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TOILET ROOM MUST COMPLY WITH SECTIONS 603 AND 604 OF THE 2012 ICC A117.1."},{"number":"506850","date":"2013-11-19","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-12-26","scope":"100AMP TEMP SERVICE WITH (2)20AMP CIRCUIT FOR GFCI PROTECTION AND GROUND ROD PER 2008 NEC (COMMERCIAL)"},{"number":"509244","date":"2013-12-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-06-16","scope":"REPIPING 4\" LATERAL INSIDE & NEW DRAINS TO BATH (OFFICE SPACE)"},{"number":"546606","date":"2014-07-01","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-09-06","scope":"200AMP SERVICE,7 RECEPTACLES,1 WR GFCI WITH BUBBLE COVER,4 GFCI REC,(8)4\" RECESSED LIGHTS,10 PENDANT LIGHTS,2 EXIT SIGNS WITH HEADS,2 OUTDOOR EM HEADS,1 EM PACK,WIRE 1 CONDENSOR AND 1 AIR HANDLER,2 OUTDOOR GOOSENECK FIXTURES(VACANT COMM)"},{"number":"546804","date":"2014-07-02","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-07-21","scope":"INSTALL 1 HEATPUMP WITH DUCTWORK(SFD)"},{"number":"889124","date":"2018-06-26","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-16","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT-IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION TO RESOLVE CASE #639542. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6' IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #639542."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":2.8,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"sale","p":185000},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":515000},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":522500}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 172% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $134,100 to $365,000","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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":"Use permit #471895: 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":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 16, 2018.","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 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. 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/"}]}