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WORK TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF APPLIANCES, REGISTERS/DIFFSUERS, FANS, AND ALL ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK."},{"number":"598971","date":"2015-12-01","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-11","scope":"INTERIOR PLUMBING CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ADDITIONS AND FIT-OUTS FOR (24)DWELLING UNITS - NOTE: SEPARATE PERMIT(S) REQUIRED FOR FUEL GAS, EXTERIOR, STORM, SEWER/WATER CONNECTIONS TO THE CITY MAINS (IF REQUIRED) AND THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONTAINMENT DEVICE AT THE CITY WATER METER - PWD APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR BACKFLOW CONTAINMENT DEVICE AND WATER METER - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS \"AS NOTED\" AND THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"683103","date":"2016-04-11","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-21","scope":"REMOVAL AND CLOSURE OF 1,M000 GALLON, ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK (AST) USE TO STORE #2 HEATING OIL. ALL WORK TO BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERALL REGULATIONS. A COPY OF THE UST CLOSURE REPORT WILL BE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED AT PROJECT COMPLETION. REPORT WILL INCLUDE THE FLUID DISPOSAL MANIFEST AND THE TANK DISPOSAL MANIFEST."},{"number":"689745","date":"2016-05-05","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-13","scope":"INSTALL 5\" AND 6\" LATERAL, 5\" AND 6\" CURB TRAP, 4\" AND 6\" HOUSE DRAIN AND 2\" WATER DISTRIBUTION LINE-PA1#20161241216-\"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":"757464","date":"2017-02-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-11","scope":"REPAIR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL CODE VIOLATIONS THROUGHOUT PROPERTY AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"726684","date":"2017-02-08","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-01","scope":"AMEND BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION # 569418, ISSUED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONS AND FIT OUTS. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION FOR TWENTY FOUR (24) DWELLING UNITS, TO CREATE EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS IN THE NORTH WALL."},{"number":"762008","date":"2017-04-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-11","scope":"DEMO 1,000AMP ELECTRIC SERVICE OFF FRONT WALL AND REINSTALL ON SIDE WALL PER 2008 NEC (APT BLDG)CC DISTRICT"},{"number":"780392","date":"2017-06-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-11","scope":"INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER NFPA 72 (MULTI FAMILY)"},{"number":"790944","date":"2017-06-12","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-21","scope":"TEMPORARY CETRFICATE OF OCCUPANCY"},{"number":"PP-2023-002650","date":"2023-02-28","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-10-25","scope":"INSTALL BACKFLOW DEVICE"},{"number":"ZP-2023-010740","date":"2023-11-20","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-08-21","scope":"ERECTION OF PILOT HOUSE (FOR MECHANICAL ACCESS ONLY) AND GUARDRAIL FOR MECHANIAL WALK WAY. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLAN. AMENDMENT APPROVED AS OF 7/18/2024: AMEND ORIGNAL PERMIT TO REDUCE THE AREA OF MECHANICAL WALKWAY ABOVE THE ROOF. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2024-000018","date":"2024-02-07","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-08-21","scope":"FOR LEVEL II EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS AT THE ROOF LEVEL TO CREATE A RESTRICTED-USE PATHWAY CONNECTING EXISTING PILOT HOUSE AND ROOF FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE ACCESS ONLY (NO ACCESSORY ROOF DECK FOR EXISTING GROUP R-2 RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY). ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE ZP-2023-001740 FOR ZONING APPROVAL. AMENDMENT APPROVED AS OF 7/18/2024: AMEND ORIGNAL PERMIT TO REDUCE THE AREA OF MECHANICAL WALKWAY ABOVE THE ROOF."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"16 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"746149","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"RIDGE ESSEX INC","legalName":"RIDGE ESSEX INC","address":"1232-38 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":24,"issuedDate":"2017-07-20","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-20","expirationDate":"2027-07-19","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"746149","type":"Rental","businessName":"RIDGE ESSEX INC","legalName":"RIDGE ESSEX INC","issuedDate":"2017-07-20","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-20","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-07-19","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":24,"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":["3 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":"Use permit #517725: 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: PP-2023-002650 (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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 4, 2026; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Dec 4, 2026; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jan 17, 2025","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 1920 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":"10 failed, 9 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was unlabeled on Aug 6, 2024.","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":"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 31 historical violations across 10 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/"}]}