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no other changes** **Amendment dated 9/27/2021: Change low-income housing bonus to moderate income housing bonus, and add green roof and associated green roof bonus, as per updated plans and PCPC bonus acknowledgement form; deed restrictions required by these bonuses must be documented by further amendments to this permit.** **Amendment approved 11/18/2020: Changes to roof deck and roof deck access structures per bubbled are on attached plans.** For the erection of an attached structure (with roof deck accessed by pilot houses enclosing access stairs and elevators only; using additional height allowed by Low Income Housing bonus as per PZC 14-702(7)(2)(c)(.1)), size and location as shown on plan/application."},{"number":"CP-2020-004987","date":"2020-12-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-22","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. FOR USE AS FIFTY (50) DWELLING UNITS AND VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE. STRUCTURE TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 MINIMUM. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.** **2018 IBC** *AMENDMENT 11/5/2021 TO INCLUDE REVISED FIRST AND LOWER LEVEL LAYOUT, STRUCTURAL/FOUNDATION WORK, LIGHT WELLS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *AMENDMENT 10/20/2022 FOR CHANGE OF LAYOUT TO INCLUDE TRASH ROOM. *AMENDMENT 10/17/22 TO INCLUDE LAYOUT CHANGE FOR TRASH ROOM."},{"number":"PP-2022-001698","date":"2022-04-18","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-22","scope":"New construction, interior & exterior plumbing. +All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."},{"number":"FP-2022-001193","date":"2022-05-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-22","scope":"INSTALL NEW 4\" FIRE SERVICE FROM STREET TO BUILDING SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALL REQUIRED SPRINKLERS PER NFPA 13 SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALL REQUIIRED PIPING, HANGERS AND FITTINGS PER NFPA 13 SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW 4\" CITY-APPROVED BACKFLOW PREVENTER SUPPLY AND INSTALL STANDPIPES IN STAIR TOWERS SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALL REQUIRED BELLS, TAMPERS AND FLOW SWITCHES"},{"number":"EP-2022-010328","date":"2022-10-11","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-05","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2022-010326 Install 2000 amp, 3 phase 120/208v main service. Install (1) 1000a meter banks. Install all new wiring throughout 50 unit apartment building & commercial vanilla box. Install cable tv wiring. AS PER NEC 2017 Install fire alarm system throughout as per NFPA72"},{"number":"MP-2022-004845","date":"2022-10-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-15","scope":"For the installation of a mechanical HVAC system including all registers, diffusers, and appliances (installed in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications), with associated ductwork (all ductwork for dwelling units self-contained within each unit), throughout a new four (4) story attached structure (w/green roof, roof deck and pilot house enclosing access stairs only) to be used as Groups B/R-2/S-1 (Vacant Commercial Space, Fifty (50) Dwelling Units, and Storage), as per plans; see CP-2020-004987 for associated building permit; separate mechanical permit required for vacant commercial space."},{"number":"EP-2022-010326","date":"2023-01-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-15","scope":"Install 2000 amp, 3 phase 120/208v main service. Install (1) 1000a meter banks. Install all new wiring throughout 50 unit apartment building & commercial vanilla box. EM.LIGHTING ,110V INTERCONNECTED SMOKE ALARMS ,Install cable tv wiring. Install fire alarm system throughout w/ low frequency sound to be in all living rms and bedrooms, tamper switch, flow switch. -NOTED Wp HEAT DETECTOR AT ROOFTOP ELEVATOR LOBBY- ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE. **SEPARATE EL.PERMIT REQ'D FOR COMMERCIAL FITOUT**"},{"number":"ZP-2023-012119","date":"2023-11-15","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-17","scope":"Install one 36\"x132\" single-faced non-illum wall sign. Install one 24\" diameter double-faced statically illum projecting blade sign, size and location as shown on the plans."},{"number":"GP-2023-010306","date":"2023-12-07","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-17","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE FLAT WALL SIGN AND ONE PROJECTING SIGN AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2024-000278","date":"2024-01-23","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Public, Civic, and Institutional - Educational Facilities"},{"number":"CP-2024-000261","date":"2024-01-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-13","scope":"Tenant fit out for educational facility use in existing ground floor vacant commercial space as per approved plans. Building is fully sprinklered. Separate permits required for MEP and FP work. AMENDMENT TO ACCOMMODATE MECHANICAL DESIGN: RELOCATED MECHANICAL CLOSETS AND DUCT DISTRIBUTION ALONG PERIMETER OF THE SPACE."},{"number":"MP-2024-000464","date":"2024-02-01","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-13","scope":"FOR A NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION TO ACCOMMODATE A PORTION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. WORK TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"FP-2024-000257","date":"2024-02-08","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-13","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 19 SPRINKLER HEADS ON GROUND FLOOR IN EXISTING VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE TENANT FLOOR PLAN"},{"number":"EP-2024-001266","date":"2024-02-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-11","scope":"Fit-Out- Main Service & panel existing in space. Install all new lighting as per plans, Install all new circuits as per plans 120/208v. Install all power for new hvac units. Install emergency lighting. Install new fire alarm devices as per plans. All wiring to be installed in existing fire panel. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"PP-2024-002070","date":"2024-02-23","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-13","scope":"Install vents, drains, water lines, 2 toilets, 2 lavs, 1 urinal, 1 water fountain, 1 kitchen sink, 1 hot water heater, 1 hub drain, 2 floor drains"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"927396","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Hightop Germantown LLC (Sparrow House)","legalName":"Hightop Germantown LLC","address":"6144 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":50,"issuedDate":"2023-06-28","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-14","expirationDate":"2027-06-27","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"927396","type":"Rental","businessName":"Hightop Germantown LLC (Sparrow House)","legalName":"Hightop Germantown LLC","issuedDate":"2023-06-28","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-14","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-27","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":50,"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":["9 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":"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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through May 19, 2027; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jun 13, 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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$531.64 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"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 (300 YORKTOWN PLAZA, ELKINS PARK PA, 19027).","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":"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/"}]}