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SIGN ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING BANK LOCATED ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS (WITHIN TENANT SPACE A AND C) IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH A VACANT TENANT SPACE B ON THE REMAINDER OF THE FIRST FLOOR AND A VACANT THIRD FLOOR ON THE SAME LOT WITH THREE (3) ACCESSORY OPEN-AIR PARKING SPACES."},{"number":"338477","date":"2011-05-02","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-05-02","scope":"EXTEND AP#187994"},{"number":"338532","date":"2011-05-05","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-11-02","scope":"PROJECTING SIGN AS PER PLANS"},{"number":"342424","date":"2011-06-07","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-06-28","scope":"WALL MOUNTED SIGN/LETTERS PER SUBMITTED PLAN"},{"number":"835837","date":"2018-04-11","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-26","scope":"INSTALL 12 LIGHTS ON EXTERIOR PER ATTACHED APPROVED BY HISTORICAL DRAWINGS, 11 DAC220 LED'S, 2 - 45.9 LUMENERS, 1 PHILIPS 840 LUMERS LED, 28 WATTS AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"PP-2022-017831","date":"2023-01-19","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-10","scope":"Install a 4\" backwater valve on main drain of building, disconnect sump pump lines into main drain and install a separate header reconnect sump lines into header and connect in front of backwater valve. 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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":"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/"}],"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. 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