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BUILD NEW DROP CEILING WITH 2\" X 4\" 16\" CENTERS, INSULATION AND DRYWALL. INSTALL NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT WINDOWS.INSTALL 3/4\" PLYWOOD FLOORING THROUGHOUT"},{"number":"332789","date":"2011-03-31","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-03-31","scope":"1ST FLOOR USE TO COMMERCIAL RESTUARANT. 2ND FLOOR USE TO RESTAURANT"},{"number":"881999","date":"2018-06-12","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-12","scope":"FOR THE LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT TO CREAT ONE LOT PROPOSED PARCEL A FROM EXISTIN TWO LOTS (2850 N 22ND ST AND 2852 N 22ND ST) SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLANS"},{"number":"897787","date":"2018-07-31","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-31","scope":"DOCUMENTATION OF EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLANS FOR USE AS VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE."},{"number":"884548","date":"2018-08-28","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-25","scope":"****CORE AND SHELL ONLY*** USE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY.*******FOR INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE STORY BUILDING WITH A TENANT SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND ONE TENANT SPACE ON THE LOWER LEVEL. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVMENTS AND FINISHES THROUGOUT. THIS IS A CORE AND SHELL PERMIT ONLY. SEPARATE PERMIT TO BE OBTAINED FOR INTERIOR FITOUT AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"913063","date":"2018-10-18","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-25","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 USING A NEW 4\" FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A NEW 2-1/2\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE, WITHIN THE LOWER AND UPPER FLOORS OF AN EXISTING TWO (2) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO BE USED AS VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES, AS PER PLANS; DRY HEADS WITHIN UPPER FLOOR; SEE AP#884548 FOR BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"917025","date":"2018-12-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-07","scope":"CORE AND SHELL ONLY*** USE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY.****1ST FLOOR USE TO COMMERCIAL RESTUARANT. 2ND FLOOR USE TO RESTAURANT*2 STORY STRUCTURE**FOR INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE STORY BUILDING WITH A TENANT SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND ONE TENANT SPACE ON THE LOWER LEVEL; REPLACE HOUSE DRAIN,HOUSE TRAP,STACK,FRESH AIR INLET,AREA DRAIN,2\"WATER SERVICE,2\"BACKFLOW PREVENTOR,WASTE AND WATER LINES FOR 3-TOILETS,3-LAVS,1-MOP SINK,1-FLOOR DRAIN,2-STORM WATER DRAINS AND 1-WATER HEATER-PA1#PENDING-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\"THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"920771","date":"2018-12-18","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-25","scope":"INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) ROOFTOP UNITS AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"928139","date":"2019-02-06","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-10","scope":"INSTALL 400AMP SERVICE, CT CABINET, PANEL, OUTLETS, SWITCHES CORE & SHELL ONLY AS PER NEC 2008 EAST DISTRICT***NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT***"},{"number":"ZP-2020-008498","date":"2020-10-28","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Public, Civic, and Institutional - Libraries and Cultural Exhibits"},{"number":"ZP-2020-008598","date":"2020-10-30","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Artist Studios and Artisan Industrial."},{"number":"ZP-2022-007048","date":"2022-06-10","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"},{"number":"AP-2022-008586","date":"2022-12-22","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR WELLNESS STUDIO (PERSONAL SERVICES) ON THE UPPER AND LOWER FLOORS OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #332789: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: AP-2022-008586 (Issued).","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":"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.","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. 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/"}]}