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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS AND APPLICATION. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (TWENTY-THREE (23) DWELLINGS) WITH EIGHT (8) ACCESSORY BICYCLE PARKING SPACES LOCATED ON AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. PARKS AND RECREATION APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR STREET TREES PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE."},{"number":"854338","date":"2018-02-26","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-12","scope":"SEAL 5\" SEWER LATERAL, REMOVE TRAP AND FAI PA ONE CALL #2018-0441923"},{"number":"808604","date":"2018-09-17","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-17","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS AND APPLICATION. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (TWENTY-THREE (23) DWELLINGS) WITH EIGHT (8) ACCESSORY BICYCLE PARKING SPACES LOCATED ON AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. PARKS AND RECREATION APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR STREET TREES PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE. PARENT APP: A/P NO 800296"},{"number":"915960","date":"2018-10-26","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-07","scope":"COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED (YARD ON ONE SIDE) THREE-STORY, MASONRY AND WOOD MIXED USE BUILDING BY HAND METHODS. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. WORK TO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR OVERHANGING PORTION OF ADJACENT BUILDING TO REMAIN. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"941830","date":"2019-01-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-03","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR STORY WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION BUILDING WITH 23 DWELLING INITS. EXISTING STRUCTURE ON SITE TO BE DEMOLISHED PER SEPERATE PERMIT."},{"number":"981909","date":"2019-06-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-20","scope":"6\" CURB TRAP (SANITARY), FAI W/VENT BOX, MAIN HOUSE DRAIN INTO BLDG ON HAMILTON ST, 2-2\" WATER SERVICES FROM MAIN INTO HOUSE (FIRE & DOMESTIC), 8\" CURB TRAP (STORM), FAI ON SPRING GARDEN ST, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH PPC 2004"},{"number":"977180","date":"2019-06-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-09-02","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13-R AND NFPA 13 WITH A FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION, BACKKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AND 2\" SERVICE LINE, THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRE FOR ALL PLUMBING WORK"},{"number":"991821","date":"2019-08-28","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-12","scope":"1600AMP INCOMING SVC NEW FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION WIRING BY CODE OF 23 APTS NAD THE COMMON AREA PER 2008 NEC INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER THE 2008 NEC AND 2007 NFPA 72."},{"number":"1007542","date":"2019-09-04","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-12","scope":"INSTALL 2-HOUSE DRAINS,2-CURB TRAP AND 2-FAI-PA1#20191440923-\"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":"1008504","date":"2019-09-16","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-05","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION INSTALLTION OF PLUMBING TO 4 STORY MULTIFAMILY DWELLING OF 23 UNITS AS PER PLAN"},{"number":"1010809","date":"2019-09-16","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-08","scope":"INSTALL 100AMP TEMP SERVICE FOR CONSTRUCTION AS PER 2017 NEC"},{"number":"1043068","date":"2020-02-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-03","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A MECHANICAL/HVAC SYSTEM FOR A NEW FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO BE USED AS GROUP R-2 (TWENTY-THREE (23) DWELLING UNITS) THROUGHOUT, WITH ALL DUCTWORK AND APPLIANCES SELF-CONTAINED W/IN EACH UNIT, AND INCLUDING TWENTY-THREE (23) ROOF-TOP UNITS AND PIPING, AS PER PLANS; SEE AP#941830 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT. **2009 IMC**"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"demo"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal dismissed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"205750","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"YOUTH SERVICE INC","legalName":"YOUTH SERVICE INC","address":"3828 SPRING GARDEN ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2002-04-08","latestIssueDate":"2002-04-08","expirationDate":"2003-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"843363","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Spring Garden Management Partners LP (GLP Schuyler & Co LP)","legalName":"Spring Garden Management Partners LP","address":"3828 SPRING GARDEN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":23,"issuedDate":"2020-06-13","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-26","expirationDate":"2027-06-12","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"843363","type":"Rental","businessName":"Spring Garden Management Partners LP (GLP Schuyler & Co LP)","legalName":"Spring Garden Management Partners LP","issuedDate":"2020-06-13","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-26","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-12","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"205750","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"YOUTH SERVICE INC","legalName":"YOUTH SERVICE INC","issuedDate":"2002-04-08","latestIssueDate":"2002-04-08","closureDate":"2003-04-30","expirationDate":"2003-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":23,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 41% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $3,716,800 to $5,241,800","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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":"Use permit #808604: 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Feb 2, 2027; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jun 6, 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":"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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (PO BOX 463, EDGEMONT PA, 19028).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #205750: Inactive","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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 multi-family. 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/"}]}