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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS. ** ALL ASBESTOS TO BE TREATED & REMOVED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. **"},{"number":"711354","date":"2016-08-01","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"ABANDONED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REPLACING ALL 46 LIGHTING FIXTURES WITH 46 NEW LED LIGHTS WITH NO ADDITIONAL WIRING AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"704760","date":"2016-09-01","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-15","scope":"INSTALLATION OF HVAC INCLUDING SIX (6) SPLIT SYSTEMS WITH FIVE TON CONDENSERS AND 90% AFUE FURNACES, ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, GRILLES, REGISTERS AND DIFFUSERS - ALL WORK SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS APPROVED BY THE PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION (ROOFTOP UNITS SHALL NOT BE VISIBLE FROM PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY). SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"720160","date":"2016-09-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-15","scope":"ROUGH IN AND INSTALL KITCHEN SINK,DISH WASHER AND GARBAGE DISPOSAL ON 2ND FLOOR. 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WORK TO ALSO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL WORK. PLEASE SEE AFFIDAVIT OF RESTRICTED USE FOR FLOORS ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL, SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR FITOUT AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OF LEVEL ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL. SEE VARAINCE OBTAINED FROM ACESSIBILITY BOARD UNDER CASE NO AB#2019-084. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"1032441","date":"2020-01-03","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-03-30","scope":"RENOVATION TO EXISTING BUILDING. WORK INCLUDES NEW SANITARY WASTER AND VENT, STORM WATER AND DOMESTIC WATER PIPING TO FIXTURES PER 2018 PHILA PLUMBING CODE"},{"number":"1032448","date":"2020-01-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-21","scope":"FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING HVAC SYSTEM TO INCLUDE NEW EXHAUST FAN, DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS AND MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×6"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["2 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2023, 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 90% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,350,000 to $2,567,900","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: 711354 (ABANDONED), 956583 (Expired), 1032441 (Expired), 1032448 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"2 open L&I violations","finding":"7 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"10 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Sep 15, 2025.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"2 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":"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":"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/"}]}