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PLEASE SEE AP#712323 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION. STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH ONE ACCESSORY, INTERIOR OFF STREET PARKING SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL ACCESSED BY A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN PER APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"929046","date":"2018-12-24","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-15","scope":"EXCAVATION AND INSTALLATION OF FOOTINGS, FOUNDATION WALLS, AND SLAB-ON-GRADE FOR FUTURE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.METAL DECKING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PERMIT. SET-UP PERIMETER CONTROLS AT BUILDING SITE PRIOR TO EXCAVATION. ALL MEANS OF PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF PERMITTED WORK. SEE AP#918228 FOR APPROVED PLAN."},{"number":"954560","date":"2019-03-07","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-07","scope":"FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT #712335 TO RELOCATE PILOT HOUSE TO THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE. ORIGINAL PERMIT APPROVED FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK ON THE SECOND FLOOR (REAR) LEVEL, THIRD FLOOR (FRONT) LEVEL AND ROOF DECK OVER THE FOURTH STORY LEVEL ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. PLEASE SEE AP#954526 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION. STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH ONE ACCESSORY, INTERIOR OFF STREET PARKING SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL ACCESSED BY A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN PER APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"960275","date":"2019-05-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-07","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE. DWELLING IS TO BE FOUR STORIES WITH PILOT HOUSE & FULL BASEMENT. FIRST FLOOR TO HAVE 1 CAR PARKING GARAGE & ACCESS TO REAR YARD. SECOND FLOOR TO HAVE REAR DECK. FORTH FLOOR TO HAVE FRONT SETBACKS FOR GREEN ROOF AND TO HAVE ACCESS TO PILOT HOUSE, GREEN ROOF, AND ROOF DECK WITH PILOT HOUSE.DETAILS INCLUDING SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN. SEE AP# 959287 FOR PLANS."},{"number":"1008390","date":"2019-09-06","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-07","scope":"INSTALL 14 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1012705","date":"2019-10-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-09","scope":"INSTALL ELECTRICAL WIRING/DEVICES 150AMP SERVICE AS PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"1028533","date":"2019-11-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-03","scope":"INSTALL TWO 60,000 BTU GAS FURNACES 95% EFF, ONE IN BASEMENT AND ONE ON 3RD FL WITH TWO 3 TON CONDENSER WITH ALL NEW DUCT WORK"},{"number":"1032599","date":"2019-12-05","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-03","scope":"INSTALL 1\"WATER SERVICE,HOUSE DRAIN,TRAP,FAI,STACK,AREA DRAIN,WASTE AND WATER LINES TO 1-5PC BATH,1-3PC BATH,1-2PC BATH,1-LAUNDRY,1-KITCHEN SINK,1-RAIN WATER CONDUCTOR AND 1-WATER HEATER-PA1#20192491560-THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2018.\"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\""},{"number":"1044500","date":"2020-02-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-10","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13R FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING SERVICED BY A TWO INCH FIRE SERVICE WITH A BACK FLOW PRECENTER ASSEMBLY. 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 13R STANDARD. PLEASE SEE AP#1043668 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #712335: 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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}