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I never received notice to submit contractor info, before I was fined.","status":"Closed","outcome":"Complete","date":"2024-10-15","number":"HA-2022-001282","relatedPermit":null},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (SIX (6) DWELLING UNITS) IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.\n\nThe permit for the above location cannot be issued because the proposal does not comply with the following provisions of the Philadelphia Zoning ","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2023-10-23","number":"ZP-2023-001632","relatedPermit":"ZP-2023-001632"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":147900,"taxable":147900,"land":147900,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":147900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":928700,"taxable":928700,"land":92800,"improvement":835900,"taxableLand":92800,"taxableImprovement":835900,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":2070,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2020-007513","date":"2020-12-04","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATATCHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLAN. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING [FIVE(5) DWELLING UNITS]."},{"number":"CP-2020-001613","date":"2021-02-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-16","scope":"ERECTION OF A NEW THREE (3) STORY BUILDING, WITH BASEMENT. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD (5 UNITS) LIVING AS PER PLANS. STRUCTURE TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"PP-2021-014450","date":"2021-08-24","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-16","scope":"6\" storm sewer house trap with FAI 6\" Sanitary sewer house trap with FAI Rough in water and waste for 14 full bathrooms 5 ks, 6 Laundry boxes"},{"number":"FP-2021-002724","date":"2021-12-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-16","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 2\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"MP-2022-002871","date":"2022-12-28","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-16","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SIX (6) HEAT PUMPS, 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":"ZP-2023-001632","date":"2023-09-20","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"EP-2023-011059","date":"2024-01-11","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-07-08","scope":"INSTALL SERVICE, 600A MAIN SERVICE EQUIPMENT, WIRING THROUGHOUT, INSTALL LIGHTS FIXTURES, OUTLETS, SWITCHES, SMOKE ALARMS, EMERGENCY LIGHTS, EXIT SIGNS, GROUNDING AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×5"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"669353","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"INSPIRATIONAL MGT CORP","legalName":"INSPIRATIONAL MGT CORP","address":"1829 DIAMOND ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2015-06-25","latestIssueDate":"2016-07-01","expirationDate":"2017-06-30","inactiveDate":"2017-08-29"},{"number":"0971506","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"1829 Diamond LLC (1829 Diamond LLC)","legalName":"1829 Diamond LLC","address":"1829 DIAMOND ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":6,"issuedDate":"2025-02-13","latestIssueDate":"2025-02-13","expirationDate":"2026-02-12","inactiveDate":"2026-04-13"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0971506","type":"Rental","businessName":"1829 Diamond LLC (1829 Diamond LLC)","legalName":"1829 Diamond LLC","issuedDate":"2025-02-13","latestIssueDate":"2025-02-13","closureDate":"2026-04-13","expirationDate":"2026-02-12","inactiveDate":"2026-04-13","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"669353","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"INSPIRATIONAL MGT CORP","legalName":"INSPIRATIONAL MGT CORP","issuedDate":"2015-06-25","latestIssueDate":"2016-07-01","closureDate":"2017-08-29","expirationDate":"2017-06-30","inactiveDate":"2017-08-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"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":["2 permit events since 2023","2 zoning/board appeals since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 528% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $147,900 to $928,700","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2023-001632: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2023-001632.","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 Jul 10, 2025","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":"8 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 8, 2024.","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":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #669353: Inactive since Aug 29, 2017","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 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/"}]}