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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"CP-2021-006491","date":"2021-12-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-10-22","scope":"**Amendment dated MM/DD/YYYY to change construction types from Type IIIA throughout to Type IA podium at 1st story with Type VA at 2nd through 5th stories, change foundation to include helical piles, eliminate basement, add horizontal exit at 2nd-5th floors, revise floor plans throughout, modifications to windows, and reduce size of roof deck, all as per revised plans and documents.** For the erection of a new, five (5) story semi-detached structure (w/roof deck accessed by pilot houses enclosing access stairs only), to be used as Group U (Utilities only) within the basement, Vacant Commercial Space at the ground floor (separate use registration permit and fit-out/CO permit required prior to occupancy), with Group R-2 at second to fifth floors (forty-six (46) dwelling units; at least one (1) Type A Unit w/remaining to be Type B Units), and Group A-3 (shared roof deck for residential tenants only) above the fifth floor roof, and including site work for ten (10) accessory surface parking spaces (partially covered by building overhang), as per plans; separate permits required for all MEP/FSP work; building to be fully sprinklered throughout in accordance with NFPA 13 and with standpipes within the exit stairways in accordance with NFPA 14; covered walkway or sidewalk closure shall be required within 14 feet of building facade in accordance with 2018 IBC Section 3306; fire watch is required once combustible construction is over 40 feet in height; see ZP-2021-006487 for zoning/use approval."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":21.99,"timeline":[{"y":2000,"k":"sale","p":43500},{"y":2005,"k":"sale","p":325000},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":69000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":900000},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":1000000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 29% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $175,000 to $225,000","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: CP-2021-006491 (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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}