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NEW CONSTRUCTION GROUND LEVEL STAIR ENCLOSURES, ELEVATOR, PECO VAULT, SPRINKLER ROOM AS INDICATED. 2ND - 4TH STORIES ARE MODULAR BUILT STRUCTURE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY APPROVED 3RD PARTY AGENCY/ 3RD PARTY INSPECTION AGENCY: PFS 2887 SKATETOWN ROAD, BLOOMSBURG, PA 17815. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. ANY INSTALLATIONS/APPENDAGES/ADDITIONAL OR CONNECTIONS OUTSIDE OF SCOPE OF MODULAR INSTALLATION REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PERMITS FOR WORK NOT CERTIFIED BY MODULAR AGENCY AND NOT INSPECTED/ INSTALLED AT FACTORY : ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, SPRINKLERS & STANDPIPES(SEE AP#505570), SIGNS. 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ASBESTOS REMOVAL REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK"},{"number":"562516","date":"2014-10-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-04","scope":"INSTALL 400AMP HOUSE, 1000AMP SERVICE FOR 30 METER SOCKETS & FEEDER CABLES TO 30 APTS, GARAGE LIGHTING, STAIR TOWER AND HALL LIGHTING, CONNECTION OF PRE WIRED MOD (NORTH DISTRICT) NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT"},{"number":"569444","date":"2014-12-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-20","scope":"3\" WATER DISTRIBUTION,10\" LATERAL, HOUSE TRAP, HOUSE DRAIN AND A 3\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONTAINMENT DEVICE PA20142941423 (APT BLDG) - \"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":"CP-2026-002386","date":"2026-06-04","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2013,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"512257","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MAGARGEE BROTHERS INC","legalName":"MAGARGEE BROTHERS INC","address":"525-47 ARMSTRONG ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-08-20","latestIssueDate":"2010-08-20","expirationDate":"2011-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"608847","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WISTER GREEN, LLC","legalName":"WISTER GREEN, LLC","address":"525-47 ARMSTRONG ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2013-10-28","latestIssueDate":"2015-02-20","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29"},{"number":"706394","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"WISTER GREEN ARMSTRONG 525 LP","legalName":"WISTER GREEN ARMSTRONG 525 LP ","address":"525-47 ARMSTRONG ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":30,"issuedDate":"2016-06-28","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-29","expirationDate":"2027-06-27","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"706394","type":"Rental","businessName":"WISTER GREEN ARMSTRONG 525 LP","legalName":"WISTER GREEN ARMSTRONG 525 LP ","issuedDate":"2016-06-28","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-29","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-27","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"608847","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"WISTER GREEN, LLC","legalName":"WISTER GREEN, LLC","issuedDate":"2013-10-28","latestIssueDate":"2015-02-20","closureDate":"2016-04-29","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"512257","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"MAGARGEE BROTHERS INC","legalName":"MAGARGEE BROTHERS INC","issuedDate":"2010-08-20","latestIssueDate":"2010-08-20","closureDate":"2011-07-31","expirationDate":"2011-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":30,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #18237: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 407242. Use permit #407242: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: CP-2026-002386 (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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Oct 1, 2025; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 4, 2026; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Jan 22, 2027","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 (413 CHESTNUT LN, WAYNE PA, 19087).","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":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 15, 2013.","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 #512257: Inactive; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #608847: 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":"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 5 historical violations across 4 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/"}]}