATE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES (SEPARATE USE REGISTRATION AND CO REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) ON THE 1SR FLOOR WITH EIGHT (8) DWELLING UNITS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FP WORK. AMENDMENT#1 FOR CHANGES TO THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT AND ENVOLOPE. AMENDMENT#2 FOR THE RELAYOUT OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND SUBSEQENT STRUCTURAL REVISIONS. AMENDMENT#3 FOR RELOCATION OF ACCESS TO FIRST FLOOR COMERCIAL SPACE FROM SIDE COURT TO FRONT OF BUILDING VIA ADA ACCESSIBLE LIFT AND INCLUDE MINOR INTERIOR ADJUSTMENTS RESULTING FROM THIS CHANGE. AMENDMENT#4 FOR THE CHANGE IN DOOR SWING DIRECTION OF UTILITY ROOMS IN THE CELLAR PER AMENDED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2025-005861","date":"2025-05-08","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-05-12","scope":"Install 1 1/2\" domestic and storm and sanitary curb traps complete with fresh air inlets and main house drains"},{"number":"PP-2026-002976","date":"2026-03-17","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"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":"FP-2026-000726","date":"2026-06-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF SIX-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, SIX-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATION AND NFPA 13."},{"number":"EP-2026-001822","date":"2026-07-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Installation of 1,000 amp service and equipment. electrical wiring of an 8-unit apartment building with a commercial space on the 1st floor. Installation of the fire alarm, all work per approved plans. ***SEPERATE PERMIT AND SERVICE LOAD CALCULATION REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL FIT OUT***"},{"number":"ZP-2024-012317","date":null,"work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Refused","completedDate":"2025-06-26","scope":null}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"278769","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"ERNEST HILL  MACH CO INC","legalName":"ERNEST HILL  MACH CO INC","address":"1434-36 FEDERAL ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"1999-11-23","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-27","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"278769","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"ERNEST HILL  MACH CO INC","legalName":"ERNEST HILL  MACH CO INC","issuedDate":"1999-11-23","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-27","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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":["7 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-2024-012317: Completed · Denied; related permit ZP-2024-012317.","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: SP-2024-000851 (Issued), CP-2024-002145 (Issued), PP-2026-002976 (Issued), FP-2026-000726 (Issued), EP-2026-001822 (Issued).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Apr 29, 2026.","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":"3 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation 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/"}]}