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BETWEEN THE TERRACE LEVEL AND THE ROOF LINE, INCLUDING SELECTIVE DEMO AND REMOVALS, MASONRY RESTORATION AND CLEANING REPLACE ROOF COVERINGS FOR BALCONIES, BLDG DRAINAGE COMPONENTS, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF CUSTOM ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK, AND HISTORIC TREATMENTS FOR ORNAMENTAL METAL CORNICES, WOOD WINDOWS AND DOORS, PAINTING AND FINISH COATINGS"},{"number":"862560","date":"2018-04-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-20","scope":"ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING HVAC SYSTEM FOR AN EXISTING EDUCATIONAL FACILITY TO INCLUDE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CHILLER ON ROOF, ICE STORAGE SYSTEM, PUMPS, HEAT EXCHANGERS, PIPING, AHU'S CIRCULATING PUMPS AND DUCTWORK AND INSTALLATION OF NEW CHILLER ON ROOF, VARIABLE PRIME CHILLED WATER SYSTEM AND REPLACEMENT OF AHU'S, CIRCULATING PUMPS AND DUCTWORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"866380","date":"2018-04-18","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-04","scope":"LEVEL II ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) TO AN EXISTIND EDUCATIONAL FACILITY FOR BUILDING ALTERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NEW MECHANICAL WORK UNDER PERMIT 862560 AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"869705","date":"2018-06-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-14","scope":"BRANCH CRTS, FEEDER TO CHILLER, LIGHTING, LIGHTING CONTROLS, DISCONNECT & RECONNECT PA SPEAKERS & CCTV CAMERAS FOR CEILING REPLACEMENT, MOTOR CONTROLS, SAFETY SWITCHES, POWER CONNECTIONS TO MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, CLEANING AND RELAMPING LIGHTS AS PER 2008NEC (NORTH DISTRICT) REPLACE FIRE ALARM DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH AIR HANDLING UNITS & EXTEND FIRE ALARM SLC CRTS AS REQUIRED, CRT BREAKERS, NEW MOTOR CONROLLER CENTER (MCC) BUCKETS IN EXISTING MCC, GROUNDING AS PER NFPA72"},{"number":"952037","date":"2019-06-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-09-21","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO SIXTEEN CLASSROOMS ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING SCHOOL. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY M.E.P. OR FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"EP-2024-011393","date":"2024-12-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-24","scope":"LOW VOLTAGE. INSTALLATION OF INTERIOR TELECOMMUNICATION WIRING,RUNNING 100 DROPS IN EMT OF PLENUM RATED CAT6 CABLING WITH THE LONGEST RUN OF ABOUT 60FT AS PER 2017 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT) OR RUNNING ARMORED CAT6 ABOVE CEILING TITLES USING J-HOOKS. FOR CCTV SYSTEM AS PER 2017 NEC"},{"number":"GP-2025-011250","date":"2026-01-14","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"The work includes the installation of a 5'x8' (statically illuminated only) sign board near the main entrance of the building."},{"number":"EP-2025-012161","date":"2026-01-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"“Provide a new circuit (2#12 + 1#12GND - 3/4\"C and 20/1 lockable circuit breaker) and final connection to the new statically illuminated sign board. Relocate existing conduit/wiring for the CCTV camera as required for installation of the new statically illuminated sign board. Perform Load monitoring at existing electrical equipment to confirm adequate capacity for the new load.” per GP-2025-011250"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["3 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: 862560 (Expired), 952037 (Expired), GP-2025-011250 (Issued), EP-2025-012161 (Issued). 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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 22, 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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"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/"}]}