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PROPOSED SUBDIVISION TO CREATE 2 LOTS OUT OF 1 LOT. PARCEL A: PROPOSED 4 STORY WIL CELLAR AND ROOF DECK, MAX HT N.T.E. 38'-0\" FOR USE AS SFD WITH OFF STREET GARAGE PARKING ACCESSED VIA COMMON EASEMENT. PARCEL B: PROPOSED 4 STORY WITH CELLAR AND ROOF DECK, MAX HT N.T.E. 38'-0\" FOR USE AS SFD WITH OFF STREET GARAGE PARKING ACCESSED VIA COMMON EASEMENT."},{"number":"815313","date":"2017-09-20","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-14","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF A TWO (2) STORY EXISTING STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED BY HAND AND WITH HAND HELD TOOLS ONLY. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 6.5 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2 * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED *PERMIT ARRIVED FROM DOWNSTAIRS 9/26/17"},{"number":"820141","date":"2017-10-03","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-03","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK ABOVE ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE, WITH INTERIOR ACCESSORY PARKING ACCESSED BY A DRIVEWAY EASEMENT FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING..(SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION)"},{"number":"840314","date":"2018-03-13","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-31","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING (IBC BUILDING) WITH ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE (FOR ACCESS TO ROOF DECK) AND ONE (1) ACCESSORY GARAGE PARKING SPACE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R. WORK TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING TO BE MONITORED AT ALL TIMES BY PA LICENSED PE. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"878576","date":"2018-05-21","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-31","scope":"INSTALL NEW 200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WITH GROUNDING AND WIRE THROUGHOUT SFD WITH RECEPTS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,FIXTURES,SMOKES AND CO DETECTORS AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"881140","date":"2018-05-30","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-28","scope":"NEW 1\"WATER SERVICE,CURB TRAP,FAI AND MAIN DRAIN TO THE FOUNDATION WALL-PA1#20181382320-\"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":"882212","date":"2018-06-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-31","scope":"INSTALL NEW 200AMP SERVICE, METER, PANELS, GROUNDING, WIRE & INSTALL NEW LIGHTS, SWITCHES,RECEPTS, BATTERY BACK UP SMOKE/CO DETECTORS, LOW VOLTAGE WIRING OF PHONE CABLE AND DOORBELL AS PER NEC 2008 (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"879631","date":"2018-06-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-31","scope":"INSTALL WATER PIPING TO FIXTURES AND WASTE PIPING FROM FIXTURES, INSTALL 4 WC, 4 LAVS, 3 TUBS, 1 K/S, 1 G/D, 1 LAUNDRY, 1 HOT WTR HTR, 1 STACK AND HOUSE DRAIN THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"890326","date":"2018-07-03","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-31","scope":"INSTALLATION OF (2) HVAC UNITS WITH A/C (INCLUDING DUCTWORK AND ALL ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES). 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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/"},{"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"}]}