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BASEMENT & ROOFTOP STRUCTURE (ROOF LIMITED TO MAINTENANCE ONLY), MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING TO INCLUDE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS FOR DWELLING UNITS, CREATION OF EXIT ENCLOSURES & ELEVATOR SHAFT, STRUCTURAL WOOD FRAMING & SHEAR WALL INSTALL & ALL ASSOCIATED FINISH WORK; BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED & PROTECTED WITH A STANDPIPE SYSTEM. ASBESTOS ABATEMENT & SEPARATE PERMIT TO RESOLVE L+I CASE#S 536562 & 690109 TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF PERMITTED WORK & ANY OTHER MECH., ELEC., PLUMB. & FIRESUPP WORK."},{"number":"730430","date":"2017-01-19","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-31","scope":"INSTALL FIRE ALARM THROUGHOUT AS PER NFPA 72 & 1200 AMP SERVICE & WIRE THROUGHOUT AS PER NEC 2008 CC DISTRICT"},{"number":"729738","date":"2017-01-27","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-16","scope":"ALTERATION: INTERIOR PLUMBING FOR 5-STORY, (30) DWELLING UNIT MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING BUILDING, WHICH INCLUDES A 1-STORY ADDITION WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE. THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE (2) - 6\" SANITARY SEWER LATERALS TO THE STREET MAINS, AS WELL AS THE 1-1/2\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONTAINMENT ASSEMBLY.FUEL GAS PIPING IS NOT PART OF THIS PERMIT AND REQUIRES A MECHANICAL PERMIT."},{"number":"762560","date":"2017-02-27","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-02","scope":"INSTALL 6\" LATERAL AND CURB TRAP AND PIPE TO BASEMENT PA20170550324 (MULTI FAMILY)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"765739","date":"2017-04-18","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-16","scope":"COMBINED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER & CLASS I MANUAL WET STANDPIPE SYSTEMS WITH FOUR (4) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE & BACKFLOW PREVENTION (BFP) ASSEMBLY TO SERVE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM & STANDPIPE SYSTME INSTALLATION PER NFPA 13/14. SEPARATE FIRE SUPPRESSION PERMIT REQ'D SHOULD ADD'L SPRINKLER PROTECTION BE REQ'D DUE TO ANY VARIANCES GRANTED BY THE BOARD OF BUILDING STANDARDS (BBS) FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY."},{"number":"738622","date":"2017-07-05","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-26","scope":"AMEND BUILDING PERMIT# 707257 TO ADD WINDOW OPENINGS AT EXTERIOR WALL ABUTTING/ADJACENT TO EXISTING INTERIOR PROPERTY LINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS & BBS CASE# 30050 VARIANCE WITH PROVISO REQUIRING INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL SPRINKLER HEADS AT PROPOSED OPENINGS LOCATED AT CENTERLINE OF OPENINGS."},{"number":"807370","date":"2017-08-10","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-06","scope":"EZ EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS- FOR THE APPLICATION OF EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. 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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"861201","date":"2018-03-22","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-28","scope":"TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY"},{"number":"865009","date":"2018-05-07","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-17","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CMU WALL AT FRONT YARD AS PER APPROVED BY ZBA CAL#32273. (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN)"},{"number":"878823","date":"2018-06-27","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-03","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF A FAUX ROCK LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE AN DSEATING AREA AT REAR. ENGINEERING PLANS ATTACHED."},{"number":"CP-2025-006009","date":"2026-03-09","work":"Commercial Make Safe Permit","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-30","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH UNSAFE VIOLATION CF-2025-089325 TO INCLUDE REPAIRS TO EXTERIOR STUCCO CLADDING PER APPROVED PLANS, ENGINEERS REPORT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801. LICENSED PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":14.38,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Commercial Make Safe Permit"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"282967","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WOOD SUPERIOR INC","legalName":"WOOD SUPERIOR INC","address":"1132-40 N FRONT ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2002-11-25","latestIssueDate":"2002-11-25","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":"2010-11-17"},{"number":"588795","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JOHN GALDO","legalName":"JOHN GALDO","address":"1132-40 N FRONT ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2013-04-05","latestIssueDate":"2015-02-27","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29"},{"number":"770447","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Franklin Spice LLC","legalName":"Franklin Spice LLC ","address":"1132-40 N FRONT ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":30,"issuedDate":"2018-03-26","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-30","expirationDate":"2027-03-25","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"770447","type":"Rental","businessName":"Franklin Spice LLC","legalName":"Franklin Spice LLC ","issuedDate":"2018-03-26","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-30","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-03-25","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"588795","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"JOHN GALDO","legalName":"JOHN GALDO","issuedDate":"2013-04-05","latestIssueDate":"2015-02-27","closureDate":"2016-04-29","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"282967","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"WOOD SUPERIOR INC","legalName":"WOOD SUPERIOR INC","issuedDate":"2002-11-25","latestIssueDate":"2002-11-25","closureDate":"2010-11-17","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":"2010-11-17","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","units":30,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #32273: OPEN · Granted with conditions; related permit 818425. Use permit #681108: COMPLETED.","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 37 historical violations across 14 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Mar 31, 2027; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jul 15, 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":"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":"26 failed, 11 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Apr 29, 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #282967: Inactive since Nov 17, 2010; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #588795: Inactive since Apr 29, 2016","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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"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/"}]}