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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLAN. FOR USE AS AN EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (FIVE (5) DWELLING UNITS)."},{"number":"1028742","date":"2020-06-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-24","scope":"*** 01/12/2021 *** FOR REVISION OF ORIGINAL APPROVAL TO INCLUDE DEMOLITION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION OF NORTH EXTERIOR WALL AT THIRD FLOOR, REDUCING NUMBER OF SKYLIGHTS ON THE ROOF AND TO ENLARGE THE EGRESS WELL AT THE BASEMENT. FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED LIGHT FRAMED STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE EGRESS WINDOW WELL, BAY WINDOW, REAR DECK, ROOF DECK, PILOT HOUSE, FOUNDATION INSTALLATION, INTERIOR PARTITION WALLS (WALLS/FLOOR/CELING FINISH), RATED SHAFT ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLIES, RATED FIRE PARTITION WALLS AS PER IEBC 2018 **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS**"},{"number":"EP-2020-011078","date":"2021-02-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-19","scope":"400 amp service 6 gang meter total wiring, lights, outlets, gfi grounding, 110v smoke alarms ,install fire alarm system with low frequency sound in all sleeping areas(living rms and bedrooms) tamper switch,flow switch ,F.A.C.U ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED DRAWINGS -2017 NFPA-72 AND 2017 NFPA-70."},{"number":"PP-2020-013352","date":"2021-05-24","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-21","scope":"Alterations: Interior plumbing. 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AMENDMENT ISSUED ON 12/30/2021 TO INSTALL NEWLY-MANDATED BACKFLOW PREVENTER WITH SLOW-CLOSING VALVES."},{"number":"MP-2020-005900","date":"2021-07-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-14","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK FOR AN EXISTING AND EXPANDED THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO BE USED AS GROUP R-2, AS PER PLANS; APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. 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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 1915 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":"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/"}],"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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