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ASBESTOS REMEDIATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK."},{"number":"961595","date":"2019-04-23","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-01","scope":"INSTALLATION OF NEW HVAC SYSTEM THROUGHOUT AN INTERIM TRANSMISSION FACILITY AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"960705","date":"2019-04-23","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 2001 FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN A TRAMSMISSION FACILITY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 2001 STANDARD. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR AN ELECTRICAL WORK**"},{"number":"957290","date":"2019-05-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL NEW LIGHTING. INSTALL 2 NEW 500KVA TRANSFORMERS. INSTALL NEW SWITCHGEAR 208/120VOLT AMPS. REFEED EXISTING EQUIPMENT AS NEEDED. INSTALL 500KW GENERATOR. INSTALL NEW PANELS AND FEEDS TO NEW TRANSMITTER EQUIPMENT. PER 'O8 NEC. INSTALL COMPLETE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER ENGINEER SEALED, CITY APPROVED DRAWINGS. PER NFPA-72."},{"number":"GP-2021-006680","date":"2021-07-06","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-28","scope":"TANK REMOVAL PERMIT - REMOVAL OF ONE 1,000 GALLON HEATING OIL UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) REMOVE ANY PETROLEUM PRODUCT/WATER FROM TANK, CLEAN TANK, CONDUCT A CONFIRMATORY SOIL SAMPLING OF SURROUNDING SOIL. CONTINGENCY PLAN IN PLACE IN THE CASE CONTAMINATED SOILS DISCOVERED AND BACKFILL. ALL WORK COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PADEP UST REMOVAL GUIDELINES. PROVIDE THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WITH A TANK CLOSURE REPORT."},{"number":"GP-2021-009077","date":"2021-09-10","work":"Antenna","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-10-11","scope":"FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING ANTENNA WITH A NEW ANTENNA. INSTALLATION TO BE PERFORMED PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2021-008557","date":"2021-09-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-01","scope":"Remove (2) existing 15kv air switches and install (2) new 15kv air switches replace in kind with no additional wiring. These are associated to PECO utility line #131 & 2611. No additional loads will be added. As per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"SP-2021-000520","date":"2021-10-13","work":"Foundation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-07","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN EXTERIOR CONCRETE PAD. **EXTERIOR WORK ONLY**"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Tank Install/Removal"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Antenna"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Foundation"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 41% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $3,073,300 to $4,343,000","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"3 permits not marked completed: 939734 (Expired), 957290 (Issued), GP-2021-009077 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"5 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 20, 2022.","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":"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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Jun 12, 2027","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}