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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS AND APPLICATION. FOR USE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (FORTY (40) DWELLING UNITS) WITH FOURTEEN (14) CLASS 1A BICYCLE PARKING SPACES LOCATED ON AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE AND THIRTEEN (13) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES, INCLUDING ONE (1) VAN ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE. ALL ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES LOCATED ON 2027 SANSOM STREET (SEE A/P NO 784734). NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"847273","date":"2018-01-24","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-24","scope":"**SEE LOG NOTE** TO DECREASE THE BUILDING SIZE AND NUMBER OF UNITS. THE HEIGHT WILL BE 69.42' AND THE NUMBER OF UNITS SHALL BE 31 UNITS AS SET FORTH IN THE ATTTACHED PLANS. PARKING SPACES PROVIDED BY AGREEMENT WITH PARK AMERICA. 13 PARKING SPACES (12 REGULAR; 1HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE) WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE 2027 SANSOM STREET LOT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 14-802(9) OF THE ZONING CODE"},{"number":"841285","date":"2018-02-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-25","scope":"FOR THE RNOVATION OF AN EXISTING HISTORIC 20 TH CENTURY TOWNHOUSE. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 7 STORY REAR ADDTITION WITH ADDISON STREET FRONTAGE. ALL WORK PER PHC APPROVED PLANS. PHC TO REVIEW SHOP DRAWINGS FOR EXTERIOR WORK, INCLUDING DOORS AND WINDOWS FOR FINAL APPROVAL AND MASONARY SAMPLE COLORS TOTALLING (40) UNITS RESIDENTIAL AND 13 ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES"},{"number":"903575","date":"2018-08-20","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-04","scope":"REMOVAL OF ONE (1) 2,000 GALLON, OUT OF SERVICE HEATING OIL UNDERGROUND REMOVE (3) THREE UNDERGORUND TANKS. THE REMOVAL MUST COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (PADEP).HISTORIC APPROVED."},{"number":"956406","date":"2019-03-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2020-08-25","scope":"INSTALL TEMP 100AMP PANEL MAIN SERVICE INSTALL 20 CIRCUIT PANEL INSTALL SUB PANEL ON 2ND FLOOR INSTALL 20A GFCI DEVICES THROUGHOUT INSTALL TEMPORARY LIGHTING AS PER 2008 NEC"},{"number":"956424","date":"2019-03-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-12","scope":"INSTALLATION OF (31) HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS WITH ALL REQUIRED DUCT WORK AS PER MECHANICAL PLANS. ALL DUCT WORK WILL BE SELF CONTAINED IN EACH LIVING SPACE AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"936559","date":"2019-04-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-12","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE 4\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 4\" DCV AMES 2000SS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS.STANDPIPES TO BE PROVIDED IN EXIT STAIRWAYS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"934998","date":"2019-06-14","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-12","scope":"ADDITION: INTERIOR PLUMBING;HISTORIC 20 TH CENTURY TOWNHOUSE. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 7 STORY REAR ADDTITION ; 31 DWELLING UNITS; 31 KIT SINKS, 31 TOILETS, 31 BATH SINKS, 31 TUBS, 31 WASHERS, 1 SUMO, 1 EJECTOR, 31 DISHWASHERS. THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004."},{"number":"952387","date":"2019-07-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-04-16","scope":"INSTALL 1600AMP 3PAHSE MAIN SERVICE INSTALL (31) GANG METER MODULE INSTALL ALL WIRING THROUGHOUT (31) APTS & COMMON AREA AS PER 2008 NEC ,FIRE PUMP SERVICE AND CONTROLLER 3 SETS OF DRAWINGS SUBMITTED (6) PAGERS PER SET BUILDING PERMIT #841285 INSTALL COMPLETE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER NFPA-72"},{"number":"1006743","date":"2019-08-30","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-03-01","scope":"INSTALL CURB TRAP, FAI, WATER SERVICE PA20191961774 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"ZP-2023-009124","date":"2023-09-18","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Visitor Accommodations"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":0.55,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"851528","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"WALNUT VIEW, LLC","legalName":"WALNUT VIEW, LLC","address":"2010 WALNUT ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Hotel|Residential Dwellings","units":31,"issuedDate":"2020-09-17","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-07","expirationDate":"2026-09-16","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"851528","type":"Rental","businessName":"WALNUT VIEW, LLC","legalName":"WALNUT VIEW, LLC","issuedDate":"2020-09-17","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-07","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-09-16","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":31,"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":["1 permit event since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal 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 #28863: OPEN · Withdrawn; related permit 690309. Use permit #768105: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 956406 (Cancelled), 1006743 (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":"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 1900 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":"5 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 31, 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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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 multi-family. 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 11 historical violations across 3 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/"}]}