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REMOVAL OF ROOF AND ADDING 3RD FLOOR SO NEW BUILDING WILL HAVE 3 FLOORS. FOR 3 RETAIL SPACES DOWNSTAIRS AND 2 OFFICE SPACES ABOVE. ALL WORK AS PER PLANS. 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INSTALLATION TO INCLUDE 4\" FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 4.\" DC AMES COLT200 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.**"},{"number":"CP-2025-004041","date":"2025-09-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-11","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR USE AND OCCUPANCY, MEP, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"EP-2025-009422","date":"2025-09-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-04","scope":"Electrical Permit for combo CP-2025-004041"},{"number":"PP-2025-012683","date":"2025-10-13","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-24","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2025-004041"},{"number":"ZP-2025-009150","date":"2025-10-25","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Eating and Drinking Establishments - Prepared Food Shop"},{"number":"ZP-2025-002642","date":"2026-01-28","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF THREE (3) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FLAT WALL SIGNS, ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED CABINET WALL SIGN, AND ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FREESTANDING SIGN."},{"number":"ZP-2026-001593","date":"2026-02-19","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2026-03-05","scope":"Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries"},{"number":"GP-2026-001433","date":"2026-03-23","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF THREE (3) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FLAT WALL SIGNS, ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED CABINET WALL SIGN, AND ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FREESTANDING SIGN. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED."},{"number":"CP-2025-003453","date":"2026-04-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS AND CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY AT UNIT 102-103. 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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":"4 permits not marked completed: EP-2023-008040 (Expired), ZP-2026-001593 (Cancelled), GP-2026-001433 (Issued), CP-2025-003453 (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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jun 2, 2026","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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","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/"}],"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/"}]}