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INFILL FLOOR AREAS AT OLD ELEVATOR SHAFT LOCATION, FLOORS 2 THRU 4. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT. BUILDING IS TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED AND A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO ANY OCCUPANCY ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR. SEPARATE ELECT., PLUMBING, HVAC AND FIRE SUPPRESSION PERMITS REQUIRED."},{"number":"456442","date":"2013-03-08","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-03-08","scope":"USE REGISTRATION FOR BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL OFFICES IN SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS, 4TH FLOOR VACANT"},{"number":"451632","date":"2013-03-08","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-20","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS IN THE SECOND FLOOR ONLY PER PLANS APPROVED BY THE PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION (NO CHANGES TO EXTERIOR, NO ALTERATIONS TO WINDOWS OR DOORS; NO WORK IN THIRD FLOOR). CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WITH NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IN SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED ANY MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL OR PLUMBING WORK AND FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AT FOURTH FLOOR."},{"number":"471534","date":"2013-05-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-08-03","scope":"RELOCATE 3 LIGHT FIXTURE INSTALL 5 RECEPTACLES FROM EXISTING CIRCUIT PER 2008 NE (COMMERCIAL)"},{"number":"469876","date":"2013-06-05","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-25","scope":"1 FIRE PANEL, 9 HORN STROBES 2 SMOKE AND 5 PULL STATIONS PER 2008 NEC &NFPA 72(OFFICE SPACE)"},{"number":"638238","date":"2015-09-11","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-12-29","scope":"REPLACEMENT OF FLAT RUBBER ROOFING IN KIND. NO WORK TO CORNICE OR CHANGE IN APPEARANCE. WORK TO BE PERFORMED AS PER PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION APPROVAL."},{"number":"639278","date":"2015-09-16","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-15","scope":"PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION REGISTERED PROPERTY. AMEND PERMIT #638238 FOR REPLACEMENT OF DETERIORATED RAFTERS AND SHEATHING AS REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO THE INSTALLATION OF FLAT RUBBER ROOFING IN KIND. NO WORK TO CORNICE OR CHANGE IN APPEARANCE. WORK TO BE PERFORMED AS PER PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION APPROVAL. **POST THIS PERMIT**"},{"number":"786861","date":"2017-05-25","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2017-08-16","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT - FOR (REMOVE FALLING BRICK STRUCTURE AT REAR OF BUILDING AS PER ENGINEER’S REPORT IF APPLICABLE) TO RESOLVE CASE #585032. 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 #585032."},{"number":"916861","date":"2018-10-09","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-09","scope":"USE OF THIRD (3RD) FLOOR OF AN EXISTING FOUR (4) STORY BUILDING FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, HEALTH PRACTITIONER (SOLE PRACTITIONER), ALONG WITH ALL OTHER PREVIOULY APPROVED USE PERMITS. NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 5 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 61% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,023,900 to $1,650,000","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 #254207: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 340936 (EXPIRED), 786861 (EXPIRED). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 10 historical violations across 8 cases.","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":"14 failed, 7 passed, and 4 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Aug 2, 2019.","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":"2 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":"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 and appears related-party/family-held.","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/"}],"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. 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