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INSTALLATION TO INCLUDE 6\" FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2.\" DC AMES COLT 200 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ** WORK TO ALSO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A BACKFLOW PREVENTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA14 . **ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.** AMENDED AS OF 8/5/2024 TO CORRECT THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION SYSTEM SIZE, FOR A 6\"DC AMES COLT 200 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER CP-100 FORM."},{"number":"MP-2024-004339","date":"2024-12-23","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-10","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2024-004876","date":"2025-01-03","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-10","scope":"INSTALL 203 WATER CLOSETS, 203 LAVATORIES, 203 SHOWER/TUBS, 203 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 203 KITCHEN SINKS, 203 HOT WATER HEATERS, 29 ROOF DRAINS 90 FLOOR DRAINS, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 1 DOMESTIC BOOSTER PUMP, FOUR INCH WATER SERVICE, 1 BUILDING DRAIN, 1 FAI, 1 CURB TRAP AND 4 SUMP PUMPS ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2024-011552","date":"2025-02-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-16","scope":"Install main service, and wire building for lighting, power, HVAC, cooking, fire alarm, generator, elevators, fire pump, magnetic door holds and smoke detectors for door release, rescue assistance system, and low voltage systems in multifamily building with commercial spaces and parking garage. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":49200000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 27% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $574,000 to $730,200","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: PP-2024-005027 (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/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Apr 25, 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":"3 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 3 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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/"}]}