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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2021-06-18","number":"ZP-2020-009333","relatedPermit":"ZP-2020-009333"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":288400,"taxable":288400,"land":50732,"improvement":237668,"taxableLand":50732,"taxableImprovement":237668,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":288400,"taxable":288400,"land":45856,"improvement":242544,"taxableLand":45856,"taxableImprovement":242544,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":288400,"taxable":288400,"land":45856,"improvement":242544,"taxableLand":45856,"taxableImprovement":242544,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":314400,"taxable":314400,"land":49990,"improvement":264410,"taxableLand":49990,"taxableImprovement":264410,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":340700,"taxable":340700,"land":54172,"improvement":286528,"taxableLand":54172,"taxableImprovement":286528,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":340700,"taxable":340700,"land":54172,"improvement":286528,"taxableLand":54172,"taxableImprovement":286528,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":340700,"taxable":340700,"land":54172,"improvement":286528,"taxableLand":54172,"taxableImprovement":286528,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":493800,"taxable":493800,"land":98760,"improvement":395040,"taxableLand":98760,"taxableImprovement":395040,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":493800,"taxable":493800,"land":98760,"improvement":395040,"taxableLand":98760,"taxableImprovement":395040,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":566500,"taxable":566500,"land":113300,"improvement":453200,"taxableLand":113300,"taxableImprovement":453200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":566500,"taxable":566500,"land":113300,"improvement":453200,"taxableLand":113300,"taxableImprovement":453200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":624200,"taxable":624200,"land":124840,"improvement":499360,"taxableLand":124840,"taxableImprovement":499360,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":7930,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"60012","date":"2007-03-05","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-04-18","scope":"BRING IN 5\" LATERAL, 5\" TRAP 4\" MAIN DRAIN INTO PROPERTY, INSTALL 3/4\" WATER SERVICE INTO BUILDING"},{"number":"ZP-2020-009333","date":"2021-05-26","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF (A PORTION OF) EXISTING STRUCTURE SECOND STORY WALLS & ROOF (FLOOR TO REMAIN) AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A 2ND & 3RD FLOOR ADDITION WITH REAR DECKS ACCESS FROM THIRD FLOOR. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2021-007213","date":"2021-12-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF (A PORTION OF) EXISTING STRUCTURE BY HAND INCLUDING SECOND STORY WALLS & ROOF (FLOOR TO REMAIN) AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A 2ND & 3RD FLOOR ADDITION WITH REAR DECKS ACCESS FROM THIRD FLOOR. FOR HOUSEHOLD LIVING MULTI-FAMILY FOUR (4) DWELLING UNITS WITH 6 ACCESSORY INTERIOR MECHANICAL PARKING SPACES. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FP WORK. AMENDMENT#1 TO DOCUMENT NFPA 13 FOR THE COMMON GARAGE AND NFPA 13R FOR RESIDENTIAL PORTION."},{"number":"PP-2025-000879","date":"2025-01-22","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"MP-2025-000460","date":"2025-02-28","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2025-003879","date":"2025-06-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Installation of 400 amp service Wiring of 4 apartments and Garage Installation of fire alarm"},{"number":"FP-2025-001227","date":"2025-10-01","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE SECOND, AND THIRD FLOOR LEVELS WITH A 2\" FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":100000},{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","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":["4 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 45% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $340,700 to $493,800","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #17026: CLOSED · Denied; related permit 377611.","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"5 permits not marked completed: CP-2021-007213 (Issued), PP-2025-000879 (Issued), MP-2025-000460 (Issued), EP-2025-003879 (Issued), FP-2025-001227 (Issued).","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"1 violation row are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 0 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Oct 23, 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/"}],"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"}]}