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GENERAL INDUSTRIAL"},{"number":"481718","date":"2013-08-14","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-08-14","scope":"REVISION TO SUBDIVISION OF PARCELS 5L & 5M **SEE A/P 476578 FOR PLANS**"},{"number":"ZP-2025-001393","date":"2025-04-15","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Office - Business and Professional"},{"number":"CP-2025-001237","date":"2025-05-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-20","scope":"FOR LEVEL III INTERIOR ALTERATIONS WITH A COMPLETE CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY FROM GROUP F-1 TO GROUP B BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL OFFICES. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 (EXCEPTION: OPEN-AIR HIGH BAY PORTION NOT REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED). ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. SEE ZP-2025-001393 FOR ASSOCIATED ZONING APPROVAL. **WORK CONSTITUTES SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT - LOWEST FINISHED FLOOR TO BE ELEVATED TO ABOVE B.F.E. + 18 INCHES.** [AMENDMENT 12/3/2025 FOR REVISIONS TO THE FIRE PUMP ROOM AS PER APPROVED AMENDED PLANS.]"},{"number":"PP-2025-007051","date":"2025-06-04","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-20","scope":"NEW PIPING & FIXTURES TO 3-SHOWERS,19-LAV SINKS,16-ROOF DRAINS,57-FLOOR DRAINS,1-BACKFLOW DEVICE,15-WATER HEATERS,2-SUMP PUMPS,14-WATER COOLERS,1-MOP SINK,13-UTILITY/SERVICE SINKS,10-HOSE BIBS,5-KITCHEN SINKS,2-IND.WASTE/WASH MACHINE,18-WATER CLOSETS"},{"number":"SP-2025-000817","date":"2025-07-16","work":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"SITEWORK ASSOCIATED WITH EXTERIOR UTILITY WORK FOR EXISTING BUILDING RENOVATIONS (SEE PERMIT CP-2025-001237) AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IEBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"FP-2025-001461","date":"2025-07-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-12","scope":"Fire Suppression System Permit for combo SP-2025-000817"},{"number":"PP-2025-008982","date":"2025-07-17","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-12","scope":"Installation of existing utility's connecting to city services using approved materials. ALL WORK IN COMPLIANCE WITH STAMPED UTILITY PLAN."},{"number":"MP-2025-003764","date":"2025-08-19","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-15","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. *2018 IMC REVIEW*"},{"number":"EP-2025-005109","date":"2025-09-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-27","scope":"Install (1785)Fixtures, (930) Control devices (1363) Electric devices, (21) Equipment connections, (46) electrical panels and (12) transformers ,Fire Pump Service and related equipment , 4000A :60x42\" NEMA 3R generator docking station . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC. **NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT**"},{"number":"FP-2025-001350","date":"2026-01-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-15","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 4\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 6-INCH AMES COLT 200 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, A FIRE PUMP COMPLYING WITH NFPA 20, AND FOUR (4) STANDPIPE RISERS COMPLYING WITH NFPA 14 AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":9.38,"timeline":[{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Sitework with Onsite Utility Services"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"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":["9 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #483181: COMPLETED. The history also contains “OCCUPIED W/O FINAL APPROVAL.”","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-2025-000817 (Issued).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Apr 17, 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Apr 3, 2027","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}