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NO NEW CONSTRUCTION OF CHANGE TO EXISTING CONDITIONS OR USES, SMALL REDUCTION OF (4) PARKING SPACES LOCATED ADJACENT TO NEW SUB-DIVISION LINE. EXISTING SINGLE LOT CONTAINS 102 EXISTING PARKING SPACES; PROPOSED LOT WILL HAVE (95) PARKING SPACES, WITH EXISTING 2 STORY HOTEL AND PROPOSED LOT B WILL HAVE (3) PARKING SPACES WITH (2) SMAILL (1) STORY MAINTENANCE/STORAGE BUILDINGS."},{"number":"451799","date":"2013-02-07","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-02-07","scope":"ESTABLISHING THE USE FOR A NEWLY CREATED PARCEL AS AN EXISTING HOTEL. NO CONSTRUCTION."},{"number":"876236","date":"2018-08-02","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-02","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE; FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE FOR A VISITOR ACCOMODATION ( 150 UNITS) FROM FIRST(1ST) FLOOR THROUGH SIXTH(6TH) FLOORS WITH HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN(113)ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES INCLUDING WITH SIX(6) ACCESSIBLE SPACES WITH ONE(1) VAN ACCESSIBLE SPACE, THIRTY-EIGHT(38) COMPACT PARKING SPACES, FIVE(5) RESERVOIR SPACES, AND WITH TEN(10) BICYCLE SPACES IN AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE.SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"936134","date":"2019-08-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-07","scope":"BUILDING TO BE CONSTRUCTED AS PODIUM CONSTRUCTION: IA FOR THE 1ST FLOOR LEVEL AND IIB ABOVE THAT ARE SEPARATED BY THREE (3) HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATED FLOOR CEILING ASSEMBLY. FOR THE ERECTION OF A SIX (6) STORY DETACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A VISITOR ACCOMMODATIONS (150) UNITS FROM 1ST TO 6TH FLOOR WITH ACCESSORY PARKING, LOBBY AREA, MEETING ROOMS, INDOOR POOL, FITNESS CENTER AND ALL OTHER WORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":2829400}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #451799: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: 936134 (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. 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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/"}]}