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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION.(THE PROPOSED PARCEL A AND PARCEL B, USES AS VACANT LOT)."},{"number":"823355","date":"2017-10-13","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-06","scope":"SEAL 5\" SEWER LATERAL AND REMOVE TRAP AND FRESH AIR INLET... PA ONE CALL #2017-2752527"},{"number":"825143","date":"2017-11-02","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-26","scope":"COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING BY HAND. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. FULL SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUIRED AS REFLECTED ON APPROVED SITE PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"838880","date":"2018-02-07","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-07","scope":"THREE STORY STRUCTURE WITH MEZZANINE FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR FRONT AND 22 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS ON FLOORS 1-3 AND MEZZANINE WITH 8 BICYCLE RACKS IN ENCLOSURE ALL AS SHOWN ON ATTACHED PLANS."},{"number":"859166","date":"2018-08-14","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-23","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE WITH MEZZANINES; FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY (22 DWELLING UNITS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH A VACACNT COMMERCIAL SPACE AT THE 1ST FLOOR LEVEL. ENTIRE BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK. SEPARATE USE PERMIT AND CO REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE."},{"number":"904775","date":"2018-09-04","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-22","scope":"INSTALLATION OF TOILETS,SINKS,BATH TUBS,WASHER STAND PIPES AND GARBAGE DISPOSALS.DRAIN AND WATER PIPES,STORM DRAINS,RAIN CONDUCTORS AND WATER HEATERS (MIXED USE) THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"914851","date":"2018-11-06","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-22","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, APPLIANCES AND DUCT WORK THROUGHOUT STRUCTURE. PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION."},{"number":"920782","date":"2019-01-10","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-16","scope":"TO AMEND ORIGINAL PERMIT #904775 AS PER SUBMITTED PLANS."},{"number":"930007","date":"2019-01-10","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-22","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NPFA 13 SYSTEM SERVICED BY AN TWO INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING FOR USE AS A VACANT COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 STANDARD."},{"number":"943141","date":"2019-02-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-30","scope":"WIRING AND INSTALLING ALL FIRE ALARM DEVICES AS PER PLAN AND NFPA 72 (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"940628","date":"2019-02-28","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-21","scope":"MIXED USE BUILDING- INSTALLATION OF 2000A SERVICE FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE AND 22 APT. INSTALLATION BRANCH CIRCUIT WIRING, DEVICES AND LIGHTING AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"977472","date":"2019-05-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-20","scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the Relocation of Sprinkler Heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. RELOCATE 12 SPRINKLER HEADS NEW TENANT FITOUT."},{"number":"981449","date":"2019-05-31","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-22","scope":"WATER SERVICE, HOUSE DRAIN, CURB TRAP & FAI PA20191301305 \"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":"999606","date":"2019-08-05","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-08","scope":"TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR 90 DAYS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIFTEEN APARTMENTS ONLY: 201,202,203,204,205,206,301,302,303,304,305,306,401,402,403"},{"number":"1042079","date":"2020-10-20","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-08","scope":"Personal Services"},{"number":"CP-2020-006107","date":"2020-11-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-30","scope":"LEVEL 1 ALTERATION: SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 6 FOR LEVEL 1 ALTERATIONS AS WELL AS THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 7 OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE. To include the removal and replacement or the covering of existing materials, elements, equipment or fixtures using new materials, elements, equipment or fixtures that serves the same purpose. No structural work and/or changes to rated assemblies."},{"number":"EP-2020-001102","date":"2021-01-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-24","scope":"Fit out for Tenant Gym. Add Receptacles and lights to make space into gym for tenants as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"MP-2021-000244","date":"2021-02-11","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-14","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For Mechanical Work to include the installation as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Furnish and install a new 3 ton heat pump with 25-30 feet of new duct work and 6 diffusers"},{"number":"PP-2021-004221","date":"2021-04-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-03","scope":".Alterations: Interior plumbing. All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"840097","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"ROXBOROUGH RE HOLDINGS LLC","legalName":"ROXBOROUGH RE HOLDINGS LLC","address":"6615 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":22,"issuedDate":"2020-03-16","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-30","expirationDate":"2027-03-15","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"840097","type":"Rental","businessName":"ROXBOROUGH RE HOLDINGS LLC","legalName":"ROXBOROUGH RE HOLDINGS LLC","issuedDate":"2020-03-16","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-30","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-03-15","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":22,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["3 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #39881: In Process · Complete; related permit 1042079. Use permit #838880: 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: 977472 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"3 open L&I violations","finding":"8 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jan 27, 2026; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Feb 5, 2026","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 (PO BOX 430, BRYN MAWR PA, 19010).","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":"7 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Mar 13, 2026.","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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}