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PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION/ENLARGEMENT OF SECOND FLOOR, REAR. NEW ROOF DECK ON ROOF OF SECOND FLOOR, ACCESS FROM DOORWAY ON THIRD FLOOR. NO PILOT HOUSE."},{"number":"851343","date":"2018-04-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-25","scope":"FOR INTERIOR / EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS WITH PARTIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR REAR, AND CONSTRUCTION OF ROOF DECK ACCESSED FROM THIRD FLOOR REAR; FOR PLACEMENT OF UNDERPINNING IN BASEMENT OF AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"888348","date":"2018-08-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-25","scope":"LOWERING OF EXISTING BASEMENT FLOOR INCLUDING UNDERPINNING OF EXISTING FOUNDATION WALL AND NEW EGRESS WELL. NO ADDITION OR ANY OTHER WORK INCLUDED IN THIS PERMIT APPLICATION. (DETAILS AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN) CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SHORING TO SAFEGUARD ADJACENT PROPERTIES PRIOR TO EXCAVATION AND ENGINEER SHALL BE AT SITE DURING EXCAVATION"},{"number":"950182","date":"2019-02-19","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"ABANDONED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WITH GROUND PARTIAL WIRE THROUGHOUT OUTLETS SWITCHES LIGHTS GFCI SMOKE DETECTORS PER NEC CODE 2008"},{"number":"956535","date":"2019-03-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-21","scope":"INSTALL 64,000 BTU FURNACE WITH 95% EFF 2 TON COIL,2 TON CONDENSER WITH ALL DUCT WORK"},{"number":"959364","date":"2019-03-20","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-02","scope":"2-1/2 BATH, 1 KITCHEN, 1 LAUNDRY, 1 HOT WATER HEATER, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"992226","date":"2019-07-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-29","scope":"PARTIAL REWIRE & FISHING THROUGHOUT OUTLETS SWITCHES LIGHTS GFCI SMOKE DETECTORS PER NEC CODE 2008"},{"number":"995542","date":"2019-08-08","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-08","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ROOF DECK ACCESSED THROUGH STAIRS FROM REAR ROOF DECK AT THIRD FLOOR LEVEL TO AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED STRUCTURE (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN)."},{"number":"995546","date":"2019-08-08","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-09","scope":"BUILD A ROOFTOP DECK APPROXIMATELY (10X12) ACCORDNG TO SUBMITTED PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2026-005628","date":"2026-05-26","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Limited Lodging"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.11,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 55% in 2024, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $297,600 to $462,500","no permit shown in 2023-2025"],"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 #30481: OPEN · Granted; related permit 772320.","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: 950182 (ABANDONED).","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":"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. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"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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