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NO DEMOLITION TO FIRE RATED ASSEMBILES. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT. CONTACT STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR DUMPSTER PERMIT AND FOOTWAY CLOSURE."},{"number":"576406","date":"2014-11-25","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-26","scope":"INSTALL KITCHEN SINK, 1 MOP SINK, 1 FLOOR DRAIN AND 1 DRINKING FOUNTAIN - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"561863","date":"2014-12-15","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-26","scope":"FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE WALL/CEILING/FLOOR FINISHING, NEW STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS FOR ATM MACHINE SUPPORT STRUCTURE, NEW PARTITION INSTALLATIONS, ACCESSIBLE SERVICE COUNTERS/TELLER MACHINES, AND NEW STOREFRONT FENESTRATION INSTALLATIONS. (IEBC 2009, COMPLIANCE PATH: WORK-AREA METHOD, LVL II ALTERATIONS) SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR EXTERIOR SIGN INSTALLATION, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS. SEPARATE AMENDED PERMIT TO BE REQUIRED FOR DOCUMENTATION OF THIRD PARTY AGENCY TO PERFORM SPECIAL INSPECTIONS."},{"number":"579593","date":"2014-12-15","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-26","scope":"FOR MECHANICAL HVAC ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF DUCTWORK, DIFFUSERS/REGISTERS/GRILLES, CONDENSING UNITS, FURNACE, EXHAUST FANS/DUCTS, UNIT HEATER, AND SPLIT SYSTEM AIR HANDLING UNITS. (SEE AP#561863 FOR ASSOCIATED MECHANICAL PLANS.)"},{"number":"574570","date":"2014-12-17","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-04","scope":"SUPPLY NEW MAIN DIST PANEL & 4-SUB PANELS, 79-LIGHTS FIXTURES, 12-SW, 6-HVAC UNITS, SUB METERS & LIGHTING CONTROLLERS AS PER NEC 2008 SOUTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"587425","date":"2015-01-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLATION OF 50 CATEGORY 6 PLENUM 4 PAIR 24AWG CABLES FOR COMPUTER.CABLES WILL BE SUPPORTED USING J HOOKS AND FIRE WALLS WILL BE FIRE STOPPED.INSTALLATION OF MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY CABLES PER 2008 NEC(BANK)"},{"number":"589253","date":"2015-02-23","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-04","scope":"INSTALL ADDITION DEVICES ON EXISTING SYSTEM 1-PANEL, 1-ANNUNCIATION 8-SMOKE DETECTORS, 5-PULL STATIONS, 13-HORN STROBES, 3-STROBE AS PER NFPA 72 SOUTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"591776","date":"2015-03-13","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-13","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING SIGNS FOR UNIT E AND THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FLAT-WALL SIGN AND ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED, DOUBLE-FACED PROJECTING SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION. FOR USE AS SIGNS ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING FINANCIAL SERVICES IN UNIT E IN THE SAME BUILDING AS OTHER PREVIOUSLY APPROVED USES AND SIGNS."},{"number":"591474","date":"2015-03-18","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-26","scope":"AMEND PERMIT #561863 FOR DOCUMENTATION OF SPECIAL INSPECTORS' CREDENTIALS, AND TO REVISE STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND MINOR REVISIONS TO INCLUDE REVISED INTERIOR LIGHTING SCHEME AND FINISHING AS PER ATTACHED PLANS."},{"number":"596661","date":"2015-03-23","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-26","scope":"AMEND PERMIT #579593 FOR REVISIONS TO AIR HANDLING UNITS, EXHAUST FANS, AND SENSOR LOCATIONS AS PER ATTACHED PLANS. (SEE ORIGINAL PLANS UNDER AP#561863)"},{"number":"MP-2024-003686","date":"2024-10-07","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-04-08","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #591776: 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: MP-2024-003686 (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":"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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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. 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