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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"894244","date":"2018-10-18","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-18","scope":"FOR BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE IN AN EXISTING ONE/TWO STORY STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"930053","date":"2018-12-21","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-21","scope":"FOR THE ADDITION OF TWO (2) INNER STORIES TO A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE (NO CHANGE TO FOOTPRINT). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS. FOR BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE IN AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"968099","date":"2019-05-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-06","scope":"FOR INTERIOR LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING STRUCTURE TO CREATE TWO (2) ADDITIONAL FLOORS FOR OFFICES AS PER PLANS. SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED PER SECTION 909 AND 404 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. (10/16/2020) AMENDMENT. AMENDED PERMIT APPLICATION TO PERMIT#968099 TO MATCH APPROVED ZONING PERMIT#1037925. LIST OF ITEMS CHANGED ARE ON ARCHITECTURAL SUMMARY AND INCLUDES A FOURTH STORY ADDITION AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"985669","date":"2019-07-15","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-10","scope":"INSTALLATION OF 3 PUBLIC BATHROOMS AND ONE PRIVATE BATHROOM 6-WATER CLOSETS 2-URINALS 6-LAVATORY SINKS 1-PANTRY SINK 1-50 GAL W.H 1-10 GAL W.H"},{"number":"983753","date":"2019-07-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-10","scope":"NEW 600AMP 3PHASE SERVICE & NEW LIGHTING & WIRING, RECEPTACLES AND ALL EXISTING WIRING AND SERVICE TO BE REMOVED AND NEW EMERGENCY GENERATOR LOCATED OUTSIDE OF BLDG AS PER NEC 2017 NEW ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 72"},{"number":"1016078","date":"2019-10-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-22","scope":"NEW STORM AND SANITARY HOUSE DRAIN HOUSE TRAP FAI INTO BUILDING 1\" WDP AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"997181","date":"2019-10-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-10","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEM FOR THE FIRST, SECOND THIRD FLOORS OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE A NEW HVAC SYSTEM,AIR HANDLERS , REGISTERS AND DIFFUSERS,ALSO TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF 7 NEW 90% FURNACES, A ROOFTOP UNIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS.APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY ,CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK**SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"992247","date":"2019-10-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-10","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 WITH A FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION, BACKKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AND 4\" SERVICE LINE, THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE. 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NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":1.64,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"279751","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WELLS FARGO BANK (ATTN: ROSS BAGLEY)","legalName":"WELLS FARGO BANK","address":"6128-32 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2000-02-17","latestIssueDate":"2000-02-17","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":"2010-10-04"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"279751","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"WELLS FARGO BANK (ATTN: ROSS BAGLEY)","legalName":"WELLS FARGO BANK","issuedDate":"2000-02-17","latestIssueDate":"2000-02-17","closureDate":"2010-10-04","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":"2010-10-04","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 293% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $692,600 to $2,722,200","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 #894244: 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 26, 2018.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #279751: Inactive since Oct 4, 2010","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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 3 historical violations across 2 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jun 1, 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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