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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN PER APPLICATION/PLAN. FOR USE AS A VACANT LOT."},{"number":"738872","date":"2016-12-01","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-01-04","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF A DETACHED ONE STORY STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A WAREHOUSE. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & ENGINEER'S REPORT. SUCH DOCUMENTATION AND PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN B-1302R.DEMOLITION TO BE COMPLETE VIA HAND DEMO AND MACHINERY AS REFERENCED IN REPORT. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION REQUIRED AS REFLECTED ON APPROVED SITE PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC (SAFETY ZONE IS 8.0 FEET). SEPARATE STREET/SIDEWALK CLOSURE PERMIT TO BE OBTAINED FROM STREETS DEPAREMENT PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"741292","date":"2017-03-10","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-03","scope":"CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE FOUNDATION SYSTEM WITH DEEP FOOTINGS, PILE CAPS, REINFORCED SLAB & ASSOCIATED FOUNDATION ELELEMENTS FOR FUTURE MULTI-FAMILY HIGH-RISE BUILDING. ALL MEANS OF PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"774606","date":"2017-04-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-03","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION: EXTERIOR PLUMBING; 12\" LATERAL & 10\" LATERAL PA20178892200 - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"719478","date":"2017-09-20","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-20","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF 17 STORY MIXED USE BUILDING, WITH GROUND FLOOR RETAIL, 180 DWELLING UNITS, 14 PARKING SPACES AND 60 BICYCLE PARKING SPACES."},{"number":"800361","date":"2017-10-03","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-03","scope":"APPLICATION IS FO RTHE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW ( ORIGINAL APP# 719487, CAL# 28902); FOR THE INCREASE THE STORY OF THE BUILDING FROM 17 TO 18 , FOR THE INCREASE TOTAL # OF MULTI FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ( TOTAL 193 DWELLING UNITS);THE HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE IS DECREASED ( 191' 5 1/2\" TO A 188' 6 1/2\"), GFA IS INCERASE UPTO 1190 SF WITH TWELVE (12) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES , 78 BICYCLE SPACES AND TWO(2) OPEN AIR LOADING SPACES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"824820","date":"2017-11-17","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-09","scope":"TEMPOPARY SERVICE FOR CONSTRUCTION SITE TRAILER,SITE POWER AND LIGHTING PER 2008 NEC (MULTI FAMILY)"},{"number":"824224","date":"2017-12-01","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-12","scope":"AMEND PERMIT 741292 FOR THE ERECTION, OPERATION, AND DIS-ASSEMBLY OF TOWER CRANE, LOCATED COMPLETELY WITH PROPERTY-LINE, INCLUDING FOUNDATION INSTALLATION, ACCESSORY TO CONSTRUCTION OF FUTURE HIGH RISE STRUCTURE PER APPROVED PLANS & ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION."},{"number":"827442","date":"2017-12-01","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-03","scope":"FURNISH AND INSTALL NEW UNDERGROUND SANITARY AND STORM PIPING FOR FUTURE BUILDING-PA1#PENDING-\"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\""},{"number":"841126","date":"2018-01-24","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-12","scope":"TO AMEND ORIGINAL PERMIT #827442 TO INCLUDE UNDERGROUND PLUMBING PIPING THAT WAS CHANGED DUE TO THE INVERT OF SANITARY CONNECTION THAT WAS TOO HIGH."},{"number":"847241","date":"2018-01-26","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-12","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF (18) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE MIXED-USE HIGH-RISE MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING BUILDING OF REINFORCED CONCRETE & PRE-FABRICATED WINDOW WALL EXTERIOR WALL CONSTRUCTION PER APPROVED PLANS; BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE FITOUT & ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB., & FIRESUPP WORK W. FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION APPROVED UNDER BUILDING PERMIT# 741292."},{"number":"885974","date":"2018-06-29","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-12","scope":"320 NEW WALL HEAT PUMP UNIT. 1329 GRILLES, REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND LINEARS. 3 EXHAUST FANS, 2 SUPPLY FANS, 2 FOOFTOP VENTILATION, 7 SSPLITS SYSTEMS A/C CONDENSING, 34 INDOOR A/C UNIT, 11 ELECTRIC HEATERS DUCT WORK, 2 SUPPLY FANS."},{"number":"844868","date":"2018-07-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-12","scope":"1509 PLUMBING FIXTURES WITH STORM WATER, SANITARY, AND DOMESTIC WATER PIPING FOR A NEW 18 STORY MIXED USE BUILDING. NON-METALIC PIPE IN NOT ALLOWED.THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"855968","date":"2018-07-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-12","scope":"NEW 13,200 VOLT SERVICE, BACKUP GEN WIRING SWITCHEN, RECEPTS, LIGHTS, SMOKES, CAT6 COAX CABLE, TV COMPLETE SECURITY SYSTEMS, AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT) INSTALL COMPLETE FIRE ALARM AS PER NFPA72"},{"number":"857074","date":"2018-08-08","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO - 6 INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH ISOLATION VALVE, BACKFLOW PREVENTER, FIRE PUMP, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM PER NFPA 13 AND STANDPIPES IN THE EXIT STAIRWAYS PER NFPA 14. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2026-000083","date":"2026-01-09","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Eating and Drinking Establishments - Prepared Food Shop"},{"number":"CP-2025-006176","date":"2026-01-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. FOR USE AS EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS-PREPARED FOOD SHOP. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. ***************** SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ****************************************** 05/28/26 AMENDMENT: TO REMOVE KITCHEN HOOD INSTALLATION AS NO COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD IS PROPOSED AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION AS PER APPROVED PLANS 06/06/26 AMENDMENT: TO ADD SUSPENDED WOOD CEILING OVER SEATING AREA OF COFFEE SHOP. AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2026-002436","date":"2026-04-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"ALTERATION TO CAFE/RESTAURANT. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE METALLIC TO ROOF EXTENSION. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE INSTALLED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS"},{"number":"EP-2026-001602","date":"2026-04-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install new 200 amp panel and rewire as per APPROVED plans-2017 NEC."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"841548","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"1324 N. Broad St. LLC (The Nest)","legalName":"1324 N. Broad St. LLC","address":"1324 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":193,"issuedDate":"2020-04-29","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-26","expirationDate":"2027-04-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"841548","type":"Rental","businessName":"1324 N. Broad St. LLC (The Nest)","legalName":"1324 N. Broad St. LLC","issuedDate":"2020-04-29","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-26","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","units":193,"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":["4 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 85% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $30,926,400 to $57,330,000","no permit shown in 2019-2021"],"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 #19070: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 421728. Use permit #738874: 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":"4 permits not marked completed: 737245 (EXPIRED), CP-2025-006176 (Issued), PP-2026-002436 (Issued), EP-2026-001602 (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 Jun 18, 2025","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":"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 Feb 26, 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":"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/"}]}