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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"629890","date":"2015-09-10","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-10","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO(2) STORY ADDITION AT REAR OF AN EXISTING TWO(2) STORY STRUCTURE FOR AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"637809","date":"2015-09-10","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-21","scope":"REMOVE EXISTING 2 STORY FRONT MASONRY WALL 14 X 22 FT. REPLACE WITH NEW 8 INCH MASONRY WALL, (4\" BRICK & 4\" BLOCK) ON EXISTING FOUNDATION. WINDOWS AND DOOR SAME LOCATION, SHALL COMPLY WITH THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY CODE, U FACTOR OF .35, AND SHALL COMPLY WITH EMERGENCY EGRESS STANDARDS AS PER IRC. NEW DOOR OPENING FOR 36 INCH DOOR. HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT (DURAWALL) EVERY 24 INCHES. INSTALL RETURNS INTO PARTY WALLS FOR STRUCTURAL CONNECTION. FLASH AND SEAL ROOF TO NEW FRONT. INSTALL 2 X 4 FRAME WALL, R-19 INSULATION AND SHEETROCK ON INTERIOR FRONT WALL FOR FINISH. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT. AN INSPECTION OF EXISTING WALL TO BE SCHEDULED WITH INSPECTOR BEFORE WORK STARTS."},{"number":"643597","date":"2015-10-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-27","scope":"COMPLETE NEW 100 AMP SERVICE & BRANCH WIRING TO SWITCHES, RECEPTS, LIGHTS & SMOKES/CO2 DETECTORS AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"621559","date":"2015-10-28","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-21","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF TWO (2) STORY, WOOD-FRAME REAR ADDITION ON REINFORCED CONCRETE AND CMU FOUNDATION PER PLANS. BOTH SIDE WALLS TO BE RATED; NO ENCROACHMENT OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK. PROTECTION OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES."},{"number":"668679","date":"2016-02-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-21","scope":"BASEMENT WASHER, 1ST FLOOR KS, 2ND FLOOR 2-WC, 2LAV, 1 SHOWER, 1 TUB (SF)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"670459","date":"2016-02-17","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-21","scope":"INSTALL 80K BTU 95.5 AFUE GAS FURNACE, WITH 3.5 TON A/C CONDENSER 13 SEER W/MATCHING COIL WITH DUCT WORK THRU OUT"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1.92,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"sale","p":120000},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":350000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #629890: 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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"}],"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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","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"}]}