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AND L.O."},{"number":"452978","date":"2013-02-11","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-04-14","scope":"100 AMP TEMPORARY SERVICE, (6) RECEPTACLES, TEMPORARY LIGHTS- NOT RUNNING WIRES. THIS PERMIT EXPIRES IN 90 DAYS ... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC"},{"number":"531642","date":"2014-05-02","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-05-02","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE (1) LOT FROM 2 LOTS"},{"number":"526729","date":"2014-05-02","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-05-02","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE (1) LOT FROM (3) LOTS. THE USE CHANGE TO (29) TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS, FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR (3) STORY ADDITIONS WITH CELLAR AS PER PLANS"},{"number":"538665","date":"2014-06-03","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-06-03","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR (3) STORY ADDITIONS WITH CELLAR FOR A 29 RESIDENTIAL UNITS."},{"number":"518994","date":"2014-06-04","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-06-04","scope":"PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW."},{"number":"584236","date":"2015-01-13","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-19","scope":"INT DEMO (NON-LOAD BEARING INTERIOR)"},{"number":"588998","date":"2015-05-20","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-20","scope":"FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE (REAR GYMNASIUM PORTION). EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED FRONT PORTION, FIRE TOWER AND CATWALK STRUCTURE TO REMAIN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION."},{"number":"589005","date":"2015-05-20","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-04","scope":"PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE (REAR GYMNASIUM PORTION). EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED FRONT PORTION, FIRE TOWER AND CATWALK/BALCONY STRUCTURE TO REMAIN. DEMOLITION TO BE CONDUCTED BY HAND WITHIN THE SAFETY ZONE AND USING HAND CONTROLLED EQUIPMENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE STRUCTURE (SEE ENGINEER'S REPORT DATED 1/28/15). ALL DEMOLITION TO BE CONDUCTED IN A HORIZONTAL MANNER. DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT CODE BULLETIN B-1302. DEMOLITION OF POOL TO COMPLY WITH DEPARTMENT CODE BULLETIN B-0403. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. NEWLY EXPOSED EXTERIOR WALL TO BE TREATED."},{"number":"604464","date":"2015-07-30","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-02-28","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW THREE (3) STORY REAR ADDITION WITH BASEMENT, ROOF DECKS, ROOF DECK ACCESS STAIRS AND NEW ELEVATOR EXTENDING TO ALL FLOOR LEVELS; FOR A COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND INTERIOR ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE EXISTING THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE TO CREATE A TOTAL OF TWENTY-NINE (29) NEW DWELLING UNITS (ALL TYPE B INCL. ONE TYPE A) THROUGHOUT THE EXISTING BUILDING AND ADDITION PER PLANS. ALL SPECIAL INSPECTION REPORTS SHALL BE FURNISHED TO FIELD INSPECTOR. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL FIRE SUPPRESSION, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS. PA STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR ELEVATORS / LIFTING DEVICES. MAINTAIN PROTECTION OF ADJACENT STRUCTURES, R-O-W AND PEDESTRIANS DURING CONSTRUCTION."},{"number":"649119","date":"2015-11-17","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-02-28","scope":"PA# 2015-3030014 NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR A NEW (3)STORY ADDITION WITH ROOF DECKS FOR USE AS (29)RES UNITS WITH AN INCIDENTAL OFFICE SPACE - FLAT OFFSET OF SOIL/WASTE STACKS (P2-1) MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION P-1107 AND VENT PIPING EXTENDING TO THE DECK LEVEL MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION P-1103.4.1 OF THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004 - INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS AND THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"653468","date":"2015-11-20","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-02-28","scope":"INSTALL (31) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK (MIXED USE) NO PENETRATIONS BETWEEN FIRE WALLS"},{"number":"653475","date":"2015-11-20","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-08","scope":"INSTALL (1) MINI SPLIT SYSTEM (MIXED USE)"},{"number":"657447","date":"2016-03-01","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-09","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13 FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM FOR A MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING SERVICED BY A 2 INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY AND FIRE PUMP. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13."},{"number":"657607","date":"2016-03-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-02-28","scope":"INSTALLING NEW WIRING THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING,NEW OUTLETS,SWS,GFCI'S LIGHTS FIXTURES AND NEW 1600AMP 200V 3 PHASE SERVICE PER 2008 NEC (MULTI FAMILY)INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM PER NFPA 72"},{"number":"740230","date":"2016-12-01","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-09","scope":"TCO FOR UNITS - A, B, C, 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2H, 2I, 3A, 3C, AND 3I."},{"number":"868870","date":"2018-05-30","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-19","scope":"FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS WITH PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO CONVERT AN ACCESSORY STORAGE AREA IN THE BASEMENT TO AN ACCESSORY LEASING OFFICE AND GYM AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"914053","date":"2018-09-27","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-18","scope":"INSTALL (1) HVAC SYSTEM WITH DUCTWORK. SEE AP# 868870. (MIXED-USE)"},{"number":"914038","date":"2018-09-27","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-18","scope":"(1) MINI SPLIT SYSTEM. SEE AP# 868870. (MIXED-USE)"},{"number":"910499","date":"2018-10-16","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-21","scope":"INSTALL NEW WIRING THROUGHOUT BASEMENT,NEW SWITCHES,OUTLETS,GFCI'S,LIGHT FIXTURES,TV LINES,PHONE LINES PER 2008 NEC (MULTI FAMILY)INSTALL NEW HORNS,STROBES,PULL STATIONS,EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND EXIT SIGNS PER NFPA 72"},{"number":"930891","date":"2018-12-14","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-18","scope":"INSTALL 1 TOILET 1 LAV 1 TUB 1 KITCHEN 1 WASHING MACHINE CONNECT TO EXISTING STACK"},{"number":"CP-2024-005197","date":"2024-09-26","work":"Commercial Make Safe Permit","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-01-13","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT- For (repair per engineer report) to resolve case CF-2024-066669."},{"number":"ZP-2025-009681","date":"2025-09-26","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"CP-2025-005731","date":"2026-02-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-25","scope":"FOR LEGALIZATION OF LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES TO ADD 2 UNITS FOR NEW TOTAL OF 31 DWELLING UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Commercial Make Safe Permit"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"729663","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"16th and Catharine Street LLC","legalName":"16th and Catharine Street LLC ","address":"1607-19 CATHARINE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":29,"issuedDate":"2017-02-24","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-09","expirationDate":"2027-02-23","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"729663","type":"Rental","businessName":"16th and Catharine Street LLC","legalName":"16th and Catharine Street LLC ","issuedDate":"2017-02-24","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-09","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-02-23","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","units":29,"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":["3 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal 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 #538665: 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 40 historical violations across 9 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-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 1920 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":"18 failed, 18 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 17, 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":"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":"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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Dec 9, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 5, 2026; Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Oct 22, 2026","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}