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ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC & 2016 NFPA-72."},{"number":"ZP-2025-002739","date":"2025-04-07","work":"Parking Only","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-25","scope":"FOR THE ADDITION OF FOUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING/PARKING SPACES. SIZE AND LOCATION PER APPROVED PLAN."},{"number":"EP-2025-004028","date":"2025-04-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-24","scope":"PROVIDE THE TRANSFORMER VAULT & 15KV SERVICE CONDUCTORS TO THE PECO OWNED TRANSFORMER. INSTALL AN 800 AMP SERVICE FED FROM THE 750 KVA PECO TRANSFORMER. INSTALL (2) 400 AMP DISCONNECT SWITCHES & FEEDERS TO THE (2) POWER BLOCKS & (2) POWER LINK STATIONS. REFEED THE EXISTING 400 AMP CT CABINET. INSTALL TWO LEVEL 3 ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS ON PARKING LOT WITH PROPER GROUNDING AND BONDING ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC AND PER PLANS. AMENDMENT: Changes to electrical drawings • Disconnect Switch rated 800A has been removed. Refer to Dwgs 2.01 and 6.01 • New gate opener line has been removed. Refer to Dwg. E2.01 • Bollards around power link has been changed to 4”. Refer to Dwg. E2.01 • The amount of Bollards has been changed to a total of 10. Refer to Dwg. E2.01 • Stone around transformer pads per Utility Requirements. Refer to Dwg. E6.01"},{"number":"CP-2024-006456","date":"2025-04-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-25","scope":"SITEWORK ASSOCIATED WITH INSTALLATION OF FOUR (4) NEW EV PARKING SPACES INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT PADS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IBC REVIEW* Revised drawings for changes at site. Revised 7-7-2025 AMENDMENT: Disconnect switch rated 800 amps has been removed. Refer to Drawings E2.01 and E6.01. New gate opener line has been removed. Refer to drawing E2.01. Bollards around power link has been changed to 4\". Refer to Drawing E2.01. The amount of Bollards has been changed to a total of 10. Refer to drawing E2.01 Stone around transformer pads per Utility Requirements. 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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: 358548 (Issued).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"7 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on May 31, 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":"4 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #582166: Inactive","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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 2 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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