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NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"863137","date":"2018-03-29","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-30","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION ON NON-BEARING PARTITION WALL AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"875222","date":"2018-06-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-30","scope":"LEVEL 2 ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING TWO STORY STRUCTURE WITH A MEZZANINE TO CONVERT A HOUSE OF WORSHIP INTO AN ENGINEERING/ARCHITECTURE OFFICE. RENOVATIONS INCLUDE NEW EXTERIOR HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE RAMP, NEW INTERIOR STAIRS TO LOWER LEVEL AND MEZZANINE, NEW NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, NEW DOORS AND NEW TOILET ROOMS AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING."},{"number":"898941","date":"2018-09-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-12","scope":"ROUGH AND FINISH PLUMBING SYSTEM,INSTALL 6-3PC BATH GROUPS,6-FLOOR DRAINS,2-WATER COOLERS,2-WATER HEATERS AND 1-KITCHEN SINK.THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"926783","date":"2018-12-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-01","scope":"INSTALL THREE-5 TON AC W/ 100,000 BTU GAS FURNACE, ONE 2.5 TON AC W/40,000 BTU GAS FURNACE, TWO 2 TON MINI SPLIT SYSTEMS. ALL NECESSARY DUCTWORK FOR AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM VENTING BATHROOM."},{"number":"923362","date":"2018-12-18","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-12","scope":"TO AMEND ORIGINAL PERMIT #898941 TO SHOW CHANGE OF WATER SERVICE FROM 2\" TO A 1 1/2\"."},{"number":"907840","date":"2018-12-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-22","scope":"INSTALL RECEPTACLES, LIGHTS & SWITCHES USING EXISTING 400AMP SERVICE AS PER NEC 2008 NORTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"936983","date":"2018-12-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"WATER SERVICE, CURB TRAP, FAI, MAIN DRAIN, 3-AREA DRAINS, 3-RWC & BACKFLOW PREVENTOR PA20183550670 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"949740","date":"2019-02-22","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-22","scope":"90 DAY TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR ENTIRE BUILDING, EXCEPT BASEMENT FOR STORAGE ONLY, NO OCCUPANCY."},{"number":"987026","date":"2019-06-19","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-20","scope":"TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR NINETY DAYS FOR ENTIRE BUILDING EXCEPT BASEMENT FOR STORAGE ONLY, NO OCCUPANCY. THIS IS THE SECOND TCO, BUILDING HAS TO BE READY FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AFTER NINETY DAYS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":-0.42,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":575000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 96% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $511,000 to $1,003,900","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #845224: 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: 936983 (EXPIRED).","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, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Apr 12, 2024.","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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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/"}]}