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BUILDING NOT REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK**"},{"number":"838834","date":"2018-01-18","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-02","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) TYPE 1 COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD , SUPPLY/EXHAUST DUCTWORK, AND EXHAUST FAN AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXHAUST FAN LOCATION SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 506.3.12 OF THE 2009 IMC."},{"number":"851986","date":"2018-07-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-29","scope":"INSTALL 3 WATER CLOSETS, 3 LAVS, 1 URINAL, 4 FLOOR DRAIN, 1-3COMP SINK, 1 FOOD PREP SINK & 1 GROUND SINK THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"848779","date":"2018-07-25","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-02","scope":"WIRE THROUGHOUT 25-OUTLETS, 15-SWITCHES, LIGHTS, GFCI, AND EMERGENCY LIGHTS AS PER NEC 2008 NORTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"PP-2024-003856","date":"2024-03-21","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Excavate and replace the broken curb trap"},{"number":"GP-2025-003750","date":"2025-06-03","work":"Solar Panels and Structure","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-23","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STRUCTURAL/FASTENING COMPONENTS OF ROOF-MOUNTED SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAIC SYSTEM. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK. [AMENDMENT 10/22/2025 FOR CHANGES TO SYSTEM MODULES LAYOUT AS PER APPROVED AMENDED PLANS. ASSOCIATED PERMIT EP-2025-003896 MUST BE AMENDED SEPARATELY FOR CHANGES TO ELECTRICAL WORK.]"},{"number":"EP-2025-003896","date":"2025-06-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-07","scope":"Installation 27 kW PV SYSTEM ,68 HANWHA Q-CELLS: Q:PEAK DUO ML-G610= 400, 68 SOLAREDGE P401 OPTIMIZER AND 2 SOLAREDGE: SE11400H-US (240V) INVERTER AS PER APPROVED DRAWINGS- 2017 NEC GP-2025-003750: Issued (Commercial - Solar Panels and Structure) 4318 N LAWRENCE ST, Philadelphia, PA 19140-2442 (Micah Gold-Markel DBA: SOLAR STATES LLC)"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Solar Panels and Structure"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["3 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 106% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $102,200 to $210,200","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 #618914: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: PP-2024-003856 (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":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit 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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"}],"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/"}]}