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PILOT HOUSE FOR MAINTENANCE ACCESS ONLY. BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 & 13R AND STANDPIPES TO BE PROVIDED IN THE EXIT STAIRWAYS PER NFPA 14. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMIITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. **A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 12 FEET OF THE BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2018 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. *** FIRE WATCH IS REQUIRED ONCE COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION IS OVER 40 FEET IN HEIGHT, A SITE SAFETY PLAN SHALL BE SUBMITED TO BUILDING INSPECTOR PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY CONSTRUCTION. *** ELEVATOR PERMIT TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA*** ***AMENDED PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MANUFACTURED TRUSS DRAWINGS *** **AMENDMENT (9-17-2024) FOR CHANGES TO EARTHWORK/PIER DESIGNS. SEE SP-2024-000569 FOR AMENDED PLANS** **AMENDMENT (10-23-2024) TYPO CORRECTION: NFPA 13 AND NOT 13R IN THE RUBBISH CHUTE **"},{"number":"SP-2024-000569","date":"2024-09-12","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-27","scope":"Site / Utility Permit for CP-2024-001620 **AMENDMENT (9-17-2024) FOR CHANGES TO EARTHWORK/PIER DESIGNS."},{"number":"SP-2024-001019","date":"2024-10-22","work":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-27","scope":"Site / Utility Permit Application for a Site Permit (Site Work) and a Plumbing Onsite Utility Permit."},{"number":"PP-2024-012512","date":"2024-11-22","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-27","scope":"Complete plumbing system per attached engineered drawings for THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED FOUR (4) STORY BUILDING FOR USE AS A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (R-2 OCCUPANCY WITH 32 UNITS) WITH ACCESSORY OFFICES, COMMUNITY ROOM (ASSEMBLY AREA), FIVE (5) ACCESSORY OFF -STREET PARKING SPACES (INCLUDING TWO ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES), TEN (10) 1A CLASS BICYCLE SPACES ON AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. 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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY PLUMING WORK"},{"number":"EP-2025-000895","date":"2025-02-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-26","scope":"Temporary job site power 200 amp single phase"},{"number":"EP-2024-010429","date":"2025-02-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-24","scope":"Install a 1600 amp service with grounding, 32-gang meter bank for apartment units, (32) 200 amp MCCB panels for each unit, (1) 400 amp MCB disconnect, (1) 400 amp MLO panel H1, (1) 100 amp MLO panel H2, (1) 200 amp MCCB disconnect, (1) 225 amp panel C, (2) 100 amp elevator disconnect switches, lighting, switches, receptacles, smoke/CO alarms, and power to equipment as per 2017 NEC. 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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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"3 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/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as apartments. 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":"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/"}]}