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SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR FIT-OUT OF 1ST FLR TENANT SPACES & ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB., & FIRESUPP WORK."},{"number":"987075","date":"2019-07-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-07-13","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13, WITH A 3-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE; FOR THE INSTALLTION OF A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"PP-2020-012330","date":"2020-11-20","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-02-08","scope":"9 LAV, 6 KS, 9 WC, 6 BT/SHW, 2 HUB, 1 HOSE BIBB, 9 HWH"},{"number":"MP-2020-005366","date":"2020-12-03","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-02-08","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN HVAC MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO INCLUDE NEW SPLIT SYSTEM AIR HANDLERS & CONDENSING UNITS, REFRIGERANT PIPING, REFRIGERANT INSULATION, EXHAUST FANS, GRILLES/REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. (IMC 2009)"},{"number":"EP-2020-009762","date":"2020-12-31","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-24","scope":"TOTAL REWIRE TO INCLUDE RECEPTACLE OUTLETS, SWITCHES, 110v SMOKE ALARMS, LIGHTNINGS, GFCI, APPLIANCES, DISCONNECTS, EXIT AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING CONNECTING TO (2)200,150,(2)60,(6) 125 AMP CONNECTING TO 600 & 500 AMP INCOMING SERVICE AND ALL NECESSARY BONDING AND GROUNDING AS PER 207 NEC. NEW HORN, STROBE, PULL STATION AND SMOKE DETECTORS W/ LOW FREQUENCY SOUND IN ALL SLEEPING AREAS(LIVING RMS AND BEDROOMS)CONNECTING TO NEW FIRE ALARM PANEL AS PER APPROVED DRAWINGS-2016 NFPA 72 AND 2017 NEC. AMENDMENT :TO INCLUDE (2) INCOMING SERVICES RELOCATED TO BASEMENTS AND ADDING HEATERS AS PER CLOUDED PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2025-012171","date":"2025-12-08","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services; Retail Sales - Consumer Goods"},{"number":"AP-2025-009474","date":"2025-12-19","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"CO only for Personal Services and Retail Sales -Consumer Goods at the 1st floor front."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":250000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"0957024","type":"Rental","status":"Expired","businessName":"Edward Sullivan","legalName":"Edward Sullivan","address":"7961-65 OXFORD AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":6,"issuedDate":"2024-07-23","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-16","expirationDate":"2026-07-22","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0957024","type":"Rental","businessName":"Edward Sullivan","legalName":"Edward Sullivan","issuedDate":"2024-07-23","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-16","closureDate":"2026-07-22","expirationDate":"2026-07-22","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Expired","statusLabel":"Expired","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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: AP-2025-009474 (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":"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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Nov 25, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Nov 25, 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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}