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(IBC 2018) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLATION (PER FILE NOTES FROM ELECTRICAL REVIEW).** 8/20/2021: FOR AMENDMENT TO REVISE THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE WITH USE OF EIGHT (8)-INCH CMU BLOCK FOR EXTERIOR WALL ERECTION."},{"number":"FP-2021-000825","date":"2021-04-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-29","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS, STEEL HSS COLUMN STRUCTURES, LIGHT-FRAMED FIRE-RATED EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLIES, AND INTERIOR PARTITION INSTALLATIONS. (IBC 2018) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLATION (PER FILE NOTES FROM ELECTRICAL REVIEW).**"},{"number":"EP-2021-002891","date":"2021-04-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-15","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS, STEEL HSS COLUMN STRUCTURES, LIGHT-FRAMED FIRE-RATED EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLIES, AND INTERIOR PARTITION INSTALLATIONS. (IBC 2018) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLATION (PER FILE NOTES FROM ELECTRICAL REVIEW).** Amendment: I need to change the Electrical Inspection Agency to: Municipal Inspection Corporation 248 Geiger Road, Suite 103 Philadelphia, PA 19116 215.673.4434"},{"number":"PP-2021-004792","date":"2021-04-25","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-29","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS, STEEL HSS COLUMN STRUCTURES, LIGHT-FRAMED FIRE-RATED EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLIES, AND INTERIOR PARTITION INSTALLATIONS. (IBC 2018) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLATION (PER FILE NOTES FROM ELECTRICAL REVIEW).**"},{"number":"MP-2021-001867","date":"2021-04-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-29","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS, STEEL HSS COLUMN STRUCTURES, LIGHT-FRAMED FIRE-RATED EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLIES, AND INTERIOR PARTITION INSTALLATIONS. (IBC 2018) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLATION (PER FILE NOTES FROM ELECTRICAL REVIEW).**"},{"number":"PP-2021-010845","date":"2021-06-28","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-29","scope":"Curb to meter 1\" service and 4 inch sewer line from curb trap to foundation wall with fresh air inlet"},{"number":"ZP-2021-007799","date":"2021-08-18","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE ONE LOT (PARCEL \"A\") FROM TWO (2) EXISTING LOTS (4814 & 4816 MERION AVENUE). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2021-014574","date":"2022-01-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-03","scope":"Install complete Fire alarm system as per APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,20128 PHILA FIRE CODE."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"land","p":32500},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"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 commercial. 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 May 8, 2027","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/"}]}