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SEPERATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY PLUMBING, ELECTRIC, OR MECHANICAL WORK."},{"number":"PP-2022-013687","date":"2022-09-19","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-01-05","scope":"Replacement without piping of following fixtures: 2 Kitchen sinks, 7 lavatories, and 12 water closets/urinals. All work per 2018 PPC"},{"number":"EP-2022-009119","date":"2022-12-12","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-20","scope":"INSTALL ONE 30 CIRCUIT 100 AMP SUB PANEL ON THE 2ND FLOOR FROM MAIN SERVICE, INSTALL 12 CEILING RECEPTACLES ON 2ND FLOOR FOR AUDIO/ VISUAL EQUIPMENT, INSTALL ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS AS PER PLANS. INSTALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND EXIT SIGNS THROUGH OUT BUILDING . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"MP-2022-006579","date":"2022-12-28","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-01-05","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Install 7 electric ductless mini split units as follows: 6 units @ 24,000 BTU and 1 unit @ 18,000 BTU within a single occupancy per E-Z Standard"},{"number":"AP-2022-010774","date":"2023-01-06","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-28","scope":"FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR AN EXISTING STRUCTURE WITH AN ASSEMBLY SPACE (COMMUNITY HALL OR DANCE HALL) NOT INTENDED FOR FOOD OR DRINK CONSUMPTION AS PER PLANS. PREVIOUS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY NOT REGISTERED. NO ALTERATIONS, NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION."},{"number":"CP-2023-001400","date":"2023-04-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-28","scope":"FOR ACCESSIBILITY-RELATED INTERIOR ALTERATIONS ONLY TO INSTALL ONE (1) WHEELCHAIR LIFT AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEPARATE PERMIT FROM PA DEPT. OF LABOR & INDUSTRY ELEVATOR DIVISION REQUIRED FOR LIFT INSTALLATION. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"PP-2023-009398","date":"2023-07-11","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-14","scope":"Supply and install new 6x4 curb trap with new 4\" FAI and PR vent box, continuing into property, penetrating through front of foundation wall. 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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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 3 cases.","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. 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