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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN PER APPLICATION/PLANS. STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A BUSINESS AND PROFESSION OFFICE ON THE FIRST THROUGH SECOND FLOOR LEVEL, WITH A ROOF DECK."},{"number":"599801","date":"2015-07-15","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-07-15","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO STORY ADDITION ON THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL AND A ROOF DECK ON TOP OF THE SECOND STORY PORTION OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED BUILDING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN PER APPLICATION/PLANS. STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ON THE FIRST THROUGH THIRD FLOOR LEVEL."},{"number":"594235","date":"2015-08-10","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-28","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL OF INTERIOR AND ROOF STRUCTURAL FRAMING, AND THE INSTALLATION OF NEW 2ND FLOOR ADDITION TO INCLUDE NEW JOIST AND RAFTER INSTALLATIONS, NEW INTERIOR BEARING WALL INSTALLATION, ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM, INTERIOR STAIR INSTALLATION, ROOF DECK INSTALLATION, NEW EXTERIOR FENESTRATIONS, SERVICE COUNTER INSTALLATION, AND NEW WALL/FLOOR/CEILING FINISHING. (IEBC 2009, COMPLIANCE PATH: CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION: LESSER OR EQUAL HAZARD) **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL ALTERATIONS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR DOCUMENTATION OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR RETAINED FOR WELDING.**"},{"number":"635529","date":"2015-08-31","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-28","scope":"REPLACEMENT OF 1-100K BTU RTU COMPLETE WITH NEW DUCTWORK 5 TON AC UNIT ONTO EXISTING CURB AND INSTALLATION OF 1-2.5 TON MINI SPLIT SYSTEM HEAT PUMP"},{"number":"630459","date":"2015-09-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-29","scope":"INTERIOR PLUMBING CONSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT FOR ALTERATIONS/ADDITION TO A TWO-STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE USED FOR BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL OFFICES TO A POINT 5'-0\" OUTSIDE ONLY - NOTE: FUEL GAS AND HVAC EQUIPMENT REQUIRE SEPARATE PERMIT(S)"},{"number":"641765","date":"2015-09-30","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-13","scope":"REPLACE DRAIN FROM BUILDING TO CURB TRAP AND FRESH AIR INLET & LATERAL PA20152672391 SELF CERTIFICATION NO LONGER ACCEPTED ALL TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION."},{"number":"645426","date":"2015-12-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-07","scope":"INSTALL DEVICES,WIRING AND LIGHTING FIXTURES PER 2008 NEC (OFFICE SPACE)EAST DISTRICT"},{"number":"646108","date":"2015-12-03","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-29","scope":"FOR THE AMENDMENT OF BUILDING PERMIT AP#594235 FOR THE DOCUMENTATION OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR RETAINED FOR WELDING ACTIVITIES."},{"number":"643448","date":"2015-12-08","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-29","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 2007, STANDARD 13, WITH A 2-IN DIAMETER BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND SERVICE LINE."},{"number":"666288","date":"2016-01-28","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-02-03","scope":"FOR AMENDMENT TO AP#594235 TO DOCUMENT SPRINKLER INSTALLATION IN PROPOSED ERECTION UNDER AP#643448."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 31% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $382,900 to $500,000","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #25111: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 599801. Use permit #588829: REVOKED.","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: 588829 (REVOKED).","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":"3 failed, 1 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Aug 26, 2015.","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":"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 3 historical violations across 1 case.","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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jan 15, 2027; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Feb 6, 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/"}]}