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REPLACE FLOOR SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON THE APPROVED PLANS. FIT-OUT KITCHEN AS REQUIRED.NO INCREASE IN BUILDING MASSING. THIS WORK ACTIVITY SHALL BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACTORS & SUB-CONTRACTORS LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. **POST THIS PERMIT** ** POST THE PROJECT INFORMATION SIGN**"},{"number":"593868","date":"2015-03-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-09","scope":"INSTALL DEDICATED LINES FOR APPLIANCES, RECESSED LIGHTS, LIGHTS, RELOCATE SWITCHES, RELOCATE BOXES, SWITCH LEGS & DIMMERS (SFD) AS PER NEC 2008 SOUTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"898106","date":"2018-08-03","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-06","scope":"REMOVE OLD BATHROOM AND REPLACE WITH NEW BATHROOM ON 3RD FL,REMOVE AND REPLACE CLOSET ON 3RD FL,INSTALL NEW BATHROOM ON 2ND FL,NEW FLOORING.TRIM, AND PAINT"},{"number":"907941","date":"2018-09-05","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-16","scope":"WIRING NEW BATHROOM ON 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR LIGHTING IN 2 BEDROOMS TO BE ADDED. ADDING OUTLETS OFF EXISTING POWER RELOCATING EXISTING WIRING DUE TO WALL CHANGES AS PER 2008 NEC."},{"number":"908938","date":"2018-09-10","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-02","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- FOR THE INSTALLATION IF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARDS. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS.CONDENSOR ON REAR ONE STORY ROOF. NO VISIBILITY FROM STREET"},{"number":"910114","date":"2018-09-14","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-12","scope":"INSTALL WATER AND WASTE LINES FOR 7 FIXTURES:2-TUBS,2-VANITIES,2-TOILETS,2-SHOWERS AND STACK.THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1.49,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":200000},{"y":2013,"k":"sale","p":242050},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":497500}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 38% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $333,600 to $460,000","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. 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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. 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