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ON PROPOSED PARCEL \"A\": AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO REMAIN A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. 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HAND METHODS PRESCRIBED. MUST PROTECT SIDEWALK PEDSTRIANS - STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ROW FECNING PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORK. MUST MAKE SITE SAFE AND CLEAN AND PROTECT ADJACENT STRUCTURE."},{"number":"651743","date":"2015-12-08","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-31","scope":"AMEND PRIOR DEMOLITION PERMIT #619696 FOR CHANGE OF DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR AS INDICATED PER LICENSE AND NEW CONTRACT, STANDARDS. FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SEMI DETACHED ONE STORY STRUCTURE AS PER SITE SAFETY PLAN AND DESIGNERS SURVEY, DEPT STANDARDS. HAND METHODS PRESCRIBED. MUST PROTECT SIDEWALK PEDSTRIANS - STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ROW FECNING PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORK. MUST MAKE SITE SAFE AND CLEAN AND PROTECT ADJACENT STRUCTURE."},{"number":"700155","date":"2016-09-06","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-03","scope":"FOUNDATION WORK INCLUDING UNDERPINNING FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS/ RENOVATIONS. SITE TO BE EXCAVATED AT AREAS ADJACENT TO EXISTING STRUCTURE(S) NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS PERMIT. PERMIT HOLDER TO NOTIFY OWNER(S) OF ADJOINING PROPERTY(IES) NO LESS THAN TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF PERMITTED WORK. UNDEPRINNING WORK TO BE CONTINUOUSLY INSPECTED BY APPROVED SPECIAL INSPECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBMITTED STATEMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTION; CONTACT SPECIAL INSPECTOR PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF ANY WORK REQUIRING SPECIAL INSPECTION(S)."},{"number":"725537","date":"2016-10-25","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-28","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE STORY, ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK AND ACCESS PILOT HOUSE (STAIRS AND LANDING ONLY)."},{"number":"785668","date":"2017-05-23","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-28","scope":"INSTALLING (2) 60.000 BTU 95% GAS FURNACES WITH AIR AND RELATED DUCTWORK."},{"number":"786208","date":"2017-05-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-28","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION: INSTALL 200A SERVICE. WIRE 60- RECEPTACLES, 45- LIGHT FIXTURES, 30- SWITCHES,. INSTALL 120V SMOKE & CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS WITH BATTERY BACK-UP. WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING"},{"number":"788558","date":"2017-06-19","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-28","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM DESIGN PER NFPA 13D STANDARD WITH A 2 INCH COMBINE SERVICE LINE AND SPRINKLER LAYOUT AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"799449","date":"2017-07-14","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-09","scope":"5\" LATERAL,5\" CURB TRAP,4\" HOUSE DRAIN AND 1\" WATER SERVICE PA20171840272 (SFD)"},{"number":"804769","date":"2017-08-01","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-28","scope":"3-WATER CLOSET, 3-LAV, 2-TUB 1-KITCHEN SINK, 1-WASHER THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":660000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #22373: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 511449. Use permit #538450: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 619696 (EXPIRED). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 1, 2016.","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/"},{"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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"}]}