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SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2 * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED"},{"number":"858391","date":"2018-05-17","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-16","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR (4) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. BASEMENT & GREEN ROOF, MIXED-USE MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING OF LIGHT FRAME WOOD, STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAME W. CONCRETE DECK, WOOD SHEAR WALL PANEL, & SHALLOW FOUNDATION SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION PER APPROVED PLANS; BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED W. NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY FIT-OUT OF 1ST FLR COMMERCIAL SPACE & ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB., & FIRESUPP WORK. ALL MEANS OF PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"902159","date":"2018-10-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-21","scope":"TENANT FIT OUT OF 36 APARTMENT UNITS, NEW DRAINS AND WATER SYPPLY TO FIXTURES, WATER CLOSETS, LAVY SINKS, BATHTUBS, KITCHEN SINKS, GARBAGE DIPOSALS, FLOOR DRAINS, HOT WATER HEATERS, WASHING MACHINE STAND PIPES - CAST IRON COPPER WASTE, COPPER WATER SUPPLY- THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"896191","date":"2018-11-06","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-26","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM (INCLUDING DUCTWORK, REGISTERS, DIFFUERS, GRILLES, APPLIANCES, ETC.), FOR A NEW FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE USED AS GROUPS S-2/R-2 (ENCLOSED PARKING GARAGE & THIRTY-SIX DWELLING UNITS), AS PER PLANS; NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT; SEE AP#858391 FOR BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"936290","date":"2019-01-10","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-26","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 4\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 4\" AMES 2000SS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND TWO (2) STANDPIPE RISERS COMPLYING WITH NFPA 14 AS PER APPROVED PLANS. 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EXISTING BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED. *2018* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP OR FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"1032752","date":"2019-12-05","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-29","scope":"ROUGH AND FINISH 4 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1034388","date":"2019-12-11","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-05","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES-INSTALL ONE FOUR(4)TON A/C 13SEER/AND ONE100000BTU 95% EFFICIENCY WITH DUCT WORK. FOR THE INSTALLATION IF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARDS. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"1033631","date":"2019-12-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-05","scope":"INSTALL AS PER PLANS-36 LIGHTS, \"LED 2X2\" 25 OUTLETS, 10 SWITCHES, 2-EXITS/EMERGENCY USING EXISTING 200 AMP SERVICE AS PER 2017 NEC."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"837955","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"4600 Canton Street Holdings LLC","legalName":"4600 Canton Street Holdings LLC","address":"4602-08 CANTON ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":36,"issuedDate":"2020-02-24","latestIssueDate":"2022-01-27","expirationDate":"2023-02-23","inactiveDate":"2023-04-24"},{"number":"917088","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Canton Properties LLC","legalName":"Canton Properties LLC","address":"4602-08 CANTON ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":36,"issuedDate":"2023-02-17","latestIssueDate":"2024-05-09","expirationDate":"2025-02-16","inactiveDate":"2025-04-17"},{"number":"0981223","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"East Fourth Corp (Canton Properties LLC)","legalName":"East Fourth Corp","address":"4602-08 CANTON ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":36,"issuedDate":"2025-06-10","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-30","expirationDate":"2027-06-09","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0981223","type":"Rental","businessName":"East Fourth Corp (Canton Properties LLC)","legalName":"East Fourth Corp","issuedDate":"2025-06-10","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-30","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-09","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"917088","type":"Rental","businessName":"Canton Properties LLC","legalName":"Canton Properties LLC","issuedDate":"2023-02-17","latestIssueDate":"2024-05-09","closureDate":"2025-04-17","expirationDate":"2025-02-16","inactiveDate":"2025-04-17","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"837955","type":"Rental","businessName":"4600 Canton Street Holdings LLC","legalName":"4600 Canton Street Holdings LLC","issuedDate":"2020-02-24","latestIssueDate":"2022-01-27","closureDate":"2023-04-24","expirationDate":"2023-02-23","inactiveDate":"2023-04-24","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":36,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #840808: 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 20, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Oct 23, 2025","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 (138 ATLANTIC AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY, 11201).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 20, 2023.","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":"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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/"}],"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/"}]}