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PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-15","scope":"FOR A LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT (PARCEL \"F\") FROM TWO (2) ZONING LOTS (3948 PINE STREET & 3950 PINE STREET) EXISTING WITH ONE (1) OFFICE OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENT ACCOUNT (3948-50 PINE STREET). SIZE AND LOCATION OF CONSOLIDATED LOT AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION / PLAN; NO CHANGE IN STRUCTURE HEIGHT OR AREA THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"886268","date":"2018-07-19","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-19","scope":"USE REGISTRATION PERMIT APPLICATTION FOR SIX (6) RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT UNITS."},{"number":"911727","date":"2018-10-30","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-02-09","scope":"FOR HVAC ALTERATIONS TO ACCOMODATE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT & ASSOCIATED PADS, DWELLING UNIT DUCTWORK & TERMINAL DEVICES, & ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED HVAC WORK PER APPROVED PLANSF. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY ELECTRICAL WORK. SEE BUILDING PERMIT# 896551 FOR ORIGINAL APPLICATION FOR PERMIT."},{"number":"896551","date":"2018-10-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-02-10","scope":"FOR A COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO CREATE A MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING THROUGHOUT TWO (2) EXISTING THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. UNOCCUPIED BASEMENT, BUILDINGS SEPARATED BY A FIRE WALL INCLUDING LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT EACH FOR THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS FOR DWELLING UNIT & EXIT ENCLOSURE SPACES, INSTALLATION OF NEW STAIRWAYS, STRUCTURAL REPAIR WORK, & ALL ASSOCIATED FINISH WORK; EACH BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB., & FIRESUPP WORK. ASBESTOS ABATEMENT TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"911726","date":"2018-10-30","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-25","scope":"FOR DOCUMENTATION OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY (CO) AT \"3950 PINE ST\" BUILDING, PER THE PHILADELPHIA CODE SEC. A-701.2, LOCATED ON PREVIOUSLY CONSOLIDATED LOT INCLUDING BOTH \"3948\" & \"3950\" PINE ST BUILDINGS. NO WORK PERMITTED UNDER THIS PERMIT - SEE BUILDING PERMIT# 896551 FOR ALL APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS & ORIGINAL APPLICATION FOR PERMIT."},{"number":"882424","date":"2019-01-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2020-12-31","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":"962849","date":"2019-05-13","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2020-12-31","scope":"ALL NEW DRAWINGS ND WATER LINES TO ALL 3 FLOOR AS PER PLANS. THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE 2004 PHILA PLUMBING CODE."},{"number":"969157","date":"2019-05-15","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-23","scope":"AMEND PERMIT# 896551 FOR REMOVAL OF EXIST. CHIMNEY CONFLICTING WITH PROPOSED PLANS; REV'D STAIR FRAMING INDEPENDENT OF PARTY WALL, NEW FRAMING IN BSMNT; REV'D BATHROOM LAYOUT; & ROOF REPAIR DETAIL FOR CHIMNEY REMOVAL PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"982614","date":"2019-07-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-01","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM PANEL NEW DEVICES AND RUN WIRE AS PER NFPA 70 AND NEC 2008 CODE. (WEST DIST)"},{"number":"963095","date":"2019-09-18","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-01","scope":"EXISTING 400AMP SERVICE, 6 100AMP PANEL BOX, 1 HOUSE PANEL BASE. NEW GROUNDING SYSTEM AS PER NEC 2008 CODE AND DRAWINGS NEW OUTLETS, SWITCHES, LIGHTS, EXIT SIGN, AS PER DRAWINGS AND NFPA 72(WEST DIST)"},{"number":"GM-2026-000733","date":"2026-03-19","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-22","scope":"**Existing Philadelphia Historic Property** For repair / replacement of roof covering(s) on existing roof(s) in accordance with the attached EZ Permit Re-Roofing Standard. Failure to comply with the attached EZ Permit Re-Roofing Standard shall result in revocation of this permit."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"222176","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV OF PA","legalName":"TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV OF PA","address":"3948-50 PINE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":6,"issuedDate":"2004-08-24","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-04","expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"222176","type":"Rental","businessName":"TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV OF PA","legalName":"TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV OF PA","issuedDate":"2004-08-24","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-04","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","units":6,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 42% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,101,100 to $1,564,500","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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 #886268: 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":"5 permits not marked completed: 911727 (Expired), 896551 (Expired), 911726 (Expired), 882424 (Expired), 962849 (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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 13, 2026; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Dec 19, 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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1870 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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 23, 2019.","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":"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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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/"}]}