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SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE WAIVED DUE TO ZBA HEARING CAL#34436. * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED."},{"number":"CP-2020-000248","date":"2020-06-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-08","scope":"**Amendment dated 8/9/2022 to remove underpinning and spray-applied fire resistant materials & intumescent paint special inspections as per revised Statement of Special Inspections schedule and as per revised plans removing them from the scope of work** For the erection of a new three (3) story attached structure to be used as vacant commercial space within the basement (separate use registration permit and fit-out/CO permit required prior to occupancy), with Group S-2 parking garage at the 1st floor, and Group R-2 (six (6) dwelling units) within the 1st through 3rd floors, as per plans; separate permits required for all MEP/FSP work; building to be fully sprinklered as per NFPA 13; see AP#874199 for zoning/use approval; includes underpinning of adjacent properties 120 Cotton Street and 4325 Cresson Street; pedestrian protection as per Section 3306 in the 2018 IBC required at all times during construction."},{"number":"PP-2021-000731","date":"2021-01-18","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-08","scope":"CT, FAI, MD, WD 2IN."},{"number":"MP-2021-000204","date":"2021-02-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-17","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A PARKING GARAGE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND APPLIANCES, REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK THROUGHOUT A MIXED-USE STRUCTURE CONTAINING ONE (1) COMMERCIAL SPACE AND SIX (6) DWELLING UNITS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IMC. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED PER MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE CP-2020-000248 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT."},{"number":"PP-2021-000978","date":"2021-02-02","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-25","scope":"WC 13, LAV 13, S/T 11, KS 6, LS 6, HWH 6"},{"number":"FP-2021-000909","date":"2021-03-29","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-25","scope":"Rough-In Permit for FP-2021-000867 PER NFPA 13 (CP-2020-000248)"},{"number":"EP-2021-001717","date":"2021-03-31","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-31","scope":"INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT AS PER THE 2017 NEC & 2016 NFPA-72."},{"number":"FP-2021-000867","date":"2021-04-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-25","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 2-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE FOR AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS. AMENDMENT 10/28/21 TO CHANGE BACKFLOW PREVENTER."},{"number":"EP-2021-000254","date":"2021-04-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-10","scope":"Install 500A service with the panel and sub panel and 8 gang meter socket and rewire throughout smoke detector, lighting, outlets with plans as per APPROVED DRAWINGS- 2017 nec . **NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT** ***SEPARATE FIRE ALARM PERMIT RQUIRED***"},{"number":"PP-2024-017421","date":"2024-12-31","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-30","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"demo"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #874199: 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":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"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 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Apr 13, 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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}