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Tear off and dispose existing roofing material from the two flat roof sections at the very top. - Replace damage/rotten plywood for an additional if needed. - Install aluminum drip edge along the eaves and rakes of the roof. - Install self-adhering ice & water shield membrane along the eaves and valleys of the roof. - Install synthetic shingles underlayment over the rest of the pitched roof sections. - Nail architectural asphalt shingles onto all roof sections except flat roofs. - Install aluminum step flashings along the chimney and dormer walls. - Reuse existing chimney and wall counter flashings. - Fabricate and install aluminum chimney and wall counter flashings (5 chimneys). - Nail hip & ridge caps. - Install 1/2? cover board over flat roof decking. - Fully adhere 0.60 EPDM membrane onto the two flat roof sections at the very top. - Reuse existing skylights located on the top flat roofs. - Install aluminum drip edge along perimeter of the flat roofs. - Complete EPDM roof detailing all according to manufacturer's requirements. - 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Sizes and locations per plans."},{"number":"ZP-2021-004350","date":"2021-06-08","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"ZP-2021-007317","date":"2021-07-07","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Single-Family"},{"number":"ZP-2021-015111","date":"2021-12-10","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Office - Business and Professional"},{"number":"CP-2022-001176","date":"2022-04-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-02-08","scope":"FOR EXTERIOR WORK ONLY TO INCLUDE REPAIRS TO WINDOWS, MILLWORK, AND IRONWORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHC APPROVAL DATED 3/10/2022. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS WORK."},{"number":"CP-2022-002093","date":"2022-05-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-09-26","scope":"FOR EXTERIOR WORK ONLY TO INCLUDE REPAIRS TO MASONRY, WINDOWS, MILLWORK, AND IRONWORK, WITH STONE POINTING AT AREAS INDICATED, AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHC APPROVAL DATED 4/19/2022. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS WORK. PHC Staff Review of masonry cutout sample in the field required for final approval. PHC Staff Review of masonry pointing sample in the field required for final approval. PHC Staff Review of window assembly 'shop' drawings required for final approval."},{"number":"CP-2022-002142","date":"2022-06-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-13","scope":"FOR INTERIOR DEMOLITION AND DEBRIS REMOVAL PER APPOVED PLANS. **NO DEMOLITION OF LOAD-BEARING BUILDING COMPONENTS UNDER THIS PERMIT**"},{"number":"ZP-2022-009455","date":"2022-10-26","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-25","scope":"FOR PARKING ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ADDITION TO INCLUDE AN ALTERATION TO A PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE.**HISTORICAL COMMISSION REVIEW REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT**"},{"number":"CP-2022-004528","date":"2022-12-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-25","scope":"FOR INTERIOR/EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO CHANGE THE USE OF OCCUPANCY TO BUSINESS, ALTERATION INCLUDE ALTERATION TO INTERIOR PARTITION, INSTALLATION OF NEW LIFTING, AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING WINDOW OPENING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND HISTORICAL APPROVAL. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO START OF WORK. AMENDMENT APPROVED AS OF 8/29/2023: FOR THE ERECTION OF ACCESSIBLE RAMP IN LIEU OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED VERTICAL LIFT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND HISTORICAL APPROVAL."},{"number":"PP-2022-017637","date":"2022-12-08","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-19","scope":"Install water and drain lines to 14 fixtures 5- toilets 5-lavs 2-kitchen sink 1- water fountain 1-shower"},{"number":"MP-2022-005215","date":"2023-02-21","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-19","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES ARE TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT THE DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2022-012030","date":"2023-04-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-02-12","scope":"INSTALL A 600 AMP 120/240V / 1 PHASE SERVICE, (1) 600 AMP MDP, (2) 200 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS, (1) 100 AMP PANEL & FEEDER. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES, SENSORS, INVERTERS, TIME CLOCK, RECEPTACLES, & FLOOR OUTLETS. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL & HVAC EQUIPMENT. INSTALL AN ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC & 2016 NFPA-72."},{"number":"PP-2025-008408","date":"2025-06-26","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-11","scope":"Replace curb trap, fai & main drain"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.52,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":600000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"780488","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Closed","businessName":"BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING","legalName":"BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING","address":"30 PELHAM RD","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-06-17","latestIssueDate":"2018-06-17","expirationDate":"2019-06-16","inactiveDate":"2019-08-15"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"780488","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING","legalName":"BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING","issuedDate":"2018-06-17","latestIssueDate":"2018-06-17","closureDate":"2019-08-15","expirationDate":"2019-06-16","inactiveDate":"2019-08-15","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 9 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2022, 2023, 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #39887: In Process · Withdrawn; related permit 1024775.","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":"2 permits not marked completed: CP-2022-001176 (Expired), CP-2022-002093 (Expired). 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Apr 5, 2021.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #780488: Closed since Aug 15, 2019","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 2 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/"}],"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/"}]}