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NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT. CONTACT STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR DUMPSTER PERMIT AND FOOTWAY CLOSURE.ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION TO REBUILD. CALL INSPECTOR FOR AN INITIAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK."},{"number":"443745","date":"2013-01-29","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-29","scope":"FOR THE EXTENSION OF USE OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RESTAURANT AND FOR THE CREATION OF A LIBRARY SPACE ACCESSORY TO THE HOTEL ON THE FIRST FLOOR WITH THE CONVERSION OF TWO SPACES ON THE THIRD FLOOR IN TO FIVE (5) DWELLING UNITS, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLAN (AP#443775)."},{"number":"443775","date":"2013-01-29","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-06-20","scope":"FOR INTERIOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO THE FIRST AND THIRD FLOOR IN AN EXISITNG BUILDING. FIRST FLOOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE RENOVATION OF EXISTING LOBBY SPACE AND THIRD FLOOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE CREATION OF FIVE (5) NEW DWELLING UNITS. ALL ALTERATIONS SHALL BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"450856","date":"2013-03-01","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-06-20","scope":"INSTALL NEW HEAT PUMPS, DUCTWORK AND ASSOCIATED PIPING FOR NEW HOSPITALITY SUITES ON 3RD FLOOR. RELOCTAE EXISTING HVAC AIR DEVICES ON GROUND FLOOR."},{"number":"461735","date":"2013-04-04","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-11-12","scope":"FOR LEVEL I ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR, ALTERATIONS TO REVISE TENANT EGRESS AS SHOWN PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS, PLEASE SEE AP#443775 FOR ALL OTHER ALTERATIONS BEING DONE TO THE FIRST AND THIRD FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"491816","date":"2013-09-26","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-11-25","scope":"INTERIOR DEMO AND ALTERATIONS, RECONFIGURATION OF PARTIAL 3RD FLOOR SPACE FOR FOOD SERVICE AREA, KITCHEN AND BAKERY, PANTRY AREAS AND CHOCOLATE LAB ROOM, FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS. PREPARE AREA/SPACE FOR THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF SPA AREA UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT. NO CHANGE IN USE -OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS. EXISTING HOTEL HIGH RISE AND OCCUPANCIES. BUILDING SPRINKLERED. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQ: ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, SPRINKLERS, KITCHEN HOOD-ANSUL IF ALTERED. 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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"687795","date":"2016-05-10","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-21","scope":"LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, REDUCTION IN OCCUPANT LOAD; NEW LO'S TO BE ISSUED) TO EXISTING GROUND FLOOR AND SECOND FLOOR RESTAURANT WITHIN AN EXISTING HOTEL BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"699466","date":"2016-06-13","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-15","scope":"RELOCATE 7 SPRINKLERS IN LOBBY"},{"number":"694954","date":"2016-06-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-21","scope":"ALTERATION: INTERIOR PLUMBING FOR TOILET ROOMS ONLY (2) ACCESSIBLE TOILET RMS ON THE GROUND FLR. AND (2) TOILET RMS. ON 2ND FLR. SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF FIXTURES AND MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE PIPING FOR 7 WATER CLOSETS,6 LAVS AND 2 URINALS (RESTAURANT). THIS PERMIT IS ONLY FOR WORK IN THE TOILET ROOMS. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY PLUMBING REPLACEMENTS OR MODIFICATION TO THE FOOD PREPARATION FIXTURES, PIPING OR EQUIPMENT. THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004. PVC PIPE MATERIALS ARE NOT PERMITED ON THIS PROJECT, PER CODE SECTIONS P-902.5 & P-1102.3."},{"number":"713146","date":"2016-09-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-21","scope":"DOMESTIC WATER & DRAIN LINES FOR BAR AREA & EXTENDING & RECONNECTING TO EXISTING MAINS GAS LINES FOR KITCHEN EQUIPMENT - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"827021","date":"2017-12-19","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-19","scope":"LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) FOR RENOVATIONS TO AN EXISTING HOTEL OCCUPANCY TO INCLUDE BATHROOM ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES ON THE FIRST FLOOR, ROOM & CORRIDOR RENOVATIONS ON THE FIFTH THROUGH NINTH FLOORS AND CORRIDOR RENOVATIONS ON THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP OR FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"842089","date":"2018-02-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-14","scope":"ALTERATIONS: INTERIOR PLUMBING; HOTEL;THE FIFTH THROUGH NINTH FLOORS; 106 WATER CLOSETS, 143 LAVATORIES, 97 SHOWERS, 93 BATHTUBS, 2 SINKS, 3 URINALS-THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["3 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #443745: 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"3 open L&I violations","finding":"5 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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 FAILED on Apr 7, 2026.","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":"9 fire/suppression-related permits 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/"}],"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/"}]}