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FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL STRUCTURES AND FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY AN ELEVATOR, TWO PILOT HOUSES FOR ROOF MAINTENANCE ONLY, WITH A GREEN ROOF(SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS)"},{"number":"CP-2020-006666","date":"2021-12-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FIVE (5) STORY STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY), THIRTY-SEVEN (37) DWELLING UNITS AND ACCESSORY PARKING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. FIRE RETARDANT TREATED STUDS AND SHEATHING REQUIRED IN EXTERIOR WALLS FOR TYPE III CONSTRUCTION. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. FIRE WATCH REQUIRED PER CODE BULLETIN F-2001. *2018 IBC* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 3/17/22 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2020-006666 FOR CHANGE TO DPRC-SI AND TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING AND SHEETING/SHORING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMENDMENT APPROVED 3/13/23 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2020-006666 TO INCLUDE RATED FIRE AND WATER METER ROOMS IN THE BASEMENT LEVEL AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2023-013177","date":"2023-10-09","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"New fixtures and piping to include: 49 Water closets, 47 Lavatories, 46 Shower/tub units, 33 laundry sinks, 37 kitchen sinks, 40 electric water heaters, 8 roof drains, 2 ejector pumps, 1 RPZ device, 40 floor drains, and 1 backwater valve. 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SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"EP-2023-008827","date":"2024-12-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-07","scope":"INSTALLATION OF ROOFTOP MOUNTED 53.7KW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PV SYSTEM ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC AND PER PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Solar Panels and Structure"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"288408","type":"Tow Truck","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GEORGE THOMAS (T/A GMT TOWING)","legalName":"GEORGE THOMAS","address":"225 W RITTENHOUSE ST","revenueCode":"3383","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2003-02-26","latestIssueDate":"2003-02-26","expirationDate":"2004-12-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"288409","type":"Tow Truck","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GEORGE THOMAS (T/A GMT TOWING)","legalName":"GEORGE THOMAS","address":"225 W RITTENHOUSE ST","revenueCode":"3383","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2003-02-26","latestIssueDate":"2003-02-26","expirationDate":"2004-12-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"723794","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BERNADETTE BARTLE","legalName":"BERNADETTE BARTLE ","address":"225 W RITTENHOUSE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2016-12-20","latestIssueDate":"2019-07-14","expirationDate":"2019-12-19","inactiveDate":"2020-02-17"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"723794","type":"Rental","businessName":"BERNADETTE BARTLE","legalName":"BERNADETTE BARTLE ","issuedDate":"2016-12-20","latestIssueDate":"2019-07-14","closureDate":"2020-02-17","expirationDate":"2019-12-19","inactiveDate":"2020-02-17","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"288408","type":"Tow Truck","businessName":"GEORGE THOMAS (T/A GMT TOWING)","legalName":"GEORGE THOMAS","issuedDate":"2003-02-26","latestIssueDate":"2003-02-26","closureDate":"2004-12-31","expirationDate":"2004-12-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","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":["5 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 2497% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $220,800 to $5,733,200","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":"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":"3 permits not marked completed: CP-2020-006666 (Issued), PP-2023-013177 (Issued), MP-2024-000912 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 7 historical violations across 6 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit 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":"Tow Truck #288408: Inactive; Tow Truck #288409: 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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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/"}],"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. 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