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FIVE (5) STORY ATTACHED HISTORIC STRUCTURE WITH A COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION FROM GROUP M THROUGHOUT (RETAIL SALES OF FURNITURE) TO GROUPS A-3/B/R-3/S-1/U (STORAGE & UTILITIES W/IN BSMT, ART GALLERY AT 1ST FLR, OFFICES AT 2ND-4TH FLRS, ONE (1) OF TWO (2) DWELLING UNITS AT 5TH FLR), AS PER PLANS; INCLUDES NEW WALL BREACH W/249 ARCH ST (SEE BBS VARIANCE #37745); BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED AS PER NFPA 13 W/STANDPIPE WITHIN INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY AS PER NFPA 14; SEE AP#1003188 FOR USE REGISTRATION PERMIT; NO SIGNS ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"1013113","date":"2019-09-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-01","scope":"SHELTER PLATFORM PERMIT- Erection of sidewalk shelter platform 32 l.f. with the deck at 300 P.S.I. each as per Engineered Plans. Streets Department permit is required for sidewalk closure prior to the start work. *PHILADELPHIA HISTORIC COMMISSION APPROVED*"},{"number":"1050943-RI","date":"2020-02-19","work":"Rough-In","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-03-17","scope":"BRINGING IN WATER SERVICE- RUNNING DOMESTIC WATER THROUGHOUT-RUNNING SANITARY THROUGHOUT;BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AT THE GROUND THROUGH FOURTH FLOORS, AND TWO-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING AT THE FIFTH FLOOR;(5) STORY ATTACHED HISTORIC STRUCTURE WITH A COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION"},{"number":"1045289","date":"2020-05-08","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-01","scope":"FOR AN AMENDMENT TO PREVIOUSLY ISSUED ALTERATIONS PERMIT AP#993293 TO ADD NEW WALL BREACHES TO BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, FOR REVISIONS TO ARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL WORK THROUGHOUT (INCLUDING STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR NEW ROOFTOP UNITS AND UNDERPINNING W/IN BASEMENT), AND TO ISSUE CO FOR CONSOLIDATED PROPERTY AND UPDATED OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS (INCLUDING ROOF DECK FOR 2ND FLR GROUP B OCCUPANCY), AS PER REVISED PLANS AND PHC APPROVAL DATED 1/29/20; NO OTHER CHANGES ON THIS PERMIT; ADDITIONAL SPECIAL INSPECTION REQUIRED FOR UNDERPINNING; SEE AP#1044831 FOR USE REGISTRATION PERMIT; SEE AP#986110 FOR ZONING APPROVAL OF ROOF DECK."},{"number":"FP-2020-000469","date":"2020-07-02","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-01","scope":"**Amendment dated 6/24/2022 to change installed backflow prevention device as per revised CP100 form and revised sprinkler plans.** For the installation of an automatic wet sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13 (using an existing 4\" fire service line, a new 4\" backflow prevention device and fire pump within the basement, and a new 4\" manual wet standpipe within the interior exit stairway installed in accordance with NFPA 14) throughout a renovated five (5) story attached structure (used as Group S-1 within the basement, Group B at 1st-4th floors, and Group R-3 (2FD) at 5th floor), as per plans and hydraulic calculations; see AP#956981, AP#993293, AP#1013113, and AP#1045289 for building permits and amendments."},{"number":"1050943","date":"2020-08-21","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-29","scope":"BRINGING IN WATER SERVICE- RUNNING DOMESTIC WATER THROUGHOUT-RUNNING SANITARY THROUGHOUT;BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AT THE GROUND THROUGH FOURTH FLOORS, AND TWO-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING AT THE FIFTH FLOOR;(5) STORY ATTACHED HISTORIC STRUCTURE WITH A COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION."},{"number":"EP-2020-007688","date":"2020-10-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-04","scope":"Provide new incoming PECO 13.2kV service to new gear line up complete with service disconnects, associated transformers and fire pump and as shown on single line diagram and other plans. Furnish new electrical distribution throughout the building through feeders and panelboards as shown on plans. Provide power to mechanical equipment as shown on drawings. Provide power for receptacles and lighting as shown on plans. Tele-data as shown on plans. Provide a new fire alarm system and all ancillary devices as shown on fire alarm plans as per 2017 nec and nfpa72"},{"number":"1045043","date":"2020-12-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-01","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW HVAC SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING FIVE (5) STORY STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE ONE (1) ROOFTOP OUTSIDE AIR UNIT (DOAS), THREE (3) ROOFTOP CONDENSING UNITS (MULTI SPLIT SYSTEM), AND FAN COIL UNITS (MULTI SPLIT SYSTEM) WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, PIPING, REGISTERS AND DIFFUSERS PER PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IMC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"PP-2020-013797","date":"2020-12-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-22","scope":"Adding Sump Pumps in the Basement in the front of house, in the electrical room, the fire pump room Associated Piping & Floor Drains. Trenching was already done for this work."},{"number":"PP-2021-013677","date":"2021-08-09","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-01","scope":"Alterations: Interior plumbing. All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."},{"number":"ZP-2026-005618","date":"2026-05-20","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Public, Civic, and Institutional - Libraries and Cultural Exhibits"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE JOB SITE"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","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."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"3 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on May 4, 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":"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":"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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Dec 8, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 16, 2026","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/"}]}