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PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-03-06","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE TWO (2) LOTS FROM ELEVEN (11) LOTS EXISTING ON SEVEN (7) BRT ACCOUNTS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"602613","date":"2015-04-23","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-04-23","scope":"CONSTRUCT MEZZANINE LEVEL FOR USE AS PERSONAL SERVICES."},{"number":"628414","date":"2015-09-14","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-21","scope":"LEVEL III ALTERATIONS WITH PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND MEZZANINE ADDITION TO CREATE A SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACE IN AN EXISTING BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED TO FIT OUT TENANT SPACE FOR C.O. PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY**"},{"number":"642913","date":"2015-12-17","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-16","scope":"FOR THE CREATION OF PARTY WALL BREACHES AT THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR LEVELS BETWEEN THREE (3) PROPERTIES (1424-32 FRANKFORD AVENUE, 1429 N. FRONT STREET, AND 1431-37 N. FRONT STREET). SEE PERMIT #642921 AND 642916 FOR ADDITIONAL DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS. PERMIT APPROVED VIA BBS VARIANCE, CASE NO. 26244 WITH PROVISOS."},{"number":"660263","date":"2016-02-03","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-21","scope":"AMEND PERMIT # 628414 TO ADD NEW PECO VAULT (BILCO DOOR) AT THE BASEMENT LEVEL AND INCREASE FIRE RESISTANCE RATING TO 3 HOURS SURROUNDING VAULT AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"666945","date":"2016-02-03","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-28","scope":"FOR A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO CREATE A FITNESS CENTER THROUGHOUT THREE (3) PROPERTIES (1424-32 FRANKFORD, 1429 N. FRONT AND 1431-37 N. FRONT STREET). WORK TO INCLUDE INTERIOR NON-BEARING PARTITIONS, TOILET ROOMS, MILLWORK, AND FINISHES. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. ** PARTY WALL BREACHES APPROVED UNDER PERMIT #642916, BBS VARIANCE 26244. **"},{"number":"673997","date":"2016-03-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-31","scope":"REPLACE 6 INTERIOR RAIN WATER CONDUCTORS - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"713429","date":"2016-08-11","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-21","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 2007, STANDARD 13 TO INCLUDE A 4-INCH DIAMETER BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND SERVICE LINE. **SEPARATE FIRE SUPPRESSION PERMIT FOR ADDITIONAL COVERAGE REQUIRED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCIES TO THE INTERCONNECTED SPACES.** (SEE PLANS UNDER AP#665999)"},{"number":"711057","date":"2016-08-30","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-21","scope":"TO AMEND ELECTRICAL PERMIT# 698162 TO CORRECT ADDRESS THE INCORRECT ADDRESS WAS 1431 FRANKFORD AVE ALL OTHER DESCRIPTION REMAIN THE SAMEWIRING UP 800AMP 3 PHASE SERVICE AND ELEVATOR AND 4 SUB PANELS. ONLY PER 2008 NEC (EAST DISTRICT) CODE INSPECTIONS"},{"number":"710422","date":"2016-09-12","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL RECEPTACLES,SWITCHES,LIGHTING,MECHICNAL UNIT FEEDERS (NO SERVICE WORK)PER 2008 NEC (FITNESS CTR)EAST DISTRICT ***NO FIRE ALARM***"},{"number":"731178","date":"2016-11-02","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-21","scope":"INSTALLATION OF NEW HVAC SYSTEM FOR A FITNESS CENTER TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF 7 ROOF TOP PACKAGED UNITS AND ONE MINI SPLIT SYSTEM IN THE ELEVATOR CLOSET AS PER APPROVED PLANS. WORK TAKES PLACE ON THREE (3) PROPERTIES (1424-32 FRANKFORD AVE, 1429 N FRONT ST & 1431-37 N FRONT ST). *SEE A/P 730376 FOR PLANS*"},{"number":"741275","date":"2016-12-08","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-21","scope":"AMENDMENT TO PERMIT # 690305 REFERENCE BBS VARIANCE CASE# 26244 FOR THE INCORPORATION OF AN ADDITIONAL WALL BREACH BETWEEN 1431-37 N FRONT ST & 1429/1439 N FRONT ST ON THE GROUND FLOOR, FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR CONNECTED PROPERTIES: 1424-32 FRANKFORD AVE, 1429 N FRONT ST, 1431-37 N FRONT ST & 1439 N FRONT ST."},{"number":"690305","date":"2016-12-19","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-21","scope":"FOR THE CREATION OF A PARTY WALL BREACH TO CREATE FOUR (4) TOTAL CONNECTED PROPERTIES TO BE USED BY A SINGLE TENANT. PREVIOUS WALL BREACHES APPROVED VIA BBS VARIANCE (CASE NO. 26244). ** PROVISO - A SPRINKLER HEAD SHALL BE INSTALLED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE OPENINGS, THE AGGREGATE AREA OF ALL SPACES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LIMITATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION TYPE & OCCUPANCY, AND THE LINTEL SHALL BE TWO (2) HOUR FIRE-RESISTANCE RATED. **"},{"number":"745111","date":"2016-12-21","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-28","scope":"INSTALL 30-CAMERAS,50-RG6 AND 100 DROPS OF PLENUM RATED CAT6 CABLES WITH A LONGEST RUN OF ABOUT 50FT AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"742356","date":"2016-12-21","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-28","scope":"INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM COMPLETE WITH PULLSTATIONS,HORNS,STROBES,HORNS/STROBES,SMOKES AND LIGHTS AS PER NFPA72"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1.57,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 288% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $215,800 to $836,500","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":"Use permit #602613: 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 4 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Feb 1, 2011.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"7 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"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 3 historical violations across 1 case.","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/"}]}