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SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OF THE FIRST FLOOR PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY. 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FOR TWO (2) VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES ON GROUND FLOOR (USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (146) DWELLING UNITS AND (54) ACCESSORY OFF STREET INTERIOR BELOW GRADE PARKING SPACES AND (56) OFF STREET BICYCLE (CLASS 1A) PARKING SPACES ON AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FP WORK. HORIZONTAL EXITS ARE PROPOSED FROM 2ND TO 6TH STORIES."},{"number":"SP-2026-000142","date":"2026-02-05","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Site / Utility Permit for CP-2025-003829 *AMEND 2/24/26; REVISE PER AMENDED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS*"},{"number":"DP-2026-000002","date":"2026-04-23","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED TWO (2) STORY MASONRY STRUCTURE.STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED BY BOTH HAND AND MECHANICAL. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE"},{"number":"PP-2026-008082","date":"2026-06-16","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install two 10\" sanitary curb traps, one 12\" storm curb trap, 4\" domestic water service, 6\" vents and 12\" & 10\" building drains."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"demo"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"700294","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ALEX LANCHIN(BUDILOV RUSLAN)","legalName":"ALEX LANCHIN(BUDILOV RUSLAN)","address":"517 N 35TH ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-04-26","latestIssueDate":"2016-04-26","expirationDate":"2017-04-25","inactiveDate":"2017-06-24"},{"number":"861857","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"C Z CAPITAL, LLC","legalName":"C Z CAPITAL, LLC","address":"517 N 35TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2021-02-19","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-09","expirationDate":"2027-02-18","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"861857","type":"Rental","businessName":"C Z CAPITAL, LLC","legalName":"C Z CAPITAL, LLC","issuedDate":"2021-02-19","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-09","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-02-18","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"700294","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"ALEX LANCHIN(BUDILOV RUSLAN)","legalName":"ALEX LANCHIN(BUDILOV RUSLAN)","issuedDate":"2016-04-26","latestIssueDate":"2016-04-26","closureDate":"2017-06-24","expirationDate":"2017-04-25","inactiveDate":"2017-06-24","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":["6 permit events since 2023","2 zoning/board appeals since 2023","demolition activity 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-2022-013011: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2022-013011. The history also contains “PERM Z- NEW 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":"5 permits not marked completed: PP-2026-000618 (Issued), CP-2025-003829 (Issued), SP-2026-000142 (Issued), DP-2026-000002 (Issued), PP-2026-008082 (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-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 (8 SHADY PINES DR, IVYLAND PA, 18974).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jul 8, 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":"4 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #700294: Inactive since Jun 24, 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 15 historical violations across 5 cases.","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/"}]}