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File No. 150-S-INDEPENDENCE-MALL-W

150 S Independence Mall W

Neighborhood
Old City
Records on file
23
First filed Jul 18, 2025Last activity Aug 19, 2026

On the record

Distress signals the city holds against this parcel — back taxes, open code violations, and unsafe designations.

17 violations on file

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    FIRE EXTINGUISHER SIZE & DISTRIBUTION

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    PERIODIC TESTING

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRED

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANGERS & BRACKETS

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    EXIT DOOR RATING

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    EMERGENCY LIGHTING ACTIVATION TEST

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    HIGH-RISE BUILDING

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    FIRE EVACUATION PLANS

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    RECORDS

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    WASTE & LINEN CHUTES

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    GENERAL ILLUMINATION

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    UNAPPROVED CONDITIONS

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    COMBUSTIBLE DECORATIVE MATERIALS

  • Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    EXTENSION CORDS

  • Violation Aug 5, 2026OPEN

    BENCHMARKING LATE

The docket

6 entries

  1. Issued Feb 3, 2026

    Permit issued — Alterations

    REPAIR/REPLACE CT, FAI, MD & 6" WDP. · contractor: Big Dawg's Plumbing & Heating INC

  2. Issued Aug 5, 2025

    Permit issued — EZ Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.

    EZ INTERIOR NON-LOAD-BEARING WALL DEMOLITION - For the interior demolition on NON-Load-Bearing partition walls and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of fou

  3. Issued Aug 5, 2025

    Permit issued — Addition and/or Alterations

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEMS, ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK, ROOFTOP UNITS, DUCTLESS SYSTEMS, AND RELOCATED REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION. · contractor: New Spirit Inc

  4. Issued Jul 25, 2025

    Permit issued — New Construction or Additions

    Installing 1806 Fixtures 277 Hot Water heaters 277 Kitchen Sinks 277 Washer Machines 325 Toilets 325 Shower/Tubs 325 Lavs · contractor: THOMAS UHL

  5. Issued Jul 18, 2025

    Permit issued — Addition and/or Alteration

    INSTALL TEMPORARY WIRING FOR THE WORK AREA. INSTALL 125 AMP SUB PANEL FOR EACH OF THE 275 DWELLING UNIT. REWIRE BUILDING THROUGHOUT AND INSTALL LIGHTING, SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLE OUTLETS. INSTALL 120 VOLTS INTERCONNECTED SMOKE AND CO ALARMS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC AND PER PLANS. · contractor: KLAUDIO BYLIS

  6. Issued Jul 18, 2025

    Permit issued — Alterations

    REPAIR/REPLACE CT, FAI, MD & 6" WDP. · contractor: Big Dawg's Plumbing & Heating INC

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Sources: Phila. Dept. of Records (deeds), L&I (permits, licenses & violations), Dept. of Revenue (tax delinquencies). Data reflects the public record as of our last weekly ingest; last activity on file August 19, 2026. Verify independently before relying on it.