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NO CHANGE TO BUILDING HEIGHT OR AREA."},{"number":"997488","date":"2019-07-29","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-29","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION - FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION ON NON-BEARING PARTITION WALL AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS. . STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS. *CONTRACTOR HAS NO EMPLOYEES PER NOTARIZED LETTER*"},{"number":"1009748","date":"2019-09-16","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-31","scope":"EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.REMOVAL OF EXISTING ROOF.REPLACE (4) CAST IRON DRAINS INSTALL NEW 24 GAUGE GRAVEL STOP AROUND PERIMETER.STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF, FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. 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(IEBC 2018, CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, HIGHER HAZARD) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS.**"},{"number":"1036712","date":"2019-12-20","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-20","scope":"EXISTING TWO STORY BUILDING TO HAVE USE CHANGED ON THE FIRST FLOOR-ENTIRE 1ST FLOOR (SPACES A AND B) WILL BE USED FOR AS AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY. THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITY WILL BE A K-12 PRIVATE SCHOOL THAT CURRENTLY SERVES 60 STUDENTS AND 4 STAFF MEMBERS. NO CHANGE TO 2ND FLOOR USE-NO CHANGE TO BUILDING FOOTPRINT OR HEIGHT. *NO SIGN PERMIT ON THIS APPLICATION*"},{"number":"1046592","date":"2020-02-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-13","scope":"REPLACE SANITARY & STORM HOUSE DRAIN, CURB TRAP & FAI PA20200171318 \"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":"FP-2020-000154","date":"2020-04-21","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-20","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW 2'' FROM STREET TO BUILDING. SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALL REQUIRED SPRINKLERS, PER NFPA 13/13R, PIPING, HANGERS AND FITTINGS, PER NFPA 13/13R. SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW 4\" CITY APPROVED BACKFLOW PREVENTER, NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION, REQUIRED BELLS, TAMPERS AND FLOW SWITCHES; CONTROLLER AND STANDPIPE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 AND 13R STANDARD."},{"number":"1048487","date":"2020-04-26","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-09-22","scope":"INTERIOR;BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES; PERSONAL SERVICES; SEVEN (7) MULTI-HOUSEHOLD LIVING UNITS"},{"number":"MP-2020-000700","date":"2020-06-03","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-20","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCE, REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTUER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."},{"number":"EP-2020-001081","date":"2020-07-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-27","scope":"New electrical service and new electrical system for entire building per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"CP-2020-002220","date":"2020-08-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-30","scope":"FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR (SPACES \"A\" & \"B\") INCLUDING NEW INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND INTERIOR FINISHES, TO CREATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITY (K-12), AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2020-001465","date":"2020-08-28","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-30","scope":"RELOCATE SPRINKLERS HEADS TO ACCOMMODATE NEW FLOOR PLAN. 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All work to be done according to approved drawings. 2016 NFPA-72."},{"number":"PP-2020-008443","date":"2020-09-14","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-09-23","scope":"Replace 2\" domestic water service with new 2\" domestic k copper water service Install 2\" Watts LF009M2QT backflow preventer PWD permit: 2020-06365"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"205791","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CHIMA ORJI (THE AFRICAN CULTURAL CENTER)","legalName":"CHIMA ORJI","address":"1000-02 S SAINT BERNARD ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-03-30","latestIssueDate":"2006-04-05","expirationDate":"2007-04-30","inactiveDate":"2010-12-08"},{"number":"867066","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"SS Bernard LLC","legalName":"SS Bernard LLC","address":"1000-02 S SAINT BERNARD ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":7,"issuedDate":"2021-04-27","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-26","expirationDate":"2027-04-26","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"867066","type":"Rental","businessName":"SS Bernard LLC","legalName":"SS Bernard LLC","issuedDate":"2021-04-27","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-26","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-26","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"205791","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"CHIMA ORJI (THE AFRICAN CULTURAL CENTER)","legalName":"CHIMA ORJI","issuedDate":"2004-03-30","latestIssueDate":"2006-04-05","closureDate":"2010-12-08","expirationDate":"2007-04-30","inactiveDate":"2010-12-08","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","units":7,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #410331: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 1048487 (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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jul 29, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 3, 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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1920 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #205791: Inactive since Dec 8, 2010","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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}