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ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS ARE LIABLE AS WELL.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"MOOT","date":"2018-03-13","number":"32081","relatedPermit":null}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":534000,"taxable":534000},{"y":2017,"v":534000,"taxable":534000},{"y":2018,"v":580100,"taxable":580100},{"y":2019,"v":533500,"taxable":533500},{"y":2020,"v":537500,"taxable":537500},{"y":2021,"v":537500,"taxable":537500},{"y":2022,"v":537500,"taxable":537500},{"y":2023,"v":634300,"taxable":634300},{"y":2024,"v":634300,"taxable":634300},{"y":2025,"v":621400,"taxable":621400},{"y":2026,"v":621400,"taxable":621400},{"y":2027,"v":640000,"taxable":640000}],"taxNow":8698,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"172526","date":"2008-08-21","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-08-21","scope":"VACANT TO BASEMENT UTILITY ONLY. 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL CENTER"},{"number":"177006","date":"2008-09-19","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-11-05","scope":"INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS, ADDING ADDITIONAL BATHROOM, KITCHEN, WINDOWS, ADDITIONAL LIGHTING. EDUCATION CENTER"},{"number":"219839","date":"2009-06-08","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-11-30","scope":"INSTALL (3) ROOF-TOP UNITS HEATERS WITH A/C TWO UNITS @120,000 BTU'S,ONE UNIT AT @90,000 BTU'S,INCLUDING RELATED DUCT-WORK."},{"number":"221537","date":"2009-06-16","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-11-05","scope":"ROUGHIN DAYCARE 9 WATER CLOSETS, 3 URINALS, 9 LAVY, 3 FL DRAINS, 2 HOT WATER TANKS, 2 YARK DRAINS"},{"number":"220350","date":"2009-07-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-03-30","scope":"THROUGHOUT DAYCARE, REPLACE ELECTRICAL SERVICES (ONE IS DEDICATED FOR MECHANICAL) INSTALL 1 200A PANEL, 1 100A PANEL, APROX 40 LIGHTS, 50 RECPTS, 20 SWITCHES AND A COMPLETE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM."},{"number":"293507","date":"2010-08-09","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-11-04","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A COMMERCIAL COOKING EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM"},{"number":"293051","date":"2010-08-09","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-11-04","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A COMMERCIAL COOKING EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM"},{"number":"310151","date":"2010-11-04","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-09-12","scope":"2 SINKS AND GARBAGE DISPOSAL"},{"number":"777270","date":"2017-04-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-10","scope":"REPLACE THE CURB TRAP AND LATERAL, FAI PA20171101205/1170/1169 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"GM-2026-001482","date":"2026-03-02","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-04","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. 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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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Sep 27, 2025; Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Sep 27, 2025; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Sep 27, 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 4 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 13, 2010.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #198610: Inactive since Apr 1, 2009; Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) #889807: Closed; Vacant Commercial Property #0976042: Inactive since Jun 9, 2026","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 5 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/"}]}