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NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT. CONTACT STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR DUMPSTER PERMIT AND FOOTWAY CLOSURE."},{"number":"543986","date":"2014-06-18","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT - CASE 431869 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER OF RECORD FROM THE REPORT ISSUED. CALL AND COMPLETE AN INITIAL INSPECTION WITH THE BUILDING INSPECTOR PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK.NO UNDERPINNING ON THIS PERMIT.CONTACT THE STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR A SIDEWALK CLOSING PERMIT ID REQUIRED."},{"number":"520913","date":"2014-12-30","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-12-30","scope":"CHANGE CURRENT LOT LINES TO CREATE TWO (2) SEPARATE LOTS*******, CURRENTLY ONE OPA ACCOUNT, SCOPE OF PROPOSAL CHANGED, LOTS CONSOLIDATED BY DEED TO MATCH SINGLE OPA ACCT, 3 UNITS PER BLDG, 6 TOTAL ON LOT, ADDITIONS PER PLANS"},{"number":"553865","date":"2015-11-24","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-31","scope":"FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND ADDITION (TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING) TO CREATE TWO (2) ATTACHED BUILDINGS FROM ONE (1) EXISTING ATTACHED (3) STORY BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EACH BUILDING TO CONTAIN THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS (SIX (6) TOTAL ON PROPERTY). BUILDINGS TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR BUILDING \"1609\". SEE A/P #597514 FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY PERMIT FOR BUILDING \"1611.\" SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR A MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"597514","date":"2015-11-24","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-31","scope":"FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR BUILDING '1611.' SEE A/P #553865 FOR APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"733019","date":"2016-11-15","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-27","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A THREE-FAMILY DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R STANDARDS. SYSTEM IS EQUIPPED WITH A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND IS SERVICED VIA A 2\" FIRE SERVICE MAIN LINE."},{"number":"734787","date":"2016-11-15","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-27","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A THREE-FAMILY DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R STANDARDS. SYSTEM IS EQUIPPED WITH A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND IS SERVICED VIA A 2\" FIRE SERVICE MAIN LINE. SEE PERMIT #733019 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"745185","date":"2016-12-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-26","scope":"5\" LATERAL,CURB TRAP,4\" CAST IRON IN BASEMENT,MD,YARD DRAIN,STACK AND ROUGH IN AND FINISH 3 BATHROOMS AND 3 KITCHEN SINK PA20163541276 (MULTI FAMILY)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"745197","date":"2016-12-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-26","scope":"5\" LATERAL,CURB TRAP,4\" CAST IRON IN BASEMENT,MD,YARD DRAIN,STACK AND ROUGH IN AND FINISH 3 BATHROOMS AND 3 KITCHEN SINK PA20163541276 (MULTI FAMILY)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"742362","date":"2017-01-09","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-24","scope":"WIRING TRIPLEX WITH SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES AND SMOKES WITH A 300AMP SERVICE AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT) INCOMING NEW COMPLETE FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION AS PER NFPA72"},{"number":"746702","date":"2017-02-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-25","scope":"TRIPLEX, 300A INCOMING SERVICE & WIRING OF SWITCHES, LIGHTS, OUTLETS AND SMOKE/CO BY 2008 NEC. . NEW FIRE ALARM AS PER NFPA 72 SOUTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"757905","date":"2017-02-08","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-26","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 4"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed ×2"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"885908","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"2322 Park LLC","legalName":"2322 Park LLC","address":"1609-11 FEDERAL ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":6,"issuedDate":"2022-01-21","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-06","expirationDate":"2027-01-20","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"885908","type":"Rental","businessName":"2322 Park LLC","legalName":"2322 Park LLC","issuedDate":"2022-01-21","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-06","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-01-20","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-30","units":6,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 109% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $563,000 to $1,176,400","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #520913: 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: 543986 (EXPIRED).","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":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 7 historical violations across 4 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1910 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"5 failed, 4 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Aug 3, 2017.","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":"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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through May 7, 2027; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 7, 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. 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