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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.THIS WORK ACTIVITY WILLBE PERFORMED BY A PA-REGISTERED CONTRACTOR #103874. **POST THIS PERMIT** ** POST PROJECT INFORMATION SIGN**"},{"number":"613262","date":"2015-05-28","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-13","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. **POST THIS PERMIT**"},{"number":"611411","date":"2015-06-09","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-06-09","scope":"ROOF DECK ABOVE THE THIRD FLOOR ACCESSED BY AN EXTERIOR SPIRAL STAIRS AT THE SECOND FLOOR REAR, AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"606864","date":"2015-06-09","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-17","scope":"ROOF DECK ABOVE THE THIRD FLOOR ACCESSED BY AN EXTERIOR SPIRAL STAIRS AT THE SECOND FLOOR REAR, AS PER PLANS. REMOVE SECTION OF WALL BETWEEN KITCHEN & DINING ROOM AND INSTALLATION OF BEAM AS PER ENGINEER'S PLAN."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1.06,"timeline":[{"y":2003,"k":"sale","p":170000},{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":206000},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":350000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"636825","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL (C/O OCWEN FINANCIAL SERIVCES)","legalName":"DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL","address":"921 HALL ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-07-31","latestIssueDate":"2015-03-14","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"636825","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL (C/O OCWEN FINANCIAL SERIVCES)","legalName":"DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL","issuedDate":"2014-07-31","latestIssueDate":"2015-03-14","closureDate":"2016-04-29","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 26% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $362,600 to $455,800","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #636825: Inactive since Apr 29, 2016","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"}],"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. 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