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NEW COMBINATION METER SOCKET /PANEL. 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SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. (SEE AP#449319 FOR FOUNDATION AND UTILITY WORK.)"},{"number":"944461","date":"2019-01-28","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-05-24","scope":"REPLACE 100 AMP SERVICE"},{"number":"ZP-2020-006224","date":"2021-04-07","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW SINGLE-STORY COVERED PAVILLION (NOT ENCLOSED WITH WALLS) FOR THE AWBURY ARBORETUM."},{"number":"CP-2020-004694","date":"2021-04-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-07-31","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE (PAVILION) WITH NO WALLS ACCESSORY TO ACTIVE RECREATION. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2023-000600","date":"2023-05-16","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROOF OVER AN EXISTING OPEN STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2023-000210","date":"2023-05-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-01-25","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROOF OVER AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2024-007865","date":"2024-09-06","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-07","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF FOUR (4) FREE STANDING SIGNS. (SIGN ‘TRM1’ (1): 5.27 SF = 3’-2” H X 1’-8” W), (SIGN 'GW3' (2): 37.43 SF = 4’-3 3/4\" H X 8’-0 1/4\" W), (SIGN ‘GW2C’ (1): 15 SF = 3’-5 1/4” H X 4’-4 ½” W), WITH ALL OTHER SIGNS AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TO AN EXISTING ACTIVE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN."},{"number":"GP-2024-008079","date":"2024-11-04","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-07","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF FOUR (4) NON-ILLUMINATED FREESTANDING SIGNS. (SIGN ‘TRM1’ (1): 5.27 SF = 3’-2” H X 1’-8” W), (SIGN 'GW3' (2): 37.43 SF = 4’-3 3/4\" H X 8’-0 1/4\" W), (SIGN ‘GW2C’ (1): 15 SF = 3’-5 1/4” H X 4’-4 ½” W)."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["4 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #15888: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 291316. Use permit #291316: 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: 944461 (Expired), CP-2020-004694 (Expired), CP-2023-000210 (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":"5 failed, 4 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 17, 2011.","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":"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/"},{"id":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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/"}]}