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ACCESSORY USE ROOF DECK & ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE & INTERIOR PRIVATE PARKING GARAGE; SIZE & LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPROVED PLANS (FOR ZONING PURPOSES DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSED ATTACHED BUILDING MAY COMMENCE PRIOR TO COMPLETE SITE DEMOLITION). FOR USE AS BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL OFFICE @ 2ND FLOOR, HOUSEHOLD LIVING FOR (12) FAMILIES @ 3RD THRU 6TH FLOORS, ACCESSORY OFF-STREET PARKING FOR FOUR (4) MOTOR-VEHICLES @ 1ST FLOOR, & ACCESSORY OFF-STREET BICYCLE PARKING FOR FOUR (4) SPACES."},{"number":"ZP-2022-000564","date":"2022-03-30","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-08-28","scope":"EXTEND AP#538941 FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR PER SECTION 14-303(10)(d) OF THE PHILADELPHIA ZONING CODE. A BUILDING PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED BY (02/27/2023). FOR COMPLETE SITE DEMOLITION TO REMOVE EXISTING ATTACHED BUILDING & THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING W. ACCESSORY USE ROOF DECK & ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE & INTERIOR PRIVATE PARKING GARAGE; SIZE & LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPROVED PLANS (FOR ZONING PURPOSES DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSED ATTACHED BUILDING MAY COMMENCE PRIOR TO COMPLETE SITE DEMOLITION)."},{"number":"PP-2023-000643","date":"2023-01-17","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-02-08","scope":"Seal of lateral for complete demo"},{"number":"GM-2023-000433","date":"2023-01-25","work":"Party Wall Protection","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-02-12","scope":"party wall stucco after demolition"},{"number":"DP-2023-000068","date":"2023-03-16","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-12-11","scope":"COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING BY HAND. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. FULL SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUIRED AS REFLECTED ON APPROVED SITE PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK. ***A GATE MUST BE PROVIDED AT THE REAR OF 1024 WINTER ST TO PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO EGRESS WITHOUT THE USE OF THE TUNNEL ALLEY PRIOR TO THE START OF DEMOLITION.*** A SEPARATE BUILDING PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A NEW SUPPORT FRAMING STRUCTURE FOR TUNNEL ALLEY PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THE DEMOLITION PERMIT. BACKFILL MUST TAKE PLACE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DEMOLITION COMPLETION. DAMP PROOFING AND TEMPORARY PROTECTION FROM WEATHER DAMAGE IS REQUIRED FOR EXPOSED FOUNDATION WALLS."},{"number":"ZP-2024-000836","date":"2024-02-09","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Party Wall Protection"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2023,"k":"demo"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"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":["4 permit events since 2023","demolition activity 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 #23330: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 538941. Use permit #538941: 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":"4 permits not marked completed: ZP-2022-000564 (Expired), PP-2023-000643 (Expired), GM-2023-000433 (Expired), DP-2023-000068 (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":"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 and appears related-party/family-held.","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/"}],"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/"}]}