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The site contractor, Gessler Construction Co., will install new HDPE pipe onsite and new cast iron stormwater pipe in the R.O.W. that will connect the roof drain downspouts at the building and three existing storm inlets onsite into two existing junction boxes in the sidewalk (R.O.W.) that tie into the GSI systems. The junction boxes are designated on the attached site plans as #1281-23-2 and #1281-40-2. Gessler?s plumbing contractor, Jack Edmondson, Inc., will connect the site piping into two existing PWD junction boxes in the sidewalk Right-of-Way. The junction boxes are designated on the attached site plans as #1281-23-2 and #1281-40-2. The PWD-approved utility plan for these junction box connections has been submitted to PWD's Water Transport Records for a pre-permit connection approval for obtaining the Plumbing Permit."},{"number":"ZP-2023-005359","date":"2023-05-22","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE TWO LOTS (PARCEL \"A\" AND \"B\" ON THE PLAN) FROM ONE EXISTING LOT (2200 N AMERICAN ST.), SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2023-004353","date":"2023-08-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL 2 ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE INCLUDING STRUCTURAL REPAIR, INTERIOR DEMOLITION AND NEW TOILET ROOMS AS PER PLANS. TO CREATE A VACANT CORE AND SHELL SPACE. SEPARATE PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY."},{"number":"MP-2023-003634","date":"2023-09-14","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"FP-2023-002207","date":"2023-09-22","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the Relocation of Sprinkler Heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. MK Fire Protection to relocate 50 Sprinkler heads throughout entire permitted area."},{"number":"EP-2023-008253","date":"2023-09-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"PP-2023-011641","date":"2023-10-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 7 WATER CLOSETS, 1 URINAL, 6 LAVATORIES, 1 MOP SINK, 3 HOT WATER HEATERS, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 6 FLOOR DRAINS AND 1 SUMP PUMP ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2023-007937","date":"2023-10-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"New lighting and receptacles and shown. New exit signs and EM lighting as shown. New distribution equipment as shown. Wiring of HVAC equipment, conduit and string only for data. -NOTED: EL.RM.DR. TO BE EQUIPPED W/ PANIC HARDWARE ,BREAKER COMPLIES W/ 230.95(SEE CUT SHEET) **SEPARATE FIRE ALARM PERMIT REQ'D**"},{"number":"CP-2024-003220","date":"2024-07-16","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-07-23","scope":"PHASE II - FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS AND ADDITION OF NEW LOADING DOCK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION."},{"number":"ZP-2024-002322","date":"2024-09-20","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINE TO ADJUST LOT AREAS ON TWO (2) LOTS (\" PARCEL A\" AND \"PARCEL B\"); SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2024-002447","date":"2024-09-20","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Vacant"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":-0.43,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":5000000},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-30","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 3 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2024"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"9 permits not marked completed: PP-2020-013732 (Expired), SP-2021-000047 (Expired), CP-2023-004353 (Issued), MP-2023-003634 (Issued), FP-2023-002207 (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":"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 Jan 13, 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":"4 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/"},{"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.","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/"},{"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/"}]}