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(4) -Install wiring, box, and device for motion sensors ( 2 ceiling & 1 wall) (3) E3.0 Power Plan - Install wiring, box and device HP-17 dedicated 120V/20A circuit feeding (4) duplex convenience receptacle. - Install wiring, box and device HP-19 dedicated 120V/20A circuit feeding (4) duplex convenience receptacle. -Install wiring, box and device HP-21 dedicated 120V/20A circuit feeding (4) duplex convenience receptacle. -Install wiring, box and device HP-23/25 dedicated 240V/30A circuit feeding (1) exterior condensing unit with service disconnect. -Install wiring, box and device HP-27 dedicated 120V/20A circuit feeding AHU-1 with service disconnect. - Install wiring, box and device HP-29 dedicated 120V/20A circuit feeding new lighting. -Install wiring, box and device HP-20/22 dedicated 240V/20A circuit feeding HP-1 with service disconnect. -Install wiring, box and device HP-24/26 dedicated 240V/20A circuit feeding EUH-1 with service disconnect. -Install wiring, box and device HP-28 dedicated 120V/20A circuit feeding MOD-1. 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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.15,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":4774552.5},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"221089","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"KALIDAN LTD PARTNERSHIP","legalName":"KALIDAN LTD PARTNERSHIP","address":"4317-21 SPRUCE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":24,"issuedDate":"2004-03-22","latestIssueDate":"2017-03-15","expirationDate":"2018-02-28","inactiveDate":"2018-04-29"},{"number":"782514","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RECTOR STREET ASSOCIATES  LP","legalName":"RECTOR STREET ASSOCIATES  LP","address":"4317-21 SPRUCE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":24,"issuedDate":"2018-07-09","latestIssueDate":"2022-09-16","expirationDate":"2023-07-08","inactiveDate":"2023-09-06"},{"number":"929541","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"BPH 4311-21 SPRUCE GP TIC LLC","legalName":"BPH 4311-21 SPRUCE GP TIC LLC","address":"4317-21 SPRUCE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":24,"issuedDate":"2023-07-27","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-22","expirationDate":"2026-07-26","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"929541","type":"Rental","businessName":"BPH 4311-21 SPRUCE GP TIC LLC","legalName":"BPH 4311-21 SPRUCE GP TIC LLC","issuedDate":"2023-07-27","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-22","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-07-26","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"782514","type":"Rental","businessName":"RECTOR STREET ASSOCIATES  LP","legalName":"RECTOR STREET ASSOCIATES  LP","issuedDate":"2018-07-09","latestIssueDate":"2022-09-16","closureDate":"2023-09-06","expirationDate":"2023-07-08","inactiveDate":"2023-09-06","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"221089","type":"Rental","businessName":"KALIDAN LTD PARTNERSHIP","legalName":"KALIDAN LTD PARTNERSHIP","issuedDate":"2004-03-22","latestIssueDate":"2017-03-15","closureDate":"2018-04-29","expirationDate":"2018-02-28","inactiveDate":"2018-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":24,"signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 5 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2023","permit activity in 2023, 2024"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale 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. 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