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BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED."},{"number":"1049045","date":"2020-05-11","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-08","scope":"INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA72"},{"number":"GP-2020-000854","date":"2020-05-21","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-09","scope":"For the erection of one (1) accessory flat wall sign as per approved plans. separate permit required for any electrical wor."},{"number":"GP-2020-000839","date":"2020-06-04","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-29","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN ILLUMINATED WALL SIGN (28\" X 108\") AND A DOUBLE-FACED ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN (12\" X 32\"). SIZE AND LOCATION PER APPROVED PLAN."},{"number":"1050135","date":"2020-06-11","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-05","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE SET STATICALLY ILLUM LETTERS FLAT WALL SIGNS AND ONE DOUBLE FACED STATICALLY ILLUM PROJECING SIGN, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2020-000714","date":"2020-06-16","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-05","scope":"Installation of Projecting Sign. Accessory to Use as Financial Services on First Floor of Existing Structure. Size and location per submitted plan."},{"number":"GP-2020-003587","date":"2020-07-02","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-08","scope":"For installation of Projecting Sign. Accessory to Use as Financial Services on First Floor of Existing Structure as per approved plans."},{"number":"EP-2020-002653","date":"2020-07-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-22","scope":"Installation of telecommunication wiring per 2017 NEC."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"909515","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Hightop Frankford LLC","legalName":"Hightop Frankford LLC","address":"1502-08 FRANKFORD AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Hotel|Residential Dwellings","units":24,"issuedDate":"2022-10-28","latestIssueDate":"2025-09-13","expirationDate":"2026-10-27","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"909515","type":"Rental","businessName":"Hightop Frankford LLC","legalName":"Hightop Frankford LLC","issuedDate":"2022-10-28","latestIssueDate":"2025-09-13","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-10-27","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":24,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 43% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $4,070,200 to $5,816,100","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #37368: OPEN · Granted; related permit 968563. Use permit #369749: COMPLETED. The history also contains “OCCUPIED W/O FINAL APPROVAL.”","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":"7 permits not marked completed: 872000 (Expired), 904002 (Expired), 973763 (Issued), 1004074 (Expired), 954752 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 3 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 17, 2023.","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":"12 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":"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 2 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/"}]}