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For erection of outdoor basketball court, retaining wall, and associated site improvements accessory to existing active recreation parks and open space (athletic field)."},{"number":"PP-2020-003715","date":"2020-09-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-28","scope":"PLUMBING RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING STRUCTURE PPC 2018"},{"number":"PP-2020-009617","date":"2020-10-08","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-28","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"FP-2020-001524","date":"2020-10-27","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-26","scope":"Installation of new NFPA 13 wet fire sprinkler system with 4\" fire service line feeding fire pump which feeds system and sprinkler layout as per plans."},{"number":"SP-2020-000652","date":"2021-01-20","work":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-04-20","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTERIOR BASKETBALL COURT AS PER APPROVED PLANS.**FOR EXTERIOR WORK ONLY. **"},{"number":"GP-2021-001918","date":"2021-04-29","work":"Retaining Wall","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-13","scope":"EZ STANDARDS RETAINING WALLS- For New Retaining Walls as per attached standard. 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SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2021-011904","date":"2021-12-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Amendment Review","completedDate":null,"scope":"Electrical Permit for combo CP-2021-003303. All work to be done per approved plans and documentation sealed by professional engineer. Amendment: Change Electrical Inspection Agency from United to Middle Atlantic."},{"number":"ZP-2021-015232","date":"2021-12-03","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For site improvements to an existing vacant lot to create a splash park, size and location as shown on plan/application; no structures proposed; no changes to other existing structures or site improvements on the property."},{"number":"PP-2021-019099","date":"2021-12-06","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-19","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2021-003303"},{"number":"PP-2021-022304","date":"2022-01-11","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-10","scope":"New construction, exterior plumbing. +All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."},{"number":"ZP-2022-000892","date":"2022-04-06","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-10","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) FREE STANDING SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"SP-2023-000230","date":"2023-08-02","work":"Foundation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-24","scope":"For the excavation and installation of light pole foundations per plan. **Any electrical work will be prformed on a separate permit**"},{"number":"EP-2023-010056","date":"2024-02-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-10-17","scope":"Provide seven (7) new site light poles/fixtures and associated wiring and controls per plans and 2017 NEC."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Retaining Wall"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Foundation"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"202708","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GERMANTOWN BOYS & GIRLS","legalName":"GERMANTOWN BOYS & GIRLS","address":"5353 GREENE ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-23","latestIssueDate":"2013-06-15","expirationDate":"2014-04-30","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"202708","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"GERMANTOWN BOYS & GIRLS","legalName":"GERMANTOWN BOYS & GIRLS","issuedDate":"2004-05-23","latestIssueDate":"2013-06-15","closureDate":"2014-04-30","expirationDate":"2014-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"5 permits not marked completed: SP-2020-000652 (Expired), CP-2021-003303 (Issued), EP-2021-011904 (Amendment Review), ZP-2022-000892 (Expired), SP-2023-000230 (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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #202708: Inactive","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 8, 2026; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Feb 10, 2027","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","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/"}]}