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INTERIOR DEMO AND UPGRADES TO FINISHES BASMENT THROUGH 3RD FLOOR LEVELS, REPLACE UPGRADE EXISTING PRECODE EXIT STAIR NEW FIRE RATED ENCLOSURE,ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES, NEW PARTITIONS, STRUCTURAL MODIFCATIONS TO CREATE ATRIUM SPACE AND FRAMING, RAILS, SKYLIGHTS, WINDOWS, DOORS ** NO WORK TO FRONT FACADE PER PHC** PRECODE USE & OCCUPANCY/ NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY - NEW CO TO UPDATE RECORDS AND CERTIFY. 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FURNACE, EVAP COIL, CONDENSING UNITS IN KIND (8 UNITS)"},{"number":"629029","date":"2015-08-31","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FACADE WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF EXISTING AWNING AND SECURITY GATE; REPLACE WINDOW OPENING WITH NEW FIXED DOUBLE DOORS (NON-OPERABLE) ALONG THE WEST ELEVATION; REMOVE EXISTING WINDOWS AND REPLACE WITH NEW SLIDING DOOR AND NEW STEEL LINTEL ON EAST ELEVATION; INSTALL NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS WITHIN EXISTING OPENINGS AT FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS AS PER PLAN APPROVED BY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIGNAGE."},{"number":"635847","date":"2015-10-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-09-04","scope":"400 AMP 2 PHASE SERVICE UPGRADE. RE-WIRE BLDG, 6 NEW SERVICE DISCONNECTS, 5 NEW METER SOCKETS, 6 NEW SUB PANELS (ONE FOR EACH SPACE). NEW DEVICES AND LIGHTING. AS PER NEC 2008 NEW FIRE ALRAM SYSTEM WITH 36 SMOKE DETECTORS, 5 PULL STATIONS, 13 HORN STROBES, 20 STROBES, AND 1 FACP AS PER NFPA 72"},{"number":"733474","date":"2016-11-01","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REPLACE 200AMP SERVICE,1-100AMP AND 2-200AMP PANELS, EQUIPMENT AND DISCONNECTS WITH NO ADDITIONAL WIRING, CHANGING FROM FUSES TO BREAKERS AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"sale","p":1600000},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #614177: 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: 629029 (EXPIRED).","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":"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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 31, 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. 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