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Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT FROM TWO (2) EXISTING DEEDED LOTS (1400\nS. 5TH STREET AND 1402 S 5TH STREET).\nFOR ERECTION OF REAR ADDITION AND ERECTION OF PARTIAL THIRD FLOOR ADDITION ABOVE EXISTING\nSTRUCTURE A","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2021-02-12","number":"ZP-2020-007557","relatedPermit":"ZP-2020-007557"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2022,"v":279700,"taxable":279700,"land":55940,"improvement":223760,"taxableLand":55940,"taxableImprovement":223760,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":279700,"taxable":279700,"land":55940,"improvement":223760,"taxableLand":55940,"taxableImprovement":223760,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":279700,"taxable":279700,"land":55940,"improvement":223760,"taxableLand":55940,"taxableImprovement":223760,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":300000,"taxable":300000,"land":60000,"improvement":240000,"taxableLand":60000,"taxableImprovement":240000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":300000,"taxable":300000,"land":60000,"improvement":240000,"taxableLand":60000,"taxableImprovement":240000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":385300,"taxable":385300,"land":77060,"improvement":308240,"taxableLand":77060,"taxableImprovement":308240,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":4199,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"934843","date":"2018-12-13","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-20","scope":"INTERIOR DEMO OR ENTIRE BLDG ( 1ST & 2ND FLOOR)"},{"number":"ZP-2021-003616","date":"2021-02-03","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR AMENDMENT TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT, FOR REMOVAL OF ROOF DECKS AND ADDITION REMAINING PERMIT SAME AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN (FOR ERECTION OF REAR ADDITION AND ERECTION OF PARTIAL THIRD FLOOR ADDITION ABOVE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND TWO ROOF DECKS WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE AS PART OF EXISTING STRUCTURE."},{"number":"ZP-2020-007557","date":"2021-02-03","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT (PARCEL A) FROM TWO (2) EXISTING DEEDED LOTS (1400 S. 5TH STREET AND 1402 S 5TH STREET). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2021-002018","date":"2021-04-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-11-06","scope":"AMENDMENT: FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT CP-2021-002018 TO DOCUMENT STRUCTURAL WORK DUE TO UFORSEEN FIELD CONDITIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS SEALED BY STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ORIGINAL: FOR LEVEL III ALTERATTIONS TO AN EXISITNG BUILDING FOR USE AS A VACANT STRUCTURE, ALTERATIONS FOR THE RETROFIT OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, INSTALLATION OF FRAMING AND STRCTURAL WORK AS SHOWN PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS SEALED BY STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR THE INTERIOR FITOUT AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OF THE STRUCTURE. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2023-000154","date":"2023-01-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-11-06","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"CP-2024-002554","date":"2024-06-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO GROUP I-4 (CHILD CARE CENTER) AND LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL WORK, NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES, DOORS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"MP-2024-003088","date":"2024-07-31","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM INCLUDING ROOFTOP UNITS, HEAT PUMPS, EXHAUST FANS, REGISTERS AND DIFFUSERS WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AND ACCESSORIES AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2024-006420","date":"2025-01-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-25","scope":"Install new 400amp. three phase service 1) Install 4\" PVC conduit to exterior of bldg. w/ 4' weather head 2) Install 400amp.three phase disconnect switch 3)Install (1) three phase 400amp. meter socket 4) Install 10x10x6 trough 5) Install (1) 200amp.three phase breaker panel 6) Install (1) 100amp. three phase breaker panel 7) Install 650kcmil AL wiring for service and equipment,1/0 cold-water ground. 8) Install (2) ground rods- 2017 NEC. Separate e.permits req'd for interior wiring and fire alarm."},{"number":"EP-2024-012355","date":"2025-02-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-07-20","scope":"INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES & RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL & HVAC EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC. * NO SERVICE WORK ON THIS PERMIT. * THE SERVICE WORK WAS COMPLETED ON PERMIT EP-2024-006420."},{"number":"PP-2024-009433","date":"2025-04-30","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Basement install 1/2 bathroom , toilet , sink , Kitchen sink , drain and water supply into sewage ejector , 1st floor install two 1/2 bathrooms , toilet ,lav , drain and water supply line , Kitchen sink drain and water supply lines , 4 hand wash lavs for classrooms. 2nd floor two Half bathrooms , toilet , lav , drain and water supply , 3 hand wash Lavs for classrooms , hot water tank in basement , and laundry standpipe"},{"number":"FP-2025-001998","date":"2025-12-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 2-INCH WILKINS 950XLT2BFSS BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":1.1,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":1100000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 6 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2024, 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 28% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $300,000 to $385,300","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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":"7 permits not marked completed: 934843 (Expired), CP-2021-002018 (Expired), PP-2023-000154 (Expired), CP-2024-002554 (Issued), MP-2024-003088 (Issued). 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 30, 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":"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 2 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/"}],"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/"}]}