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STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED BY HAND AND WITH HAND HELD TOOLS ONLY. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8.5 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2 * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED"},{"number":"865784","date":"2018-07-27","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-18","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE WITH BASEMENT; FOR USE AS FOURTEEN (14) DWELLING UNITS. FOUNDATION SHALL BE DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT. ENTIRE BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED."},{"number":"902577","date":"2018-09-11","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-18","scope":"INSTALLATION OF (14) HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS WITH ALL REQUIRED DUCT WORK AS PER MECHANICAL PLANS. ALL DUCT WORK WITH BE SELF CONTAINED IN EACH LIVING SPACE. BUILDING APP# 854187"},{"number":"915412","date":"2018-11-01","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-27","scope":"AMEND EXISTING PERMIT 865784 TO INCLUDE UNDERPININNG AS PER APPROVED PLAN."},{"number":"921154","date":"2018-11-05","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-18","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13, WITH A TWO-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE; FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASEEMBLY, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"938399","date":"2019-03-01","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-18","scope":"ALL ELECTRICAL WIRING THROUGHOUT AS PER NEC 2008 AND FIRE ALARM AS PER NFPA 72 SEE LOG:"},{"number":"967200","date":"2019-05-10","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-18","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION: INTERIOR PLUMBING; 12KS 12WM 12HWH 53LAVS 53SHOWERS 53 WATER CLOSETS 2YARD DRAINS"},{"number":"960989","date":"2019-05-10","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-15","scope":"INSTALL 2-CURB TRAPS AND FAI AND INSTALL A NEW 2\" WATER SERVICE-PA1#20190851970-\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\"."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"demo"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"277067","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"TEMPLETON PROPERTIES II LP","legalName":"TEMPLETON PROPERTIES II LP","address":"1529 N 15TH ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2002-04-25","latestIssueDate":"2002-04-25","expirationDate":"2003-02-28","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"212792","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"TEMPLETOWN PROPERTIES II","legalName":"TEMPLETOWN PROPERTIES II","address":"1529 N 15TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":3,"issuedDate":"2004-03-17","latestIssueDate":"2017-02-28","expirationDate":"2018-02-28","inactiveDate":"2018-04-29"},{"number":"938034","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Raykin Holdings LLC","legalName":"Raykin Holdings LLC","address":"1529 N 15TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":14,"issuedDate":"2023-11-15","latestIssueDate":"2023-11-15","expirationDate":"2024-11-14","inactiveDate":"2025-01-13"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"938034","type":"Rental","businessName":"Raykin Holdings LLC","legalName":"Raykin Holdings LLC","issuedDate":"2023-11-15","latestIssueDate":"2023-11-15","closureDate":"2025-01-13","expirationDate":"2024-11-14","inactiveDate":"2025-01-13","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"212792","type":"Rental","businessName":"TEMPLETOWN PROPERTIES II","legalName":"TEMPLETOWN PROPERTIES II","issuedDate":"2004-03-17","latestIssueDate":"2017-02-28","closureDate":"2018-04-29","expirationDate":"2018-02-28","inactiveDate":"2018-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"277067","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"TEMPLETON PROPERTIES II LP","legalName":"TEMPLETON PROPERTIES II LP","issuedDate":"2002-04-25","latestIssueDate":"2002-04-25","closureDate":"2003-02-28","expirationDate":"2003-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 35% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $3,500,000 to $4,731,700","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":"Appeal #32407: OPEN · Granted with conditions; related permit 825520. Use permit #825520: 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: 820586 (EXPIRED), 839113 (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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$88.13 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"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":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 29, 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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"3 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #277067: Inactive","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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 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/"}]}