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FOR A WIRELESS SERVICE FACILITY."},{"number":"435597","date":"2012-11-14","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-01-16","scope":"EXTENSION OF EXISTING MONOPOLE TO 107 WITH LIGHTING ROD AT 115' AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF (12) ANTENNAS ON EXISTING MONOPOLE; ERECTION OF AN EQUIPMENT SHELTER, INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING CABINETS, CABLES, AND WEATHERHEAD; ERECTION OF 6' HIGH FENCE; INSTALLATION OF (4) ACCESSORY HVAC CONDENSORS AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"440340","date":"2012-11-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-08-10","scope":"UPGRADE WIRING TO #6 AND BREAKER FROM 50 AMP TO 60 AMP.... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC"},{"number":"907598","date":"2018-10-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"EXTEND 2-2/0DC WIRES FROM NEW 12KW GENERATOR TO EXISTING BATTERY CABINET AS PER NEC 2008 (NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT)"},{"number":"1049821","date":"2020-02-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-07","scope":"INSTALL 15KW DC GENERATOR TO BACK UP T-MOBILE EQUIPMENT AS PER 2017 NEC. (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"GP-2022-003116","date":"2022-09-15","work":"Antenna","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-03-20","scope":"For the removal and installation of telecommunications equipment (w/ancillary equipment and cabling), onto an existing Freestanding Wireless Service Facility, as per plans, L&I Code Bulletin No. A-1302, and PA Act 191; no other work on this permit; no change to existing tower height or to overall footprint."},{"number":"EP-2022-011441","date":"2022-11-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-16","scope":"Install 100amp service with one meter and install 100amp disconnect on roof for existing cell tower only as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"EP-2024-002394","date":"2024-03-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-18","scope":"ADD NEW DISH WIRELESS ON EXISTING BUILDING INSTALL NEW 200 AMP ELECTRICAL SERVICE INSTALL WIRING FROM PPC CABINET TO DISH BTS CABINET INSTALL CONDUITS FROM DISH SITE TO EXISTING UTILITIES"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Antenna"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 762% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $230,000 to $1,983,000","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #17256: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 381528. Use permit #118955: 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":"3 permits not marked completed: 229086 (EXPIRED), 355001 (EXPIRED), GP-2022-003116 (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. 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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/"}]}