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ONE DETACHED PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE TO REMAIN ON LOT. EXISTING LIMITED INDUSTRIAL AND WARE HOUSE WITH SEVENTY-EIGHT(78) ACCESSORY SURFACE SPACES INCLUDING FOUR(4) ACCESSIBLE SPACES, THIRTEEN(13) COMPACT SPACES, AND TEN(10) LOADING SPACES."},{"number":"821121","date":"2017-12-06","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-11","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF TWO DETACHED ONE-STORY ACCESSORY STRUCTURES BY MECHANICAL MEANS. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED. ANY DEVIATION FROM APPROVED PLAN WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. 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EXISTING BUILDING SPRINKLERED. *2018 IEBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP OR FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 8/17/24 AMEND ALTERATIONS PERMIT CP-2023-005710 TO INCLUDE DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORK AREA AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2023-010934","date":"2023-11-16","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-07","scope":"Furnish and install temporary feeder to (3) office trailers for 6 months as per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"EP-2024-008437","date":"2024-08-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-01","scope":"Provide and install 157 Cat6 plenum cables @ 150' average. Install 2 owner provided displays. All work will be completed per current NEC. 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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2024-012201","date":"2024-10-08","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-11","scope":"• Furnish and install [12] water closets, [10] lavatories, and [6] urinals in same location with no pipe changes. • Furnish and install [6] Water Closets, [6] Lavatories, [3] Urinals, [1] Electric Water Cooler, [4] Floor Drain, [1] Mop Sink, [2] Sink, [1] Electric Water Heater. 52 FIXTURES • Provide labor and material to extend from existing sanitary, vent and domestic water."},{"number":"ZP-2025-002679","date":"2025-04-16","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE(1) SINGLE-FACED FLAT WALL SIGN. 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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":"3 permits not marked completed: EP-2023-000944 (Expired), GP-2025-003729 (Expired), EP-2026-001358 (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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Feb 27, 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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler #198417: Inactive since Jun 29, 2022; Hazardous Materials #285173: Inactive","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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}