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SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"969790","date":"2019-05-14","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-12","scope":"REPLACEMENT ONLY WITH NO ADD'L OR REPLACEMENT OF PIPING 18 FIXTURES CONSISTING OF 8-BATHROOMS & 1-HAND WASH SINK THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"970633","date":"2019-06-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-06","scope":"288 LIGHT FIXTURES, 21 SWITCHES, 125 RECEPTACLES, 6 POWER WIRE CONDENSING UNITS, 2 FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANELS, 3 NAC PANELS, 8 VISUAL DEVICES, 35 AUDIO/VISUAL DEVICES, 7 PULL STATION, (53) VOICE /DATA LOCATIONS- PULLING CAT6A TO EACH LOCATION AS PER 2008 NEC AND NFPA 72 (CC DIST)"},{"number":"984804","date":"2019-07-11","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-01","scope":"TO ADD CHANGES TO SCOPE OF APPROVED PERMIT#969790 TO MODIFY SOME BRANCH DRAIN LINES AND INSTALL TWO(2) WATER COOLERS WITH SUPPLY AND DRAINS AS PER PLANS PER PHILADELPHIA 2014 PLUMBING CODE"},{"number":"970958","date":"2019-08-30","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW HVAC DUCTWORK AND AIR OUTLETS INCLUDING TWO (2) 3.5 TON SPLIT SYSTEMS DUCTWORK, DAMPERS, EXHAUST FANS TO THE BASEMENT, 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS OF A COMMERCIAL SPACES. 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 ALL OTHER WORK. *ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK* **IMC 2018**"},{"number":"998942","date":"2019-09-20","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW NFPA 13 SYSTEM THROUGHOUT, FOR AN MIXED USE BUILDING. MAINS 4\" , BRANCH LINE 1\" & 1 1/2\", CROSS MAINS 3\" RISERS 4\", STANDPIPE 4\" WITH A BACKFLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. EXTERIOR WORK LIMITED TO INSTALLATION OF 4'' FDC ON REAR ELEVATION ALONG STRAWBERRY ST. **ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED**"},{"number":"ZP-2025-000224","date":"2025-01-29","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROOF DECK ACCESSED FROM TWO (2) INDIVIDUAL PILOTHOUSES OVER AN EXISTING FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2025-001492","date":"2026-04-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"LEVEL II ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) WITH ROOF DECK ADDITION TO AN EXISTING BUILDING FOR USE AS EXISTING PERSONAL SERVICES & BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IEBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP WORK**"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"594121","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JOHN A STEER CO INC","legalName":"JOHN A STEER CO INC","address":"28 S 2ND ST","revenueCode":"3417","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2013-05-31","latestIssueDate":"2015-04-02","expirationDate":"2016-03-31","inactiveDate":"2016-05-30"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"594121","type":"Dumpster License - Public ROW","businessName":"JOHN A STEER CO INC","legalName":"JOHN A STEER CO INC","issuedDate":"2013-05-31","latestIssueDate":"2015-04-02","closureDate":"2016-05-30","expirationDate":"2016-03-31","inactiveDate":"2016-05-30","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["2 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2025-000224: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2025-000224. Use permit #923989: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: CP-2025-001492 (Issued).","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":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 8, 2019.","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 - Public ROW #594121: Inactive since May 30, 2016","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":"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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Apr 16, 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. 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/"}]}