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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of foundation slab. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk and street closures. NO DEMOLITION TO FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES. Interior demolition of non load bearing wall. No exterior work will be perform"},{"number":"CP-2025-001733","date":"2025-04-07","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-24","scope":"FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING GROUP R-2 DWELLING UNIT AT THE 3RD FLOOR. EXISTING BUILDING IS NOT SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK. [AMENDMENT 4/26/2025 FOR STRUCTURAL FRAMING REPAIRS TO 3RD FLOOR AND ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND FOR EXTERIOR WALL OPENING INFILL AS PER APPROVED AMENDED PLANS.]"},{"number":"GM-2025-003351","date":"2025-04-10","work":"Wall Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-06-10","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":"PP-2025-005110","date":"2025-04-16","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-24","scope":"Two bathrooms kitchen"},{"number":"EP-2025-003526","date":"2025-04-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-09","scope":"REPLACE WIRING, LIGHTING, SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLE OUTLETS TO THE THIRD FLOOR APARTMENT ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"EP-2025-004319","date":"2025-05-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-05-21","scope":"Replace 4 horns, 1 pull station--one for one third Floor only"},{"number":"MP-2025-002303","date":"2025-05-20","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-24","scope":"INSTALLATION OF HVAC AND FUEL GAS PIPING SYSTEMS FOR DWELLING UNIT ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IMC REVIEW*"},{"number":"EP-2025-006090","date":"2025-07-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-13","scope":"INSTALL 600 AMP ELECRICAL SERVICE AND 6 METER PACKS WITH PROPER GROUNDING AND BONDING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"GM-2025-007323","date":"2025-08-04","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-03","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":"CP-2025-003931","date":"2025-08-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-02","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS WITH NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY AT SECOND FLOOR OF EXISTING BUILDING. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"EP-2025-007609","date":"2025-08-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-12","scope":"Amend Permit 2/5/2026 - Change of Agency Rewire 2nd floor only"},{"number":"PP-2025-010895","date":"2025-08-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-17","scope":"2nd floor 2 bath 1 kitchen water lines drain lines and fixtures"},{"number":"MP-2025-004708","date":"2025-10-03","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-17","scope":"FOR THE 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":"GM-2026-001146","date":"2026-03-03","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-23","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of foundation slab. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk and street closures. NO DEMOLITION TO FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES. Demolition of interior non-load bearing walls, kitchen cabinets, ceilings, bathroom. 1st Floor only"},{"number":"CP-2026-000877","date":"2026-03-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-01","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS (WITH NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY) AT FIRST FLOOR OF EXISTING BUILDING. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"EP-2026-002781","date":"2026-03-31","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-28","scope":"Rewire 1st floor only"},{"number":"PP-2026-004225","date":"2026-04-01","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-01","scope":"1 kitchen 2 bathrooms"},{"number":"MP-2026-001932","date":"2026-04-28","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-01","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FUEL GAS PIPING SYSTEM, REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"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":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"219248","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"LOUIS MOSS ETUX","legalName":"LOUIS MOSS ETUX","address":"4033 WALNUT ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":5,"issuedDate":"2004-04-17","latestIssueDate":"2017-03-15","expirationDate":"2018-02-28","inactiveDate":"2018-04-29"},{"number":"765300","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"IRWIN MOSS","legalName":"IRWIN MOSS ","address":"4033 WALNUT ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":5,"issuedDate":"2018-02-07","latestIssueDate":"2021-10-08","expirationDate":"2022-02-06","inactiveDate":"2022-04-07"},{"number":"0973967","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Urban Homes VI LLC","legalName":"Urban Homes VI LLC","address":"4033 WALNUT ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":5,"issuedDate":"2025-03-18","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-26","expirationDate":"2027-03-17","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0973967","type":"Rental","businessName":"Urban Homes VI LLC","legalName":"Urban Homes VI LLC","issuedDate":"2025-03-18","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-26","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-03-17","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"765300","type":"Rental","businessName":"IRWIN MOSS","legalName":"IRWIN MOSS ","issuedDate":"2018-02-07","latestIssueDate":"2021-10-08","closureDate":"2022-04-07","expirationDate":"2022-02-06","inactiveDate":"2022-04-07","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"219248","type":"Rental","businessName":"LOUIS MOSS ETUX","legalName":"LOUIS MOSS ETUX","issuedDate":"2004-04-17","latestIssueDate":"2017-03-15","closureDate":"2018-04-29","expirationDate":"2018-02-28","inactiveDate":"2018-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-21","units":5,"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":["11 permit events 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":"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-2025-004319 (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":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jul 22, 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-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (148 E ST RD STE 168, FEASTERVILLE TREVOSE PA, 19053).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1925 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 23, 2025.","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":"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/"}]}