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ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"1028314","date":"2019-11-19","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-26","scope":"TANK CLOSURE PERMIT - CLOSURE IN PLACE OF ONE 10,000 GALLON UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) PREVIOUSLY USED TO STORE #2 FUEL OIL REMOVE ANY PETROLEUM PRODUCT/WATER. CONDUCT A CONFIRMATORY SOIL SAMPLING OF SURROUNDING SOIL. CONTIGENCY PLAN IN PLACE IN THE CASE CONTAMINATED SOILS DISCOVERED. FILL IN PLACE WITH SAND OR FLOWABLE FILL CONCRETE MIXTURE. ALL WORK COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PADEP UST REMOVAL GUIDELINES. A CERTIFICATION & CLOSURE REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED TO INSPECTOR."},{"number":"FP-2022-001369","date":"2022-08-09","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-18","scope":"FOR THE EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS AND NFPA 13."},{"number":"EP-2022-012747","date":"2023-04-04","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-03","scope":"JCI/TycoIS shall add onto an existing KT-400 access control system. Two doors shall be added to the two open ports on the KT-400 panel and lock power supply located in Closet 113A. Door 1 is leading into WHSE 110 from Loading Dock 120. Door 2 is leading into WHSE 117 from Loading Dock 121. Doors shall each receive a door contact, a card reader, a rex motion, and an electric strike per attached drawings as per 2017 nec"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Tank Install/Removal"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"518626","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"RICHARDSAPEX INC","legalName":"RICHARDSAPEX INC","address":"4202-10 MAIN ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-11-03","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-27","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"518626","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"RICHARDSAPEX INC","legalName":"RICHARDSAPEX INC","issuedDate":"2010-11-03","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-27","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["3 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2024, 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 118% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,420,200 to $3,089,000","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":"violations","level":"urgent","title":"3 open L&I violations","finding":"4 violation rows are retained in the City ledger. 1 unresolved unsafe/imminently-dangerous row belong to an open case.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. 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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":"6 failed, 1 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Dec 1, 2025.","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":"5 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/"}],"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/"}]}