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PILOT HOUSE WILL BE NARROWER INWIDTH AND LOGER TO ACCOMODATE THE PROPOSED STAIRS. TWO PILOT HOUSES WILL BE ROTATED TO RELATE TO THE STREET ANGLE AND BUILDING INTERIORS."},{"number":"985383","date":"2019-06-13","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-13","scope":"TO REFLECT CORRECTED USE TO STATE: TWO (2) DOUBLE HEIGHT VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES ON FIRST FLOOR (USE REGISTRATION PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND HOUSEHOLD LIVING (FORTY-TWO (42) DWELLING UNITS) WITH GREEN ROOF, AND FOURTEEN (14) CLASS IA BICYCLE SPACES ALONG AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE, ALL AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PERMIT #941660."},{"number":"962187","date":"2019-08-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-01","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECKS AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURES (PRIVATE ROOF DECKS); FOR USE AS (42) DWELLING UNITS WITH TYPE A AND B DWELLING UNITS AND VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES AT THE 1ST FLOOR LEVEL. NO AMENITY SPACE ON THIS PERMIT. ENTIRE BUILDING TO BE SPRINLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"1006154","date":"2019-08-29","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-02","scope":"TANK REMOVAL PERMIT - REMOVAL OF ONE 1,000 GALLON HEATNG OIL UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) REMOVE ANY PETROLEUM PRODUCT/WATER FROM TANK, CLEAN TANK, CONDUCT A CONFIRMATORY SOIL SAMPLING OF SURROUNDING SOIL. CONTIGENCY PLAN IN PLACE IN THE CASE CONTAMINATED SOILS DISCOVERED AND BACKFILL. ALL WORK COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PADEP UST REMOVAL GUIDELINES. PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WITH A TANK CLOSURE REPORT."},{"number":"1039102","date":"2020-01-22","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-22","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ELEVATOR OVERRIDE ADDITION AT 5 FT. HIGH ABOVE THE ROOF. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICAITON/PLANS. ** NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT.** TWO (2) VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES FROM 1ST FL. SAPCE # 1A THROUGH 2ND FL. SPACE #1B & FROM 1ST FL. SPACE #2A THROUGH 2ND FL. #2B (USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (42 DWELLING UNITS) WITH GREEN ROOF, FROMT 1ST FL. THROUGH 4TH FLOORS WITH FOURTEEN (14) CLASS IA BICYCLE SPACES ALONG AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE, ALL AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PERMIT #709739."},{"number":"1054823","date":"2020-05-27","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-27","scope":"ROUGH ING AND INSTALL 42 KS, 42 W/M STANDPIPES, 46 WC, 46 LAVS, 46 TUBS PER 2018 PHILA PLUMBING CODE"},{"number":"FP-2020-001941","date":"2020-10-16","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-28","scope":"Rough-In Permit for FP-2020-001925 Install auto wet sprinkler system throughout per NFPA 13 and NFPA 13R"},{"number":"EP-2020-006299","date":"2020-11-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-24","scope":"Install 2000A, 3 phase service to include 42 meters, sub panels and house panel. New fire alarm wiring and devices per plans,ALL SLEEPING AREAS (living rms&bedrooms)TO HAVE LOW-FREQUENCY SOUND . Installation switches, receptacles, and fixtures per plans. All work to be done according to engineer sealed drawings."},{"number":"FP-2020-001925","date":"2020-12-28","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-05","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDNACE WITH NFPA 13 IN FOUR STORY BUILDING TO INCLUDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, TWO STANDPIPE RISERES PER NFPA 14, AND A 6-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2021-000584","date":"2021-03-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-05","scope":"- INSTALLING DUCTLESS MINI SPLITS IN EACH APARTMENT (97 TOTAL) - INSTALLING 4-WAY CEILING CASSETTES IN HALLWAYS ON EACH FLOOR (9 TOTAL) - INSTALLING AND RUNNING COPPER LINESETS TO ROOF - INSTALLING CONDENSERS ON ROOF (44 TOTAL) - INSTALLING BRANCHBOXES - INSTALLING DRYER VENTS - INSTALLING BATHROOM EXHAUSTS"},{"number":"CP-2024-001515","date":"2024-04-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-13","scope":"FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACES LOCATED ON THE FIRST AND 2ND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE . ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE CREATION OF ACCESSIBLE RESTROOMS . BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2024-006522","date":"2024-06-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-08-29","scope":"Installation of ADA Bathroom WC and Lavatory. Installation of Two hair wash chairs with two hair interceptor. All work to conform with 2018 PPC"},{"number":"EP-2024-006400","date":"2024-07-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-08-26","scope":"Supply power for 80 gallon hot water heater 10-2 w/g and thirty amps two pole breaker Supply power in m/c 12-2 w/g 20 amp circuit homerun to three gfci outlets counter height along north wall. Supply power in m/c 12-2 w/g to bathroom gfci outlet and fan and light center of ceiling on separate 20 amp circuit home run. Supply power in m/c 12-2 w/g to two gfci outlets counter height along west wall 20 amp circuit home run. Take circuit from panel that feeds lighting circuit, run switch tail to front of building entrance to control lighting. Supply switch and overhead sconce above north wall and switch and overhead sconce on west wall on same circuit in 12-2 m/c. Notes Need countertop heights before box setting No fixtures supplied by contractor Need fixture height for each wall sconce on North and west walls switch height will be 48” Above finish floor."},{"number":"ZP-2024-003284","date":"2026-01-15","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×7"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"915617","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Cecil B Moore Investments, LLC","legalName":"Cecil B Moore Investments, LLC","address":"330 CECIL B MOORE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":42,"issuedDate":"2023-02-01","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-20","expirationDate":"2027-01-31","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"915617","type":"Rental","businessName":"Cecil B Moore Investments, LLC","legalName":"Cecil B Moore Investments, LLC","issuedDate":"2023-02-01","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-20","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-01-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","units":42,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$17,138 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","failed L&I inspection activity in 2022"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["4 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #709739: 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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$17,138.31 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-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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (401 HACKENSACK AVE 3RD FL, HACKESACK NJ, 07601).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"8 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 26, 2023.","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":"5 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":"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 4 historical violations across 2 cases.","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/"}]}