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NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"453577","date":"2013-02-15","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-12-10","scope":"REMOVE EXISTING DAMAGE MATERIAL ON 12,000 SQ FT OF ROOF. INSTALL ASPHALT BASE PAPER AND INSTALL NEW PORCH DOWN SMOOTH MATERIAL ON PREPARED SURFACE AND REPAIR FLASHING USING ALUMINUM COIL METAL AND SILICON ON NAILS. INSTALL NEW ROOF COVER AS PER MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. . NEW ROOF COVERINGS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED WITHOUT FIRST REMOVING ALL EXISTING LAYERS WHEN THE ROOF HAS TWO OR MORE APPLICATIONS OF ANY TYPE OF ROOF COVERING. SUBMIT ROOF CERTIFICATION TO INSPECTOR FOR FINAL INSPECTION."},{"number":"452791","date":"2013-08-09","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS INCLUDING NEW ACCESSIBLE TOILET ROOM AND TWO (2) HOUR RATED FIRE BARRIER, IN A PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING TO CREATE A MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR GARAGE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK. SEE COMMISSIONER'S LETTER DATED JUNE 19, 2013."},{"number":"EP-2020-006142","date":"2020-08-17","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-09-05","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2020-006132 Installation to include new (3) 100 amp sub panels, emergency lightnings exit lightnings and receptacle outlets connecting to existing 400 amp, 120/240 volts, single phase incoming service and all necessary bonding and grounding as per Nec. Industrial, fishing method(open area)"},{"number":"EP-2020-006132","date":"2020-09-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-08-07","scope":"Installation to include new (3) 100 amp sub panels, emergency lightnings exit lightnings and receptacle outlets connecting to existing 400 amp, 120/240 volts, single phase incoming service and all necessary bonding and grounding as per 2017 NEC. Industrial, fishing method(open area)"},{"number":"GM-2021-005076","date":"2021-06-03","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-04-18","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. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT). Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"CP-2021-003192","date":"2021-06-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-04","scope":"For repair on the roof structure of an existing building. **asbestos remediation required prior to the start of work**roof repair only**"},{"number":"AP-2021-008965","date":"2021-09-21","work":"Special Event - Short Term CO","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-10-04","scope":"For a temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) in accordance with L&I Code Bulletin No. A-1501-R1 for a special event taking place on four (4) days from 9/30/21 to 10/3/2021 (with performances starting at 4PM and ending at 11PM each day as per access agreement w/owner), on a portion of the ground floor of an existing single-story detached structure previously used as a warehouse/factory (Budd Company), including erection of a temporary performance/audience platform (w/ADA access ramps and platform lift), with bathroom facilities located on the exterior, as per plans; building is currently not sprinklered; fire watch to be provided at all times during occupancy; no warming devices; ADA platform lift to be installed as per manufacturer's instructions; ADA platform lift does not require PA L&I permit as per attached email dated 8/24/2021; separate electrical permit required for ADA platform lift."},{"number":"EP-2021-010831","date":"2021-10-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-01","scope":"Temporary generator connections 70kw to power Fringe Art Festival 9/30/21 to 8/3/21 as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"AP-2021-010479","date":"2021-10-20","work":"Special Event - Short Term CO","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-05-12","scope":"For a temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) in accordance with L&I Code Bulletin No. A-1501-R1 for a special event taking place on one (1) day (10/21/2021) with performances starting at 6PM and ending at 11PM as per access agreement w/owner on a portion of the ground floor of an existing single-story detached structure previously used as a warehouse/factory (Budd Company) with bathroom facilities located on the exterior, as per plans; building is currently not sprinklered; fire watch to be provided at all times during occupancy; no warming devices."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":-0.81,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Operations"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Special Event - Short Term CO"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Special Event - Short Term CO"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 47% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $3,474,600 to $5,096,000","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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 #439644: 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: 452791 (EXPIRED), EP-2020-006132 (Expired), GM-2021-005076 (Expired), CP-2021-003192 (Expired), AP-2021-010479 (Expired). 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":"5 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Feb 3, 2010.","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":"3 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations 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/"}]}