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SUBDIVISION OF PARCEL A. CONVEYANCE OF PARCEL B TO 227-31 CHURCH LANE"},{"number":"506470","date":"2013-11-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-24","scope":"ADDING A 100A SINGLE PHASE POWER TO BUILDING WITH EXISTING 3- PHASE SERVICE. SERVICE DISCONNECTS TO BE GROUPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 230.72 OF THE 2008 NEC."},{"number":"677860","date":"2016-03-21","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-21","scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE LOT FROM TWO EXISTING LOTS (5529-35 LENA STREET AND 5539-41 LENA STREET- OPA # 882971025, 884342061). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN PER APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"677846","date":"2016-03-21","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-21","scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE LOT FROM TWO EXISTING LOTS (5529-35 LENA STREET AND 5539-41 LENA STREET- OPA # 882971025, 884342061). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN PER APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"643392","date":"2016-03-31","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-31","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN PER APPLICATION/PLAN. ADDITION FOR USE AS A CARETAKER QUARTERS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED USE OF A GENERAL INDUSTIAL IN THE EXISTING BUILDING."},{"number":"643391","date":"2016-03-31","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-19","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO STORY ADDITION TO AN EXISTING BUILDING FOR USE AS A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MANUFACTURING FACILITY (F-2), ADDITION FOR THE USE OF A CARE TAKER QUARTER. ADDITION TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECAHNICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"698778","date":"2016-06-09","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-02","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"694894","date":"2016-07-18","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-02","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13D SYSTEM THAT IS SUPPLIED BY A TANK IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.2.2 OF THE 2007 NFPA 13 D STANDARD FOR A LIVE WORK UNIT. THE METHOD FOR REFILLING THE TANK SHALL BE PIPED TO THE TANK. ALL WORK AND CONNECTION DETAILS TO BE COMPLETED AS PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D."},{"number":"684892","date":"2016-07-20","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-02","scope":"ALTERATION: ADDITION; INTERIOR (COMMERCIAL); BACKFLOW PROTECTION REQUIRED THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"688295","date":"2016-07-28","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-14","scope":"INSTALL A NEW 200AMP METER SOCKET AND 42 CIRCUIT ELECTRICAL PANEL,INSTALL RECEPTACLES AND WIRING.INSTALL 40 RECESSED LIGHTS WITH LED TRIMS,WIRE AND INSTALL 10 SMOKES AND INSTALL A 30AMP 240V SERVICE DISCONNECT FOR AC UNITS PER 2008 NEC (COMMERCIAL)NORTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"741241","date":"2016-12-05","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-13","scope":"REPLACE HOUSE TRAP, FAI, AND DRAIN INTO BASEMENT. CONNECT ABOVE FLOOR."},{"number":"743125","date":"2016-12-13","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-13","scope":"REPLACE 5\" LATERAL-PA1#20163400824-\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 50% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $323,700 to $485,500","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 #643392: 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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"2 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/"}],"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/"}]}