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STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED BY HAND AND WITH MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT PER SIGNED AND SEALED ENGINEER'S REPORT/PLANS. CONTINUOUS SPECIAL INSPECTIONS TO BE PERFORMED BY HUSSEIN A. KAZAN, P.E. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRE FOR CLOSURE OF RIGHT OF WAY. * SAFETY ZONE = 16 FT @ VINEYARD ST, 13 FT @ CAMERON ST * ASBESTOS REMEDIATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO DEMOLITION. * NEWLY EXPOSED EXTERIOR WALL TO BE TREATED."},{"number":"681220","date":"2016-08-17","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-30","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF APARTMENT BUILDING CONTAINING TWENTY-SEVEN (27) DWELLING UNITS (1 ACC. 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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 6 historical violations across 4 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Nov 11, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 15, 2026","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. 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