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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON ATTACHED PLANS."},{"number":"945339","date":"2019-06-11","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-11","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ELEVEN(11) SEPARATE STRUCTURES TO CONTAIN NINETY-TWO(92) DWELLING UNITS[ IN STRUCTURE 1-9] WITH ROOF DECKS AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURES, AND THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY(330) DWELLING UNITS IN STRUCTURE 10 TO 11 FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO(422) DWELLING UNITS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/ PLANS. FOR USE AS MULTI- FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING, A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AND FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR (564) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES TO INCLUDE TWELVE(12) ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES, TWENTY-NINE (29) ELECTRICAL VEHICLE PARKING SPACES, NINE (9) RESERVOIR PARKING SPACES AND THREE (3) LOADING SPACES.ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY (140) ACCESSORY BICYCLE SPACES AND A GROUND FLOOR LEVEL COMMERCIAL SPACE [IN STRUCTURE (10)-USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY]"},{"number":"1024333","date":"2020-02-04","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A SIX(6) DETACHED STRUCTURES ON LOT WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOTHOUSE WITH GREEN ROOF FOR A FOR USE AS MULTI- FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ( 356 DWELLING UNITS), VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AND FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY(450) ACCESSORY PARKING GARAGES TO INCLUDE NINE(9) ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES, TWO(2) VAN ACCESSIBLE SPACES SEVENTY-SEVEN(77) COMPACT SPACES; TWENTY-NINE (29) ELECTRICAL VEHICLE PARKING SPACES, NINE (9) RESERVOIR PARKING SPACES AND TWO(2) LOADING SPACES FROM GROUND FLOOR , LEVEL 2 AND LEVEL 3) ONE HUNDRED AND HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO(122) ) ACCESSORY BICYCLE SPACES SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"1049616","date":"2020-05-05","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE(1) DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND PILOTHOUSE ON THE SAME LOT NINE(9) STRUCTURES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ( SEE APPLICATION# 945339 FOR PERMIT. ). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION"},{"number":"CP-2020-004780","date":"2020-11-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-19","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A SEVEN (7) STORY STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY), THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY (370) DWELLING UNITS AND ACCESSORY PARKING GARAGE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO UTILIZE HORIZONTAL SEPARATIONS TO CREATE TWO (2) SEPARATE BUILDINGS WITH TWO (2) DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES (1ST & 2ND FLOORS - TYPE IA AND 3RD THROUGH 7TH FLOORS - TYPE IIIA). FIRE RETARDANT TREATED STUDS AND SHEATHING REQUIRED FOR TYPE III CONSTRUCTION. BUILDING LOCATED WITHIN THE ZONE AE SFHA AND TO INCLUDE MANUAL FLOODPROOFING WITH EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. ELEVATION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO FIELD INSPECTOR UPON COMPLETION OF FIRST FLOOR. **BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"CP-2021-007899","date":"2021-12-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-19","scope":"FOR ERECTION OF A SEVEN (7) STORY STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY), THREE HUNDRED FIFTEEN (315) DWELLING UNITS AND ACCESSORY PARKING GARAGE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO UTILIZE HORIZONTAL SEPARATIONS TO CREATE TWO (2) SEPARATE BUILDINGS WITH TWO (2) DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES (1ST & 2ND FLOORS - TYPE IA AND 3RD THROUGH 7TH FLOORS - TYPE IIIA). 3RD TO 7TH FLOORS TO BE CONSTRUCTED AS MODULAR BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS BY THIRD PARTY AGENCY PFS CORPORATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA DCED REGULATIONS. FIRE RETARDANT TREATED STUDS AND SHEATHING REQUIRED FOR TYPE III CONSTRUCTION. ELEVATION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO FIELD INSPECTOR UPON COMPLETION OF FIRST FLOOR. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FP WORK. SEPARATE APPROVAL REQUIRED FROM PA L&I FOR ELEVATOR INSTALLATION."},{"number":"CP-2021-007898","date":"2021-12-22","work":"New Construction (Shell Only)","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-19","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ONE-STORY SHELL NEW CONSTRUCTION AS PER APPROVED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction (Shell Only)"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 250% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $3,371,300 to $11,799,700","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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":"Use permit #869687: 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":"4 permits not marked completed: 1024333 (CLOSED), CP-2020-004780 (Expired), CP-2021-007899 (Expired), CP-2021-007898 (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":"2 fire/suppression-related permits 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/"}]}