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FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY (15 UNITS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING ON THE 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR WITH PREVIOUSLY APPROVED COMMERCIAL USE ON THE FIRST FLOOR. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *****SEPARATE PERMITS FOR ANY OTHER WORK. ****************"},{"number":"EP-2024-002454","date":"2024-03-13","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-18","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2024-002452 Total Commercial Fitout per plans dated 5-19-23 including new electrical service, apartment on upper floors"},{"number":"EP-2024-002452","date":"2024-03-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-07-01","scope":"INSTALL A 1200 AMP 120/208V 3 PHASE SERVICE, CT CABINET & METER, (2) 400 AMP 120/ 208V 3 PHASE SERVICES, (2) 400 AMP PANELS, (1) 200 AMP HOUSE PANEL, (15) 125 AMP PANELS, METERS, & FEEDERS. PROVIDE WIRING THROUGHOUT THE COMMON AREAS & (15) DWELLING UNITS. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES, SENSORS, RECEPTACLES, & SMOKE ALARMS. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL, HVAC & ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE COMMON AREAS & DWELLING UNITS. RECONNECT THE EXISTING FIRE ALARM DEVICES IN THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACES TO THE NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. INSTALL A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC. * THE 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACES ARE EXISTING."},{"number":"PP-2024-005907","date":"2025-03-21","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Supply and drainage for 15 Lav,15 kit,15 WC,15 Laundry,15tub shower,15 water heater"},{"number":"FP-2025-001115","date":"2025-05-23","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the relocation of sprinkler heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Relocate 65 sprinkler heads, per NFPA 13"},{"number":"MP-2024-004723","date":"2025-06-26","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES (SPLIT SYSTEMS - DUCTLESS AND W/ DUCTS), GRDs, BATHROOM AND CLOTHES DRYER EXHAUSTS, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AND PIPING AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IMC AND APPLIANCE MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEE CP-2023-005813 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 5 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"279852","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ROD I INC","legalName":"ROD I INC","address":"4151-59 MAIN ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"1999-12-20","latestIssueDate":"1999-12-20","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"199329","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"THUNDERBOLT GYMS INC","legalName":"THUNDERBOLT GYMS INC","address":"4151-59 MAIN ST","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2000-11-03","latestIssueDate":"2000-11-03","expirationDate":"2001-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"200831","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"HUMAN ZOOM INC","legalName":"HUMAN ZOOM INC","address":"4151-59 MAIN ST","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-06-15","latestIssueDate":"2016-05-20","expirationDate":"2017-04-30","inactiveDate":"2017-06-29"},{"number":"766175","type":"Handbill Distribution","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SWEAT FITNESS","legalName":"SWEAT FITNESS","address":"4151-59 MAIN ST","revenueCode":"3418","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-02-16","latestIssueDate":"2020-02-17","expirationDate":"2021-02-15","inactiveDate":"2021-04-16"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"766175","type":"Handbill Distribution","businessName":"SWEAT FITNESS","legalName":"SWEAT FITNESS","issuedDate":"2018-02-16","latestIssueDate":"2020-02-17","closureDate":"2021-04-16","expirationDate":"2021-02-15","inactiveDate":"2021-04-16","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"200831","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"HUMAN ZOOM INC","legalName":"HUMAN ZOOM INC","issuedDate":"2004-06-15","latestIssueDate":"2016-05-20","closureDate":"2017-06-29","expirationDate":"2017-04-30","inactiveDate":"2017-06-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"199329","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"THUNDERBOLT GYMS INC","legalName":"THUNDERBOLT GYMS INC","issuedDate":"2000-11-03","latestIssueDate":"2000-11-03","closureDate":"2001-04-30","expirationDate":"2001-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"279852","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"ROD I INC","legalName":"ROD I INC","issuedDate":"1999-12-20","latestIssueDate":"1999-12-20","closureDate":"2010-07-31","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-21","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["3 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"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"],"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":"4 permits not marked completed: CP-2023-005813 (Issued), PP-2024-005907 (Issued), FP-2025-001115 (Issued), MP-2024-004723 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"3 open L&I violations","finding":"5 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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":"5 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Oct 16, 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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"2 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":"Dumpster License - Private Property #279852: Inactive; Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #199329: Inactive; Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #200831: Inactive since Jun 29, 2017; Handbill Distribution #766175: Inactive since Apr 16, 2021","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/"}],"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/"}]}