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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION."},{"number":"792908","date":"2017-06-30","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-30","scope":"DEMOLITIOM OF EXISTING 2 STORY BLDG. CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NEW MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ON 1 LOT. 4 DWELLING UNITS PER BUILDING FOR A TOTL OF 8 DWELLING UNITS."},{"number":"805922","date":"2017-08-07","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-07","scope":"COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF A 3 STORY STRUCTURE"},{"number":"805920","date":"2017-08-07","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-08","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF A THREE-STORY STRUCTURE AS PER PLAN. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8 FEET OF BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS MAY BE REQUIRED. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. SEE APP# 790861 FOR APPROVED PLANS. *PERMIT RECEIVED UPSTAIRS*"},{"number":"805937","date":"2017-10-06","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-27","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE STORY STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A FOUR FAMILY DWELLING. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13. 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 MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8 FEET OF THE BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2009 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."},{"number":"822107","date":"2017-10-06","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-28","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE STORY STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A FOUR FAMILY DWELLING. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13. 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 MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8 FEET OF THE BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2009 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. PLEASE SEE AP#805937 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION."},{"number":"827860","date":"2017-11-29","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-27","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13, WITH A TWO-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"827828","date":"2017-11-29","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-24","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13, WITH A TWO-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. SEE APP# 827860 FOR APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"837895","date":"2017-12-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-03","scope":"SANITARY 5\" CURB TRAP,4\" HOUSE DRAIN,STORM 6\" CURB TRAP,5\" STORM DRAIN,AREA DRAIN/RAIN LEADER (MULTI FAMILY)20173330199 \"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":"837894","date":"2017-12-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"ABANDONED","completedDate":null,"scope":"SANITARY 5\" CURB TRAP,4\" HOUSE DRAIN,STORM 6\" CURB TRAP,5\" STORM DRAIN,AREA DRAIN/RAIN LEADER (MULTI FAMILY)20173330199 \"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":"837893","date":"2017-12-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"ABANDONED","completedDate":null,"scope":"SANITARY 5\" CURB TRAP,4\" HOUSE DRAIN,STORM 6\" CURB TRAP,5\" STORM DRAIN,AREA DRAIN/RAIN LEADER (MULTI FAMILY)20173330199 \"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":"837881","date":"2017-12-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-13","scope":"SANITARY 5\" CURB TRAP,4\" HOUSE DRAIN,STORM 6\" CURB TRAP,5\" STORM DRAIN,AREA DRAIN/RAIN LEADER (MULTI FAMILY)20173330199 \"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":"857926","date":"2018-03-09","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-13","scope":"INSTALL (4) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK. (MULTI-FAMILY)"},{"number":"857927","date":"2018-03-09","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-24","scope":"INSTALL (4) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK. (MULTI-FAMILY)"},{"number":"851255","date":"2018-03-16","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-24","scope":"INSTALL 8 WATER CLOSETS, 8 LAVY SINKS, 4 TUBS, 4 SHOWERS, 4 KITCHEN SINKS, 4 GARBAGE DISPOSALS,4 WASHERS, 4 DISH WASHERS - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004 (EXTERIOR PLUMBING PERMIT #837895)"},{"number":"856752","date":"2018-04-18","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-18","scope":"TO AMEND PERMIT# 827828 TO REFLECT THE INSTALLATION OF A SEPARATE 2-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE ON MONASTERY STREET, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"852245","date":"2018-05-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-27","scope":"4-125 PANELS 300AMP INCOMING SERVICE 1-100AMP PANELS METERS GROUNDING 60 OUTLETS 70 SWITCHES 15 GFI 90 RECESSED LIGHTS FIRE ALARM SPRINKLER CIRCUIT 30 SURFACE LIGHTS 6 O/S LIGHTS 7 BATH FANS"},{"number":"852246","date":"2018-05-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-24","scope":"4-125 PANELS 300AMP INCOMING SERVICE 1-100AMP PANELS METERS GROUNDING 60 OUTLETS 70 SWITCHES 15 GFI 90 RECESSED LIGHTS FIRE ALARM SPRINKLER CIRCUIT 30 SURFACE LIGHTS 6 O/S LIGHTS 7 BATH FANS"},{"number":"852895","date":"2018-06-04","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-13","scope":"INSTALLING: 8 TOILET, 8 LAV, 4 TUB,4 SHOWERS, 4KITCHEN SINK, 4 WASHER, 4 WATER HEATER. INSTALLATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2004 PPC"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"843256","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"381-85 Martin Street, LP","legalName":"381-85 Martin Street, LP","address":"385 MARTIN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":8,"issuedDate":"2020-06-11","latestIssueDate":"2023-09-05","expirationDate":"2024-06-10","inactiveDate":"2024-08-09"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"843256","type":"Rental","businessName":"381-85 Martin Street, LP","legalName":"381-85 Martin Street, LP","issuedDate":"2020-06-11","latestIssueDate":"2023-09-05","closureDate":"2024-08-09","expirationDate":"2024-06-10","inactiveDate":"2024-08-09","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #792908: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 837894 (ABANDONED), 837893 (ABANDONED).","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-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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Feb 26, 2027; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Apr 1, 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/"}]}