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SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED TO REBUILD FLOOR/ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND WALLS. THIS PERMIT IS TO STABILIZE FOR FURTHER ENGINEER ASSESSMENT. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6' IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE 437515."},{"number":"631816","date":"2015-08-14","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-28","scope":"200A SERVICE FOR TRAILER AT CONSTRUCTION SITE TO BE IN PLACE FOR 6 MONTHS AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"543727","date":"2015-11-02","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-02","scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE TWO (2) LOTS (LOT 1 AND LOT 2) FROM ONE (1) EXISTING LOT (2721 RUTH STREET). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION/PLANS."},{"number":"648227","date":"2015-11-18","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-18","scope":"FOR USE AS A VACANT LOT. SEE A/P NO 543727."},{"number":"648204","date":"2015-12-10","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-05-16","scope":"EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE ADDING METAL CLAD SIDING TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **PHASE I WORK ONLY UNDER THIS PERMIT** *NO SIGNS ON THIS PERMIT*"},{"number":"657916","date":"2016-05-17","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-14","scope":"INTERIOR/EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS, INTERIOR DEMO, FIT OUT, STRUCRUAL REPAIRS AND MODIFICATIONS ALL FLOORS-ROOF, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR & STRUCTURAL REHAB FOR EXISTING 6 STORY MID RISE STRUCTURE FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERICAL SPACE FIT OUTS AS PER DESIGNERS PLANS/BBS VARIANCE. CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY, USES. VACANT COMMERCIAL REQUIRES ADDITIONAL FIT OUTS FUTURE PERMITS. PREFAB WOOD BOX STAIRS REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERMIT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION AND FINALIZING CO. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQ: ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, SPRINKLERS & S.PIPES."},{"number":"718777","date":"2016-10-06","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-14","scope":"FURNISH AND INSTALL NEW ELECTRICAL SERVICE. PANELS, METER SOCKET, 40KW GENERATOR SWITCHES, RECEPTS, LIGHTINGSMOKES/CO DETECTORS AND POWER TO 51 UNITS PROVIDE POWER AND LIGHTING TO ALL COMMON AREAS AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DISTRICT) NO FIRE OR COMMUNICATIONS ON THIS PERMIT"},{"number":"717449","date":"2016-10-28","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-14","scope":"ALTERATIONS: INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PLUMBING ALL FLOORS;6 STORY MID-RISE; RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"726001","date":"2016-11-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-14","scope":"FIRNISH AND INSTALLL BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. INCLUDES HORNS STROBES PULL STATIONS HEAT/ SMOKE DETECTION ELEVATOR RECALL. PER NFPA72 (EAST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"712821","date":"2016-12-02","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-14","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13 SYSTEM SERVICED BY A SIX INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY, FIRE PUMP AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO INTERCONNECTED STANDPIPES INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A NFPA 13 & 14 STANDARD. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"753916","date":"2017-03-17","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-14","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW HEATING A COOLING EQUIPMENT AND ALL ASSOCATED DUCTWORK, REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"828975","date":"2017-11-02","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-11","scope":"RELOCATION OF (1) SPRINKLER HEAD."},{"number":"981557","date":"2019-09-18","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-19","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE, AND FOR ERECTION OF ONE (1) ACCESSORY FLAT WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2022-004083","date":"2022-05-06","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-19","scope":"NO CHANGES TO PLANS OR PERMIT LANGUAGE."},{"number":"SP-2023-000797","date":"2023-09-13","work":"Foundation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-24","scope":"FOR FOUNDATION WORK ONLY. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING. AMENDMENT 2/28/24 TO SPECIFY COMPACTED STONE COLUMNS AND MODIFY SSIS FORM."},{"number":"CP-2023-003341","date":"2024-03-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-26","scope":"FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY WOOD-FRAME STRUCTURE ON REINFORCED CONCRETE FOOTINGS/FOUNDATIONS WITH A ROOF DECK AND . PARKING SPACES TO BE PROVIDED FOR 17 VEHICLES. FOR USE AS A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING FOR FORTY-FOUR (44) DWELLING UNITS THROUGHOUT. BUILDING SHALL BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA13. ** SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. **CLASS I STANDPIPE SYSTEM TO BE PROVIDED**PROTECTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY / PEDESTRIANS / ADJACENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED DURING ALL CONSTRUCTION.**ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IECC.** AMENDED AS OF 11/14/2025 TO UPDATE THE STATEMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTION SCHEDULE FORM**"},{"number":"SP-2024-000367","date":"2024-05-08","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-10","scope":"Excavate, remove, and replace unsuitable soils for new building shallow foundations as per approved plans."},{"number":"PP-2024-012431","date":"2024-09-09","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-21","scope":"Install 2\" domestic water service; 8\" sanitary curb trap complete with fresh air inlet and main house drain and 12\" storm curb trap complete with fresh air inlet and main house drain as per plans"},{"number":"PP-2024-010336","date":"2024-09-30","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-26","scope":"Install SK-45; WC-45; BT- 44; Lav-45; FD- 60;MR-5(other); SP-1; HB- 5; WB-5; DWH-47; RD-5 and to include all necessary piping as per plans 307 FIXTURES"},{"number":"FP-2024-001682","date":"2024-10-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-26","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SIX-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, SIX-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER, FIRE PUMP, FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND STANDPIPES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS, NFPA 13 AND NFPA 14."},{"number":"EP-2024-008394","date":"2024-12-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-10","scope":"INSTALL A 1200 AMP 120/208V/ 3 PHASE SERVICE & 1200 AMP MDP. INSTALL THE FIRE PUMP SERVICE. INSTALL A 1200 AMP SERVICE TO THE 1200 AMP (44) GANG METER BANK. INSTALL (44) 100 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS. INSTALL THE HOUSE PANELS & FEEDERS. INSTALL WIRING THROUGHOUT THE COMMON AREAS & FORTY FOUR DWELLING UNITS. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL , EMERGENCY & SITE LIGHTING. INSTALL SWITCHES, SENSORS, LIGHTING CONTROLS, RECEPTACLES & SMOKE ALARMS. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL, HVAC & ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM & TWO WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"MP-2024-004931","date":"2024-12-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-26","scope":"FOR A NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION TO ACCOMMODATE AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Foundation"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"1001711","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Ruth Street Civic House LP","legalName":"Ruth Street Civic House LP","address":"2721-69 RUTH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":44,"issuedDate":"2026-03-11","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-11","expirationDate":"2027-03-10","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"1001711","type":"Rental","businessName":"Ruth Street Civic House LP","legalName":"Ruth Street Civic House LP","issuedDate":"2026-03-11","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-11","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-03-10","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","units":44,"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":["8 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 100% in 2026, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $541,200 to $1,082,400","no permit shown in 2025-2027"],"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":"Appeal #23795: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 543727. Use permit #648227: 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 24 historical violations across 13 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"45 failed, 16 passed, and 13 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 3, 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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"8 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":"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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}