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UNOCCUPIED UTILITY BASEMENT, MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING OF LIGHT-FRAME WOOD, ENGINEERED WOOD SHEAR WALL, & SHALLOW CONCRETE FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION BUILDING PER APPROVED PLANS; BLDG TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB., & FIRESUPP WORK. SEE BLDG PRMT# 925826 FOR ALL APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. SITE TO BE EXCAVATED AT AREAS ADJACENT TO EXISTING STRUCTURE(S) NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS PERMIT. PERMIT HOLDER TO NOTIFY OWNER(S) OF ADJOINING PROPERTY(IES) NO LESS THAN TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF PERMITTED WORK. AMENDMENT 10/28/2020: AMEND PLANS TO MODIFY PARTITIONS AND WALL BRACING DETAILS."},{"number":"992248","date":"2019-09-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-04-13","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 5-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE FOR AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"1014053","date":"2019-10-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-26","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE (TO ENCLOSE ACCESS STAIRS ONLY) ABOVE THE FOURTH STORY ROOF OF AN UNDER-CONSTRUCTION FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE USED AS GROUPS R-2/U (MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (FOUR (4) DWELLING UNITS) AT 1ST-4TH FLRS W/UTILITIES ONLY W/IN BSMT), AND FOR THE ENCLOSURE OF THE REAR EXTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY TO MAKE IT AN INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY AT THE 1ST-4TH FLRS AND OPEN TO THE ROOF DECK (NO STRUCTURE ABOVE ROOF LINE), AS PER PLANS; NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT; SEE AP#1003580 FOR ZONING/USE APPROVAL, AND AP#932780 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT."},{"number":"1049184","date":"2020-02-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-25","scope":"INSTALL 5 HVAC UNITS ONE SYSTEM FOR EACH UNIT,INSTALL 60,000 BTU GAS FURNACE WITH 92% EFF AND 2 TON A/C.ONE SELF CONTAINED UNIT ON EACH FLOOR, UNITS 1 THRU UNIT 5."},{"number":"EP-2020-001665","date":"2020-07-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-29","scope":"install new 400 amp service with 6 gang meter socket, 5 subpanels and grounding install surface mount light fixtures, switches outlets, phone and tv points, smoke and carbon detectors in each unit install emergency exit lighting in common areas AS PER THE 2017 NEC. THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS NOT INCLUDED."},{"number":"FP-2020-000830","date":"2020-07-30","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-23","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTOR FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13R AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"PP-2020-006416","date":"2020-09-02","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-25","scope":"(5) kitchen sinks (10) bathroom sinks (10) toilets (5) tubs (5) showers (5) washers Install house drain, house trap, FAI & 5 - 1\" Water Services"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"land","p":470000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"672908","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Closed","businessName":"THOMAS SCOTT","legalName":"THOMAS SCOTT","address":"1523 N STILLMAN ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2015-07-31","latestIssueDate":"2016-07-31","expirationDate":"2017-07-31","inactiveDate":"2017-09-29"},{"number":"877105","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"Golden Rule LLC","legalName":"Golden Rule LLC","address":"1523 N STILLMAN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":5,"issuedDate":"2021-09-10","latestIssueDate":"2021-09-10","expirationDate":"2022-09-09","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"905745","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Golden Rule LLC","legalName":" Golden Rule LLC ","address":"1523 N STILLMAN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":5,"issuedDate":"2022-09-13","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-03","expirationDate":"2026-09-12","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"905745","type":"Rental","businessName":"Golden Rule LLC","legalName":" Golden Rule LLC ","issuedDate":"2021-09-10","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-03","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-09-12","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"672908","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"THOMAS SCOTT","legalName":"THOMAS SCOTT","issuedDate":"2015-07-31","latestIssueDate":"2016-07-31","closureDate":"2017-09-29","expirationDate":"2017-07-31","inactiveDate":"2017-09-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":5,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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: 992248 (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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (144 BUCKWALTER RD, ROYERSFORD PA, 19468).","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"4 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #672908: Closed since Sep 29, 2017","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":"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 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/"}],"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/"}]}