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NO CHANGES TO PERMIT LANGUAGE.**"},{"number":"SP-2025-000093","date":"2025-04-02","work":"Foundation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-04-24","scope":"**FOUNDATION ONLY PERMIT** FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A HELICAL PILE FOUNDATION SYSTEM AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC FOR THE FUTURE ERECTION OF A ONE-STORY TOILET FACILITIES DETACHED STRUCTURE (SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ERECTION OF STRUCTURE AND M.E.P. WORK). IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE ZP-2021-002603 FOR ZONING APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT. ** FOUNDATION RESULTS IN A F.F.E. BELOW THE REGULATORY DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION (B.F.E. + EIGHTEEN (18) INCHES) - STRUCTURE MUST BE DRY FLOODPROOFED** ** IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION A-302.6.2 OF THE PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, ISSUANCE OF THIS FOUNDATION PERMIT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ESTABLISH VESTED RIGHTS TO THE BUILDING OR RELATED PERMITS ON THE PART OF ANY PARTY TO THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THE OWNER OF A STRUCTURE FOR WHICH A FOUNDATION PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED SHALL PROCEED AT THE OWNER'S RISK WITHOUT ASSURANCE THAT A PERMIT FOR THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE WILL BE GRANTED.**"},{"number":"EP-2025-003567","date":"2025-05-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-06","scope":"INSTALL 225 AMP ELECTRICAL SERVICE WITH CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL WITH PROPER GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR LIGHTING. INSTALL 6 LIGHT POLES WITH PROPER GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING ACCORDING TO THE2017 NEC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2025-001969","date":"2025-06-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-06-24","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A MODULAR ONE (1) STORY STRUCTURE (GROUP U TOILET FACILITY AS PART OF ACTIVE RECREATION (PUBLIC PARK) USE) ON PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOUNDATION (SEE SP-2025-000093 FOR FOUNDATION-ONLY PERMIT). FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION TO BE BELOW B.F.E.+ 18 INCHES, AND STRUCTURE TO BE DRY FLOODPROOFED. BUILDING IS NOT SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ON-SITE MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK. 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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: OP-2020-000265 (Expired), SP-2025-000093 (Expired), CP-2025-001969 (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":"3 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 28, 2016.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Hazardous Materials #286126: Inactive; Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #283587: Inactive; Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #520994: Inactive since Mar 1, 2018; Hazardous Materials #520993: Inactive since Mar 1, 2018","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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 2 historical violations across 2 cases.","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/"}]}