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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS AND APPLICATION. SEE A/P NO 907328 FOR LOT ADJUSTMENT PERMIT."},{"number":"935783","date":"2019-01-24","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-24","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF THREE (3) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED, ACCESSORY WALL SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS AND APPLICATION. SEE A/P NO 935781 FOR APPROVED PLANS. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (FIFTY-FOUR (54) UNITS) AND SINGLE ROOM RESIDENCE (TWO (2) UNITS) AND FOR THE CREATION OF TEN (10) ACCESSORY, SURFACE PARKING SPACES (INCLUDING ONE (1) VAN ACCESSIBLE SPACE). SEE A/P NO 907328 FOR LOT ADJUSTMENT PERMIT."},{"number":"995572","date":"2019-07-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-06","scope":"WIRE AND INSTALL A TEMP 200AMP SERVICE WITH A 40 CIRCUIT PANEL INSTALL FIVE 20AMP CIRCUIT FOR GFI NEXT TO PANEL AS PER 2017 NEC"},{"number":"980004","date":"2019-08-20","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-20","scope":"ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL REQUEST TO MAKE MINOR SITE PLAN CHANGES TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MULTIFAMILY APPROVAL AS PER SUBMITTED PLANS SEE EXHIBIT A THIS APPLICATION IS FILED WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY PRIOR APPROVALS, PERMITS, ETC"},{"number":"CP-2020-002443","date":"2021-02-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-30","scope":"FOR COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE PARTITIONS, STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS, REPLACE WINDOWS, EXTERIOR RAMPS, WINDOWS, DOORS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. **ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK.**"},{"number":"DP-2021-001445","date":"2021-09-14","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-19","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED MASONRY AND WOOD ONE-STORY STRUCTURE BY HAND AND MECHANICAL METHODS. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. COMPLETE SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUIRED AS REFLECTED ON APPROVED SITE PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"PP-2021-017050","date":"2021-09-21","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-10-06","scope":"Floor drains: 34 Area drains: 8 Lav sinks: 66 Showers: 57 Sinks: 62 Water closets: 68 Hose bibs: 10 Electric water cooler: 3 Water heaters: 4"},{"number":"MP-2021-005968","date":"2021-09-27","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-30","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEMS, ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK, ROOFTOP UNITS, APPLIANCES, AND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY (350) REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION"},{"number":"EP-2021-010985","date":"2021-10-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-30","scope":"PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR 57 UNITS TO INCLUDE 1 FIRE ALARM PANEL, 1 ANNUNCIATOR PANEL, 60 CO DETECTORS, 60 LF AUDIBLE DEVICES, 8 DUCT DETECTORS, 16 PULL STATIONS, AND 66 HORN STROBES. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC & 2016 NFPA-72."},{"number":"SP-2021-000720","date":"2021-11-24","work":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-05-03","scope":"FOR SITE WORK PERMIT TO INCLUDE A 8'' STORM LATERAL CONNECTION, AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2021-022482","date":"2021-11-24","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-25","scope":"Plumbing Permit for combo SP-2021-000720"},{"number":"EP-2021-010979","date":"2022-01-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-30","scope":"Provide new 2000 amp service, provide power for 9 Air Handling units, All wiring for 57 apartments. Security system. Stand-by power ATS SWITCH & related wiring . Install complete fire alarm system w/ low frequency sound in all sleeping areas, tamper switch, flow switch. All work is to be done according to approved drawings-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 Phila Fire Code."},{"number":"FP-2022-000054","date":"2022-02-07","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-30","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13 FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM SERVICED BY A SIX INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY AND FIRE PUMP. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF INTERCONNECTED STANDPIPES IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13, NFPA 14, AND NFPA 20 STANDARD."},{"number":"ZP-2022-009034","date":"2023-02-01","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF SIX(6) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED SIGN ACCESSORY WALL SIGNS( SIGN# 7)(ABOVE THE SECOND (2ND) FLOOR WINDOW SILL); EXISTING SIGNS ( SIGN# 2, SIGN# 4 AND SIGN# 8) REMAINS( TOTAL TEN(10) SIGNS AND TOTAL 408 SF OF SIGN AREA ) SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"GP-2023-005410","date":"2023-06-19","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-11","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIX (6) NON- ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGNS (SIGN# 7) (ABOVE THE SECOND (2ND) FLOOR WINDOWSILL); EXISTING SIGNS (SIGN# 2, SIGN# 4 AND SIGN# 8) REMAINS (TOTAL TEN (10) SIGNS AND TOTAL 408 SF OF SIGN AREA). FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. AS PER APPROVED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"demo"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 6 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"914845","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"115 East Huntingdon Limited Partnership","legalName":"115 East Huntingdon Limited Partnership","address":"115 E HUNTINGDON ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":56,"issuedDate":"2023-01-20","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-14","expirationDate":"2027-01-19","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"914845","type":"Rental","businessName":"115 East Huntingdon Limited Partnership","legalName":"115 East Huntingdon Limited Partnership","issuedDate":"2023-01-20","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-14","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-01-19","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":56,"signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["2 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 102% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,226,400 to $2,474,700","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"building-certifications","level":"urgent","title":"A life-safety certification is deficient","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Deficient; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jul 20, 2024; Facade Report: Safe with Repair through Oct 23, 2030","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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #935783: 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: SP-2021-000720 (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":"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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1900 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"6 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 13, 2026.","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":"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":"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 4 historical violations across 3 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/"}]}