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SECOND FLOOR TO BE USED AS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES FOR HOME HEALTH CARE(NO TREATMENT OF PATIENTS, FIRST FLOOR FOR RECEPTION FOR SECOND FLOOR OFFICE, THE BALANCE TO REMAIN VACANT COMMERCIAL AS PERMITTED IN THE DISTRICT(USE REGISTRATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY), ALL ON THE SAME LOT WITH AN EXISTING VACANT ONE STORY STRUCTURE(USE REGISTRATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY)."},{"number":"226467","date":"2010-01-13","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2012-09-17","scope":"SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 2 STORY BUILDING FOR USE AS OFFICE SPACE."},{"number":"482584","date":"2013-09-03","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-03","scope":"A REQUEST FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW WAS FILED TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE STRUCTURE FROM STRUCTURE FROM 4560 SF TO 3435 SF. 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NO ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED."},{"number":"508485","date":"2013-12-23","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-12-23","scope":"FOR THE DEMOLITION OF REMAINING BUILDING ON LOT."},{"number":"508484","date":"2013-12-23","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-12-27","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF LAST REMAINING BUIDLING ON CONSOLIDATED LOTS, 5317 - 5323 GERMANTOWN AVENUE AS PER SITE PLAN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN B-1302. NO ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED. SEE AP#478721 FOR CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS, PRE-REQUISITE APPROVALS, AND SCHEDULE."},{"number":"505198","date":"2014-01-10","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-10-21","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO (2) STORY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING OF STEEL MOMENT FRAME, WOOD SHEAR WALL, EXTERIOR CONVENTIONAL FRAME BEARING WALL CONSTRUCTION WITH SHALLOW CONCRETE FOOTING W. MASONRY STEM WALL FOUNDATION, & FOR ERECTION OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS FOR OFFICE, CONFERENCE, & TOILET ROOM SPACES; BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR BUILDING SIGNAGE, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"521485","date":"2014-03-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-09-27","scope":"INSTALL A 400 AMP SERIVCE WIRE THROUGH OUT, INSTALL ALL TEL/DAT LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT"},{"number":"534001","date":"2014-06-12","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-10-21","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 WITH A 4-INCH SERVICE LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"527153","date":"2014-07-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-09-25","scope":"NEW PLUMBING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING (OFFICE BLDG)"},{"number":"548126","date":"2014-07-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-05","scope":"WIRE FIRE ALARM THROUGHOUT AS PER NEC 2008 & NFPA 72 (OFFICE BLDG)"},{"number":"550114","date":"2014-07-23","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-09-25","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDING FORTY-FOUR (44) REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS ON 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR OF BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2021-002943","date":"2021-08-04","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-02-11","scope":"Office - Business and Professional; Public, Civic, and Institutional - Educational Facilities"},{"number":"CP-2021-003232","date":"2021-08-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-09-23","scope":"FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING OFFICE SPACE, TO INCLUDE NEW INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND INTERIOR FINISHES, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. 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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 #133777: 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: 226467 (EXPIRED), ZP-2021-002943 (Expired), CP-2021-003232 (Expired), FP-2021-002395 (Expired), CP-2023-000619 (Issued). 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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$1,888.16 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 18, 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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 6 historical violations across 4 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 Jun 24, 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/"}]}