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FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUNDATION SYSTEM AS PER GEOTECHNICAL REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL WORK SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVEDP PLANS. **NO WORK IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY; NO CURBCUT OR SIDEWALK WORK COVERED UNDER THIS PERMIT.** FINAL STREETS DEPT. APPROVAL IS REQUIRED ON NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT**"},{"number":"873899","date":"2018-06-14","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-22","scope":"FOP THE ERECTION OF A SIX (6) STORY - TYPE IB STRUCTURE SIX - MID RISE STRUCTURE; FOR USE AS 49 DWELLING UNITS WITH ACCESSORY PARKING. BUILDING TO BE PROVIDED WITH TYPE A AND TYPE B DWELLING UNITS. SEE AP#855445 FOR FOUNDATION PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"910424","date":"2018-10-12","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-21","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION: INTERIOR PLUMBING: 6 STORY STRUCTURE; 49 DWELLING UNITS; (306) FIXTURES; 54 WATER HEATERS -THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"906918","date":"2018-11-08","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-02","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13, WITH A 6-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A WET STANDPIPE SYSTEM AT EXIT STAIRS, A NEW BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, AND A FIRE PUMP IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 20, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **FIRE PUMP ROOM TO BE RATED WITH MINIMUM 1-HOUR FIRE RATED CONSTRUCTION** ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"914466","date":"2019-01-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-02","scope":"INSTALLATION OF NEW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR 39 LIVING UNITS & 1 COMMERCIAL SPACE,2000AMP SERVICE,25KW GENERATOR,BRANCH WIRING OF RECEPTACLES AND LIGHTING.INSTALL EM/EXIT LIGHTING.INSTALL ONLY POWER TO HVAC EQUIPMENT AND INSTALL POWER ONLY TO FIRE PUMP PER 2008 NEC (MIXED USE)INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM PER NFPA 72"},{"number":"933358","date":"2019-01-11","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-02","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO INCLUDE REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS, SUPPLY/EXHAUST DUCTWORK, ROOF TOP UNITS AND ALL OTHER WORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS. 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Install six (6) RRUs (2 per sector) - Install 3 DC cables & 3 fiber trunks (in cable tray) - Install one (1) equipment platform w/H-frame, at grade - Install 1 equipment cabinet, 1 telco fiber box, 1 PPC cabinet and 1 GPS unit on equipment platform - Install 6' high chain link fence w/ gate around equipment platform Along with all other previously approved uses."},{"number":"GP-2022-011021","date":"2023-02-02","work":"Antenna","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-02-23","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ROOFTOP ANTENNAS AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2023-002061","date":"2023-03-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-06","scope":"INSTALL NEW 200 AMP SERVICE FROM BUILDING SWITCH GEAR IN 2\" CONDUIT ABOVE DROP CEILING IN PARKING GARAGE INSTALL NEW 200 AMP PPC (PANEL) ON PURPOSED DISH EQUIP PLATFORM INSTALL NEW 100 AMP CIRCUIT FROM DISH PPC TO BTS CABINET INSTALL GROUND RIND AROUND NEW DISH EQUIPMENT PLATFORM GROUND ALL EQUIPMENT TO GROUND RING AS PER 2017 NEC"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Antenna"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":63000000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"221285","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"NEW HORIZONS WEST I LLP","legalName":"NEW HORIZONS WEST I LLP","address":"4045 BALTIMORE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":97,"issuedDate":"2004-05-26","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-21","expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"518193","type":"Dumpster License - 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Use permit #768557: 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: PP-2020-015356 (Expired), GP-2022-011021 (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":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 2 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Escape Report: Safe through Sep 14, 2027; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Apr 25, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Apr 17, 2027; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jun 24, 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":"2 active Rental License records 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 (2228 E DEERFIELD DR, UPPER PROVIDENCE PA, 19063).","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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1926 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":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 18, 2022.","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 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/"}]}