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FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS)."},{"number":"CP-2020-003467","date":"2021-03-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-09","scope":"FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-STORY ATTACHED BUILDING WITH CELLAR FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (THREE DWELLING UNITS). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH NFPA 13R MINIMUM. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION."},{"number":"MP-2021-001633","date":"2021-05-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-09","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN HVAC MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO INCLUDE SPLIT SYSTEM UNIT, AIR DEVISES, DIFFUSERS/REGISTERS/GRILLES, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCE TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT THE DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2021-004372","date":"2021-05-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-07","scope":"Install complete fire alarm system with low frequency sound in all sleeping areas (living rms and bedrooms) ,tamper switch,flow switch .Install a 300 AMP electrical service with 4 meters. Wire throughout a new three-family dwelling: switches, lights, receptacles, TVs, phones, emergency lights, and 110v interconnected smoke/CO alarms as per APPROVED DRAWINGS 2017 NEC and 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"FP-2021-001224","date":"2021-06-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-09","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTOR FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13R AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"PP-2021-011269","date":"2021-07-13","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-06","scope":"Install Fixtures, Connect water and sewer, inlet, house drain, curb trap"},{"number":"MP-2021-002758","date":"2021-08-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-09","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THREE (3) CU'S WITH RTU'S, REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, FOR A THREE-FAMILY DWELLING, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2020,"k":"land","p":340000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":890000},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["2 open L&I violations","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 1834% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $42,600 to $823,900","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #38879: OPEN · Granted; related permit 1006406. Use permit #1006406: 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":"2 open L&I violations","finding":"8 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 2, 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-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","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":"1 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jul 2, 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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. 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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}