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FOR USE AS A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE ON A LOT WITH USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED."},{"number":"178916","date":"2008-10-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-01-21","scope":"INSTALLING A 2-GANG METER SOCKET IN COMPOUND, PULLING 5 NEW 200 AMP SERVICE FROM 2-GANG METER TO FEED, CRICKET EQUIPMENT AND 1 SPARE SOCKET, AS PER 2005 NEC (EAST DIST)"},{"number":"208294","date":"2009-05-05","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-01-27","scope":"ERECT (3) PANEL ANTENNAS. ERECT (3) MICROWAVE DISH ANTENNAS, (1)GPS AND (1) EQUIPMENT CABINETS PER APPROVED PLAN."},{"number":"234935","date":"2009-09-21","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-02-26","scope":"INSTALL 1 NEW 100AMP SERVICE, 1 - 100AMP SINGLE PHASE NEMA 3R, TELECOMM CABLE, 1 SUB PANEL AS PER 2005 NEC (EAST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"251391","date":"2009-12-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"RUN 1'2\" COAX LINES FOR CELL SITE ANTENNAS."},{"number":"293857","date":"2010-08-10","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-08-10","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF NINE (9) PANEL ANTENNAS ( NO LONGER THAN 15'-0\" IN ANY DIRECTION) TO AN EXISTING TOWER, SIX (6) EQUIPMENT CABINETS WITHIN EXISTING STRUCTURE, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION. FOR USE AS A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY ON THE SAME LOT AS AN EXISTING WIRELESS FACILITY AND EXISTING TWO (2) STORY STRUCTURE FOR USE A EQUIPMENT STORAGE, NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"302429","date":"2010-10-04","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-02-10","scope":"ERECT (9) ANTENNAS AND ERECT (6) EQUIPMENT CABINETS INSIDE EXISTING STRUCTURE PER PLAN."},{"number":"311284","date":"2010-11-12","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-03-30","scope":"INSTALL WIRING AND EQUIPMENT FOR A 200A SERVICE WITH A 4 GANG METER SOCKET,INSTALL WIRING FOR GROUNDING. TRENCHING FOR SERVICE AND GROUNDING,INSTALL WIRING FOR A SINGLE POLE SWITCH AND SURFACE MOUNTED FIXTURE, AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DIST)(SERVICE/SWITCH ONLY)"},{"number":"326754","date":"2011-03-10","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-03-10","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF THREE(3) LTE ANTENNAS AND ERECTION OF ONE(1) SUPRESSION DOME.SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION. FOR USE AS A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE ON A LOT WITH AN EXISTING STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED."},{"number":"336454","date":"2011-04-29","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-29","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THREE T-FRAME ANTENNA MOUNTS AND FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THREE LTE ANTENNAS, TWO GSM ANTENNAS AND ONE UMTS ANTENNAS ON THE NEW T-FRAME MOUNTS (125' TO CENTER LINE OF ANTENNAS) ON AN EXISTING LATTICE TOWER (ALL ANTENNAS NTE 15' IN ANY DIRECTION); AND FOR THE ERECTION OF AN LTE EQUIPMENT RACK WITHIN THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT ROOM LOCATED IN THE EXISTING BUILDING, (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION). FOR USE AS A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY ON THE SAME LOT AS AN EXISTING WIRELESS FACILITY AND EXISTING TWO (2) STORY STRUCTURE FOR USE A EQUIPMENT STORAGE, NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"339051","date":"2011-05-18","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2012-03-22","scope":"REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF (3) ANTENNAS MOUNTS AND (3) ANTENNA, (2) GSM ANTENNA, (1) ANTENNA AND ERECT (1) EQUIPMENT RACK."},{"number":"343642","date":"2011-06-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-06","scope":"INSTALL TWO EMPTY CONDUITS (2\") FOR FUTURE USE. BOTH ENDS TO BE CAPPED, NO WIRE INSTALLED AT THIS TIME.. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION OF CONDUCTORS, WIRING AND EQUIPMENT TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC"},{"number":"430235","date":"2012-10-10","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-16","scope":"EXTENSION OF PERMIT #339051 PURSUANT TO PA ACT 46. THIS EXTENSION TO EXPIRE ON JULY 2, 2016 UNLESS EXTENDED BY OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA CODE. CONTACT DISTRICT OFFICE TO INSTITUTE THE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS."},{"number":"441979","date":"2012-12-17","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-10-30","scope":"UPGRADE WIRING TO #6 AND BREAKER FROM 50 AMP TO 60 AMP... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC"},{"number":"444741","date":"2012-12-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-29","scope":"INSTALL 1-NEW LTE EQUIPMENT RACK W/2-150AMP -48 VDC POWER CIRCUITS AS PER NEC 2008 (CELL SITE)"},{"number":"GP-2022-002449","date":"2022-04-14","work":"Antenna","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-07-17","scope":"For collocation of two (2) existing antennas on an existing antenna tower, including assorted equipment, as per plans; no other work on this permit."},{"number":"EP-2022-005777","date":"2022-07-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-21","scope":"Install (3) new antenna and (6) radio heads on existing structure Install new 200 amp electrical service Install wiring from PPC cabinet to energy cabinet Provide trenching or above ground conduit path for fiber & power service As per 2017 nec"},{"number":"EP-2023-002059","date":"2023-03-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-08","scope":"Install 100amp service on a Monopole."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":6500000},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":6500000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Antenna"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 3 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2022, 2023"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 96% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,381,000 to $2,700,900","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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 #129462: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 339051 (EXPIRED), GP-2022-002449 (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/"}],"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/"}]}