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BUILDING TO BE CONNECTED TO EXISTING STRUCTURE ON 1315 N. 8TH STREET WITH A DEDICATED ACCESS EASEMENT AND CONTRACTURAL AGREEMENT. AMENDMENT AS OF 11/05/2020- TO CHANGE FOUNDATION FROM SPREAD FOOTINGS TO HELICAL PILE AND GRADE BEAMS, AS PER SUBMITTED PLANS/DOCUMENTS."},{"number":"PP-2020-004661","date":"2020-07-23","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-12","scope":"Plumbing Work to five feet outside foundation wall"},{"number":"FP-2020-000787","date":"2020-09-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-12","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM DESIGNED PER NFPA 13 STANDARDS WITH STANDPIPES IN EXIT STAIRS, FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION, A NEW 4 INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND SPRINKLER LAYOUT AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2020-003162","date":"2020-10-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-12","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN HVAC SYSTEM THROUGHOUT NEW FOUR STORY BUILDING WITH MULTI-FAMILY USE. ALL WORK TO BE COMPLETED AS PER APPROVED PLANS. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS COMMISSIONING REQUIRED BY A COMMISSIONING AGENCY."},{"number":"EP-2020-001491","date":"2020-12-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-08","scope":"Installation of a 2500 AMP service with switch gear and panels per APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC. El.rm door outswing w/ listed panic hardware. Installation of all branch circuit wiring throughout this 4 story building with LED lighting, switches, receptacles and GFCI REC where shown. Coax wall plates, phones & telecommunications as per 2017 nec. Installation of a complete addressable Fire Alarm system w/ low frequency sound in all sleeping areas(living rms&bedrooms) ALL FIRE ALARM WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2016 NFPA-72."},{"number":"SP-2021-000123","date":"2021-03-11","work":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-12","scope":"SITE WORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2021-004118","date":"2021-03-16","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-08","scope":"SITE WORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"GP-2021-005260","date":"2021-06-29","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-12","scope":"THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) PROJECTION SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE PLAN. SIGNS ACCESSORY TO A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRIC."},{"number":"GP-2021-007311","date":"2021-08-16","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-12-01","scope":"THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FLAT WALL SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLANS. SIGNS ACCESSORY TO A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRIC."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"873548","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"1301 North 8th Limited Partnership","legalName":"1301 North 8th Limited Partnership","address":"1301 N 8TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":40,"issuedDate":"2021-07-21","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-09","expirationDate":"2027-07-20","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"873548","type":"Rental","businessName":"1301 North 8th Limited Partnership","legalName":"1301 North 8th Limited Partnership","issuedDate":"2021-07-21","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-09","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-07-20","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":40,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #738204: 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: GP-2021-007311 (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":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Dec 1, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 8, 2026; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Dec 6, 2025","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":"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":"4 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 17, 2024.","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":"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 7 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/"}]}