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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION. LOT FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (SEVEN (7) DWELLING UNITS) WITH TWO (2) DWELLINGS IN BUILDING 1 AND FIVE (5) DWELLINGS IN BUILDING 2. ONE (1) ACCESSORY, INTERIOR PARKING SPACE LOCATED IN THE BUILDING 2. NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"619206","date":"2015-06-22","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-07-23","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD-BEARING PARTITION WALLS AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"646248","date":"2015-12-15","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-12-15","scope":"TO AMEND A/P NO 559195, CAL NO 23891 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: ADDITION AT REAR OF BUILDING #1, ADDITION OF ROOD DECK ON BUILDING #1, ONE (1) ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACE IN BUILDING #2. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS AND APPLICATION. A/P NO 559195 ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING: FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION (1ST - 4TH FLOORS) TO THE EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED FRONT BUILDING (BUILDING 1) AND FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION (3RD - 4TH FLOORS) TO THE EXISTING ATTACHED REAR BUILDING (BUILDING 2). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION. LOT FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (SEVEN (7) DWELLING UNITS) WITH TWO (2) DWELLINGS IN BUILDING 1 AND FIVE (5) DWELLINGS IN BUILDING 2. ONE (1) ACCESSORY, INTERIOR PARKING SPACE LOCATED IN THE BUILDING 2. NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"664826","date":"2016-08-24","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-11","scope":"FOR A REAR ADDITION AND A FOURTH STORY ADDITION ON THREE-STORY PORTION OF AN EXISTING FOUR-STORY STRUCTURE (BUILDING #1) WITH INTERIOR ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT AND FOR A TWO-STORY ADDITION ON AN EXISTING TWO-STORY STRUCTURE AND INTERIOR ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT AT REAR CARRIAGE HOUSE STRUCTURE (BUILDING #2), AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **ABATEMENT OF ASBESTOS REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF ANY WORK**"},{"number":"779545","date":"2017-05-01","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-28","scope":"INSTALL 1.5 WATER SERVICE, HOUSE DRAIN AND 5\" LATERAL (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":"769482","date":"2017-05-04","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-26","scope":"ADDITION:BULDG.#1 INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PLUMBING;CURB TRAP AND FAI;MULTI FAMILY DWELLINGS - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"803791","date":"2017-07-28","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-11","scope":"INSTALL (5) HEAT PUMPS WITH DUCTWORK. 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COMBINED MANUAL WET STANDPIPE SYSTEMS TO SERVE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER & COMBINED STANDPIPE SYSTEM INSTALLS PER NFPA 13/13R/14."},{"number":"901209","date":"2018-08-10","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-13","scope":"90 DAY TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY"},{"number":"878699","date":"2018-08-10","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-11","scope":"AMEND FIRE SUPP PERMIT# 793293 TO REMOVE STANDPIPE INSTALL AT GROUP R-3 BLDG# 1 ONLY; NO CHANGE TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS FOR EITHER BUILDING OR BLDG# 2 STANDPIPE SYSTEM PERMITTED HEREIN."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":1.21,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #559195: COMPLETED. The history also contains “CO- BLDG OCCUPIED PRE-CO.”","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jun 20, 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-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as apartments; 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":"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 Aug 17, 2018.","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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation 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/"}]}