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FOR GROUP PRACTITIONER OFFICE ON GROUND FLOOR AND CELLAR[BALTIMORE AVE & 51ST STREET FRONTAGES PER PLAN]. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTER ON GROUND FLOOR [51ST STREET FRONTAGE PER PLAN].ONE(1) GROUND FLOOR RESIDENTIAL UNIT, [51ST STREET FRONTAGE PER PLAN]. ONE(1) CELLAR RESIDENTIAL UNIT[51ST STREET FRONTAGE PER PLAN]. PROPOSED (10) RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON FLOORS 2-3, PER PLAN FOR A TOTAL OF TWELVE(12) DWELLING UNITS. **BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED AS PER NFPA 13 ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND CELLAR AND NFPA 13R ON THE 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR**SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"1012434","date":"2019-10-22","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-17","scope":"AMEND BUILDING PERMIT #974883 TO DOCUMENT THE ADDITITION/INSTALLATION OF A PECO VAULT IN CELLAR,MODIFICATION OF INTERIOR LAYOUTS OF CELLAR,CHANGES /REVISION OF WINDOW SIZES AND LOCATIONS ON FACADES AND REMOVAL OF EXTERIOR BALCONIES PER ATTACHED PLANS."},{"number":"1023348","date":"2019-12-03","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-17","scope":"AMEND PERMIT 974883.TO DOCUMENT THE ADDITION OF METER/MECHANICAL ROOM IN CELLAR **NO OTHER PROPOSED CHANGES APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT**"},{"number":"1029463","date":"2019-12-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-08-05","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 AT THE FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL AREA AND NFPA 13R ABOVE, WITH A TWO-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"1023762","date":"2020-01-21","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-05-04","scope":"INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING SYSTEM FOR 3 STORY MULTIFAMILY MIXED USE BUILDING PER 2018 PHILA PLUMBING CODE"},{"number":"1023661","date":"2020-03-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-22","scope":"INSTALL 1000AMP SERVICE, 14 METER BANK FOR 14 APTS. 400 AMP METER AND PANEL CT CABINET FOR HOUSE . INSTALL 14 PANELS , CAT6, TV, CABLES AND INTERCOM PER 2017 NEC (WEST DIST) INSTALL COMPLETE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER ENGINEER SEALED AND CITY APPROVED DRAWINGS.'16 NFPA-72."},{"number":"1025984","date":"2020-11-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-17","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEMS, ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK, ROOFTOP UNITS, EXHAUSTS, AHU'S, AND NINETY FOUR (94) REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"land","p":42500},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 40% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,640,600 to $2,291,800","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":"2 permits not marked completed: 1029463 (Expired), 1023762 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$33,105.27 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"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":"4 fire/suppression-related permits 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":"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. 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/"}]}