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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 any modification to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations."},{"number":"1041400","date":"2020-05-06","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-05","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING AND FENCE-WALL."},{"number":"ZP-2020-000893","date":"2020-05-08","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-20","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE; FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2020-001065","date":"2020-05-20","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-10","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF A FENCE-WALL."},{"number":"1041401","date":"2020-06-11","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-03","scope":"COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING AND FENCE-WALL BY MECHANICAL MEANS. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS REQUIRED. A SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 6.5 FEET OF BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. ** SAFETY ZONE: 6.5 FT** ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO DEMOLITION"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"land","p":699000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"land","p":1400000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2022,"k":"demo"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":1150000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"284921","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MASCIO PHILIP","legalName":"MASCIO PHILIP","address":"238 TASKER ST","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2003-11-14","latestIssueDate":"2006-05-09","expirationDate":"2006-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24"},{"number":"343284","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MASCIO PHILIP","legalName":"MASCIO PHILIP","address":"238 TASKER ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-10-31","latestIssueDate":"2005-10-31","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"343284","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"MASCIO PHILIP","legalName":"MASCIO PHILIP","issuedDate":"2005-10-31","latestIssueDate":"2005-10-31","closureDate":"2010-07-31","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"284921","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"MASCIO PHILIP","legalName":"MASCIO PHILIP","issuedDate":"2003-11-14","latestIssueDate":"2006-05-09","closureDate":"2012-07-24","expirationDate":"2006-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 1046% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $101,600 to $1,164,000","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #284921: Inactive since Jul 24, 2012; Dumpster License - Private Property #343284: Inactive","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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/"}]}