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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. ** CLOSED THIS PERMIT TO A COMMERCIAL ALTERATION PERMIT."},{"number":"598997","date":"2015-03-27","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-06-29","scope":"EZ STANDARD LIMITED COMMERCIAL ALTERATIONS & REPAIRS- FOR THE LIMITED DEMOLITION AND COMMERCIAL ALTERATIONS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT TO BE ISSUED FOR INTERIOR FIT-OUT."},{"number":"600359","date":"2015-04-02","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-06-29","scope":"REPLACEMENT WINDOWS WITH BOX AND LINTELS WHERE NEEDED."},{"number":"600207","date":"2015-04-02","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-04-02","scope":"FOR THE FACE CHANGE OF EXISTING FLATWALL SIGN (ABOVE THE 2ND FLOOR WINDOW SILL) (AREA OF SIGN 51 SF); FOR THE FACE CHANGE OF EXISTING D/F PROJECTING SIGN ACCESSORY TO PROPOSED DAY CARE CENTER ON FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR IN AN EXISTING TWO(2) STORY SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE ( TOTAL GFA 5,563 SF ) ON THE SAME LOT EXISTING ACCESSORY PRIVATE PARKING LOT TO BE USED AS OUTDOOR PLAY AREA ACCESSORY TO DAY CARE CENTER AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A SIX (6) FEET HIGH FENCE AT REAR. [ELGIN STREET IS FRONTAGE OF LOT]. NO OFF-STREET PARKING IS PROPOSED. 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ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQ: ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC."},{"number":"604048","date":"2015-04-27","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-06-29","scope":"INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM, RTU'S, HEAT PUMPS, ENERGY RECOVERY UNITS, DUCTWORK GRILLES REGISTER & DIFFUSERS AS PER PLANS AND SCHEDULES."},{"number":"603458","date":"2015-05-13","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-06-29","scope":"13-WC, 39-SINK, 2-DF, 1-SHOWER, 2-FD, 3-FCO & 1-KITCHEN SINK (DAYCARE) THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"611705","date":"2015-05-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-27","scope":"REPLACE CURB TAP TO FRONT WALL (DAY CARE CTR)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"608011","date":"2015-06-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-17","scope":"INSTALL ALL WIRING AS PER DRAWINGS MAIN SERVICE EXSISTING INSTALL NEW 400 AMP 3PH MAIN BREAQKER PANEL INSTALL 200 AMP MAIN BREAKER PANEL INSTALL ALL NEW CIRCUITS AS PER DRAWINGS FOR A DAYCARE INSTALL LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR CAMERA AND DATA (ALL WORK TO COMPLY WITH THE 2008 NEC) EAST DISTRICT"},{"number":"612188","date":"2015-06-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-17","scope":"SUPPLY AND INSTALL HARD WIRED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGH OUT AS PER NFPA72 (EAST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"621439","date":"2015-06-30","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-07-02","scope":"INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTOR (DAYCARE)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"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":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"672758","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Active","businessName":"KINDER ACADEMY INC","legalName":"KINDER ACADEMY INC","address":"7332-36 ELGIN AVE","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2015-07-30","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-01","expirationDate":"2027-04-30","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"672758","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"KINDER ACADEMY INC","legalName":"KINDER ACADEMY INC","issuedDate":"2015-07-30","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-01","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 115% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $840,800 to $1,804,800","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #600207: 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: 598935 (ABANDONED).","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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 1 historical violation 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":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 13, 2027; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Mar 13, 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/"}]}