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FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR-STORY STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ONE (1) OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER APPROVED ZBA PLANS."},{"number":"464503","date":"2013-06-17","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-05-01","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF AN ATTACHED THREE STORY DWELLING STRUCTURE AS PER THE SUBMITTED SEALED PLANS. ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PERMITS. CALL THE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO STARTING WORK."},{"number":"482393","date":"2013-07-31","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-05-01","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13-D THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE WITH GARAGE AND PILOT HOUSE FOR ROOF DECK ACCESS. THIS IS A MULTI-PURPOSE SYSTEM UTILIZING A ONE INCH (1\") COMBINED DOMESTIC AND FIRE SERVICE LINE."},{"number":"487563","date":"2013-08-06","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-04-08","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP 240V SINGLE PHASE SERV & 45-RECPTS, 38-LIGHTS, 15-SWITCHES, 7-SMOKES DETECTORS & 1-A/C OUTLET AS PER NEC 2008 (SFD)"},{"number":"487552","date":"2013-08-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-03-12","scope":"INSTALL 3-WATER CLOSETS, 3-LAVATORIES, 3-BATHTUBS, 1-KITCHEN SINK & 1-LAUNDRY SINK (SFD)"},{"number":"491727","date":"2013-08-28","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-03-12","scope":"TO INSTALL GOODMAN 90% 72,000. 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See AP# 951668 for the approved plans."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.24,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2013,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"land","p":325000},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":356000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":440000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"408415","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FINANCE SOURCE CO LLC","legalName":"FINANCE SOURCE CO LLC                             ","address":"1215 PETERS ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2007-05-01","latestIssueDate":"2007-05-01","expirationDate":"2008-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"654381","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ADITYA KRISHNAN","legalName":"ADITYA KRISHNAN","address":"1215 PETERS ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2015-02-07","latestIssueDate":"2015-02-07","expirationDate":"2016-04-30","inactiveDate":"2016-06-29"},{"number":"846469","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Peter C Schrafel","legalName":"Peter C Schrafel","address":"1215 PETERS ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2020-07-19","latestIssueDate":"2022-07-18","expirationDate":"2023-07-18","inactiveDate":"2023-09-16"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"846469","type":"Rental","businessName":"Peter C Schrafel","legalName":"Peter C Schrafel","issuedDate":"2020-07-19","latestIssueDate":"2022-07-18","closureDate":"2023-09-16","expirationDate":"2023-07-18","inactiveDate":"2023-09-16","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"654381","type":"Rental","businessName":"ADITYA KRISHNAN","legalName":"ADITYA KRISHNAN","issuedDate":"2015-02-07","latestIssueDate":"2015-02-07","closureDate":"2016-06-29","expirationDate":"2016-04-30","inactiveDate":"2016-06-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"408415","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"FINANCE SOURCE CO LLC","legalName":"FINANCE SOURCE CO LLC                             ","issuedDate":"2007-05-01","latestIssueDate":"2007-05-01","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2008-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 60% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $406,200 to $650,400","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #19153: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 431007. Use permit #431007: 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":"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 Apr 19, 2007.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #408415: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","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/"},{"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 6 historical violations across 3 cases.","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"}]}