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NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT. CONTACT STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR DUMPSTER PERMIT AND FOOTWAY CLOSURE."},{"number":"516031","date":"2014-01-31","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-05-30","scope":"FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION AND PARTITION INSTALLATION OF AN EXISTING SPACE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL PERMIT REQUIRED. (IEBC 2009, COMPLIANCE PATH: WORK-AREA METHOD, LVL II ALTERATIONS)"},{"number":"518583","date":"2014-02-06","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-05-22","scope":"RELOCATE (81) EXISTING SPRINKLER HEADS IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE NEW WALL AND CEILING LAYOUT AS PER ALL NFPA 13 AND LOCAL CODES. 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SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION."},{"number":"643005","date":"2015-11-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-25","scope":"NEW POWER LIGHTING, SWITCHES, RECEPTS AS PER 2008 NEC (WEST DISTRICT) FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER PLANS NFPA72"},{"number":"651490","date":"2015-12-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-22","scope":"INSTALL 74 CATEGORY 6 PLENUM CABLE LONGEST RUN 175FT.TERMINATE,TEST AND LABEL ALL NEW CABLING PER 2008 NEC (COMMERICAL)WEST DISTRICT"},{"number":"705555","date":"2016-07-07","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-05-23","scope":"FOR REMOVAL OF IN-PLACE ONE (1) 6,000 GALLON FUEL OIL STORAGE TANK (ABOVE GROUND),"},{"number":"715840","date":"2016-08-18","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-12-13","scope":"SHELTER PLATFORM PERMIT- ERECTION OF A SIDEWALK SHELTER PLATFORM AS PER ENGINEERED PLANS. STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK."},{"number":"689346","date":"2016-08-19","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-30","scope":"FOR THE RESTORATION OF A FACADE OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE FLASHING & CAULKING REPLACEMENT, REPOINTING, AND REPAIRING CRACKS/LOOSE BRICKS AS SHOWN IN APPROVED PLANS. ** ALL ASBESTOS TO BE TREATED & REMOVED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. **"},{"number":"717815","date":"2016-08-26","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-02-01","scope":"EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. REMOVAL OF EXISTING ROOF SYSTEM DOWN TO THE EXISTING DECK. 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DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"965395","date":"2019-04-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-13","scope":"EZ PLUMBING PERMIT - DEMO THREE (3) SINKS, SAFE OFF PIPING PER THE 2004 PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE"},{"number":"965539","date":"2019-04-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-20","scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the relocation of sprinkler heads as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans."},{"number":"965244","date":"2019-04-18","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-14","scope":"F/I 140 LIGHTS, 32 WALL MOTIONS, 6 CEILING MOTIONS, 1 FLOOR BOX, 3 CONNECTRAC LOCATIONS, 103 DUPLEX REC AND FIRE ALARM AS PER DRAWINGS, AS PER NFPA 72 AND 2008 NEC. (WEST DIST)"},{"number":"GP-2021-009186","date":"2021-08-27","work":"Shelter/Platform","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-03-29","scope":"For the erection of sidewalk shelter platforms/scaffolds at the NWC of North 34th Street and Market Street sidewalks, as per plans; no other work on this permit."},{"number":"PP-2025-004687","date":"2025-04-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-08","scope":"Replace 1 1/2 RP"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2017,"k":"demo"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Shelter/Platform"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"518551","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"UNIVERSITY CITY SCIENCE CENTER","legalName":"UNIVERSITY CITY SCIENCE CENTER","address":"3401-15 MARKET ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-11-02","latestIssueDate":"2014-02-20","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"738407","type":"Public Garage / Parking Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"LAZ PARKING MID-ATLANTIC LLC","legalName":"LAZ PARKING MID-ATLANTIC LLC","address":"3401-15 MARKET ST","revenueCode":"3371","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-05-12","latestIssueDate":"2017-05-12","expirationDate":"2018-05-11","inactiveDate":"2018-07-10"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"738407","type":"Public Garage / Parking Lot","businessName":"LAZ PARKING MID-ATLANTIC LLC","legalName":"LAZ PARKING MID-ATLANTIC LLC","issuedDate":"2017-05-12","latestIssueDate":"2017-05-12","closureDate":"2018-07-10","expirationDate":"2018-05-11","inactiveDate":"2018-07-10","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"518551","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"UNIVERSITY CITY SCIENCE CENTER","legalName":"UNIVERSITY CITY SCIENCE CENTER","issuedDate":"2010-11-02","latestIssueDate":"2014-02-20","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #725187: 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":"5 permits not marked completed: 423912 (Issued), 636634 (Issued), 953910 (Expired), 965539 (Expired), GP-2021-009186 (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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 10, 2013.","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":"Public Garage / Parking Lot #738407: Inactive since Jul 10, 2018","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 4 historical violations across 3 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 6, 2027; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Sep 3, 2026; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Nov 15, 2026","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/"}]}