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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Streets Department Permit is required for any 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":"EP-2023-000649","date":"2023-03-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-16","scope":"Provide and install fire alarm system throughout as per 2016 NFPA 72 standards and per provided approved plans"},{"number":"CP-2023-004570","date":"2023-09-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-17","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADA COMPLIANT ENTRY RAMP AND STAIRS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2024-009784","date":"2024-12-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install access control on the Front Lobby Door, Office to Flex Door, Flex Side Doors x2, and Outside Gate."},{"number":"ZP-2024-008043","date":"2025-01-02","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED ONE-STORY ADDITION TO AN EXISTING ONE-STORY STRUCTURE WITH ONE(1) OFF-STREET ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE, SEVENTEEN (17) PARKING SPACES, ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX (166) BUS SPACES, AND TEN (10) TRUCK TERMINALS FOR A TOTAL OF ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR (194) OFF-STREET SURFACE PARKING SPACES. FOR USE TRUCKING AND TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION/PLAN."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":22.91,"timeline":[{"y":2000,"k":"sale","p":550000},{"y":2000,"k":"sale","p":550000},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":710000},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":710000},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":2878205},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"},{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":13150000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 4 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2023","permit activity in 2023, 2024, 2025"],"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":"1 permit not marked completed: EP-2024-009784 (Issued).","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 22, 2025","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. 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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. 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