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REMOVE ANY PETROLEUM PRODUCT/WATER. CONDUCT A CONFIRMATORY SOIL SAMPLING OF SURROUNDING SOIL. CONTIGENCY PLAN IN PLACE IN THE CASE CONTAMINATED SOILS DISCOVERED. FILL IN PLACE WITH SAND OR FLOWABLE FILL CONCRETE MIXTURE. ALL WORK COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA DEP UST REMOVAL GUIDELINES. A CERTIFICATION & CLOSURE REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED TO INSPECTOR."},{"number":"PP-2023-011302","date":"2023-09-01","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-26","scope":"Moving the existing 4\" back-flow preventer from the basement into a new hot box on the front lawn."},{"number":"CP-2023-004673","date":"2023-12-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-22","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, DOORS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES, BRICK REPOINTING, REPLACE WINDOWS IN EXISTING OPENINGS, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 MINIMUM. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. AMENDMENT 4/21/25 TO VERIFY EXISTING CONSTRUCTION CONDITIONS."},{"number":"EP-2024-003483","date":"2024-08-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-11","scope":"ELECTRICAL WORK ASSOCIATED WITH LEVEL II ALTERATIONS APPROVED ON PARENT BUILDING PERMIT CP-2023-004673 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC. REPLACE (1) EXISTING 200 AMP PANEL & (1) 225 AMP PANEL USING THE EXISTING FEEDERS. PROVIDE NEW FEEDERS THE TWO ELEVATORS. INSTALL A NEW 20KW 120/240V 1 PHASE GENERATOR & NEW 200 AMP 120/240V 1 PHASE ATS. INSTALL A NEW 85 AMP 240V SERVICE FOR THE NEW FIRE PUMP. REPLACE LIGHTS , CEILING FANS, SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, SMOKE & CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS IN 106 DWELLING UNITS USING THE EXISTING BRANCH CIRCUITS. REPLACE THE LOAD CENTERS IN 106 DWELLING UNITS USING THE EXISTING FEEDERS. REPLACE THE EXISTING NORMAL & EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN THE COMMON AREAS,OFFICES, STAIRS, MECHANICAL ROOMS & ROOF USING THE EXISTING CIRCUITING. INSTALL NEW RECEPTACLES IN THE 1ST FLOOR OFFICES. PROVIDE POWER TO THE NEW HVAC EQUIPMENT ON THE 1ST FLOOR USING THE EXISTING CIRCUITS. INSTALL (1) SITE LIGHT & POLE. REPLACE EXISTING LIGHT SWITCHES WITH OCCUPANCY SENSORS. INSTALL A NEW ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. ALL ELECTRICAL INSTALLTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC. 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FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE PUMP AS PER APPROVED PLANS, NFPA 20, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. FOR THREE (3) CLASS ONE (1) MANUAL WET STANDPIPES AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NFPA 14. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF ANY WORK. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Tank Install/Removal"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"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":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"215419","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"F O P SENIOR CITIZEN INC","legalName":"F O P SENIOR CITIZEN INC","address":"730 BYBERRY RD","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Other","units":106,"issuedDate":"2004-05-17","latestIssueDate":"2024-01-18","expirationDate":"2025-02-28","inactiveDate":"2025-04-29"},{"number":"511772","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"F O P SENIOR CITIZENS INC","legalName":"F O P SENIOR CITIZENS INC","address":"730 BYBERRY RD","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-08-17","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-27","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"0969449","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"730 Byberry Road LP","legalName":"730 Byberry Road LP","address":"730 BYBERRY RD","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":106,"issuedDate":"2025-01-15","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-15","expirationDate":"2027-01-14","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0969449","type":"Rental","businessName":"730 Byberry Road LP","legalName":"730 Byberry Road LP","issuedDate":"2025-01-15","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-15","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-01-14","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"511772","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"F O P SENIOR CITIZENS INC","legalName":"F O P SENIOR CITIZENS INC","issuedDate":"2010-08-17","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-27","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"215419","type":"Rental","businessName":"F O P SENIOR CITIZEN INC","legalName":"F O P SENIOR CITIZEN INC","issuedDate":"2004-05-17","latestIssueDate":"2024-01-18","closureDate":"2025-04-29","expirationDate":"2025-02-28","inactiveDate":"2025-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":106,"signals":[{"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":["7 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":"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. 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":"1 permit not marked completed: FP-2025-000316 (Issued).","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jul 12, 2023","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":"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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1971 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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 22, 2026.","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":"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/"}]}