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INSTALL 4 GFCI RECEPTACLES. 4 BATH EXHAUST FANS, 4 LIGHTING FIXTURES , 5 EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS. 10 EXTENSIONS LIGHTING FIXTURS. 5 SINGLE PLE SWITCHES, 5 SMOKE DETECTORS"},{"number":"814842","date":"2017-09-13","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-03","scope":"ROOF REPLACEMENT - INSTALL A TPO MEMBRANE ROOF SYSTEM (COMMERCIAL)"},{"number":"822250","date":"2017-10-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-03","scope":"INSTALL NEW 1\" WATER SERVICE,DISCONNECT 3/4 WATER SERVICE AND WATTS LF007MQT 1\"BACKFLOW PREVENTOR-PA1#20172790360-\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\"THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"821762","date":"2018-01-08","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-17","scope":"FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND RENOVATION TO THE FIRST FLOOR SPACE FOR RADIO, TELEVIONS AND RECORDING SERVICES IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AS PER PLAN, SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS."},{"number":"854296","date":"2018-03-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-13","scope":"INSTALL 5 TOILETS,5 LAV SINKS AND 1 KITCHEN (COMMERICAL)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"850348","date":"2018-03-08","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-19","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM FOR FIRST FLOOR ONLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"850774","date":"2018-03-12","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-17","scope":"NEW ELECTRICAL INSIDE WIRING LIGHTING RECEPTACLE OUTLET SWITCHES AND EXIT SIGNS AS PER 2008 NEC (COMMERCIAL)WEST DISTRICT"},{"number":"855649","date":"2018-03-13","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-17","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) RTU'S WITH REGISTERS/DIFFUERS AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"884013","date":"2018-06-08","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-08","scope":"USE TO ART GALLERY (CULTURAL)IN SPACE #2 AND ARTIST STUDIO (PAINTING) IN SPACE #3 (2ND FLOOR) AS PER ATTACHED KEY PLAN IN EXISTING ONE (1) AND TWO (2) STORY STRUCTURES. ALL OTHER PREVIOUSLY APPROVED USES TO REMAIN. NO SIGNS THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"882902","date":"2018-06-19","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-27","scope":"INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 72 (VACANT) WEST DISTRICT"},{"number":"1040828","date":"2020-01-10","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-10","scope":"FOR USES AS PERSONEL SERVICES( BEAUTY SALON) IN SPACE 2 ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND SPACE 3 ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE WITH OTHER PREVIOUSLY APROVED USES.(NO SIGNS ON THIS PERMIT)(KEY PLAN ATTACHED)"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":3.53,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"demo"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 47% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $265,900 to $390,000","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 #794569: COMPLETED. The history also contains “NEW USE.”","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jan 17, 2026","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. 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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 6 historical violations across 4 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. 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/"}]}