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For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; INCLUDING UNDERPINNING, EXCAVATION, AND REMOVAL OF FOUNDATION SLAB. NO WORK MAY BE PEFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR"},{"number":"ZP-2020-008432","date":"2020-08-18","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-12","scope":"ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT GRANTED PERMIT# 1041950, CAL # 39956 (MI-2020-000126), AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW FOR PERMIT ZP_2020-008432, FOR MODIFICATION SUCH AS ADDING 4TH FLOOR WITH ROOF DECK (MAXIMUM STRUCTURE HEIGHT NTE 38 FT); ALL OTHER ZONING DIMENSIONAL AND PERMIT REMAIN UNCHANGED AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. THE PROPOSED CHANGES PERMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 14-701-6. THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE MINOR PURSUANT TO ZBA REGULATIONS AND HEREBY APPROVED. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"1041950","date":"2020-08-18","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-08","scope":"FOR THE DEMO OF THE INTERIOR OF PROPERTY. FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2020-015426","date":"2020-12-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-01-13","scope":"SEAL OF LATERAL"},{"number":"RP-2020-012187","date":"2020-12-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-12","scope":"This application is for a remodel of the existing 2 floors and 2 car garage with the addition of a 3rd and fourth floor with roof deck. work include full demo of floors and roof and a full demo permit shall be obtained before starting construction. permit amended on 6/29/ 21 to change sprinkler system to 13R from 13D permit amended on 10/07/2021: Removed bond beam and showed sill plate attached to existing masonry party wall structure (as per detail side wall section 1&2). Provided triple 2x12's on back 14 feet of roof (shown on S100) . Inspector requested both changes be shown on plans. Updated plans are attached."},{"number":"DP-2020-002036","date":"2020-12-24","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-31","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING TWO STORY ATTACHED MASONRY STRUCTURE. BUILDING TO BE DEMOLISHED BY HAND METHOD. STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE."},{"number":"ZP-2020-010473","date":"2021-01-06","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-08","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISITNG STRUCTURE ON LOT."},{"number":"MP-2021-003428","date":"2021-06-04","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-15","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. (Ductwork, (2) 96% 60,000 BTU gas Furnace, (2) 2.5 ton AC On the ground in the back of the house, (2) 2.5 ton coil)."},{"number":"EP-2021-006290","date":"2021-06-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-09","scope":"new 200amp service, all recess lighting, outlets, switches, Gfci, smoke and carbon detectors, as per NEC 2014"},{"number":"FP-2021-001636","date":"2021-08-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-15","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING TO INCLUDE A NEW TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A NEW TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"PP-2021-016089","date":"2021-09-08","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-02","scope":"6\" House Trap, 5\" House trap and 1\" domestic water"},{"number":"PP-2021-016432","date":"2021-09-09","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-15","scope":"Interior plumbing 4 WC,3 TUBS,4 LAVATORIES,1 KS,1 LL,1 WH"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2021,"k":"demo"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":1200000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 283% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $287,200 to $1,100,000","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 #39956: In Process · Complete; related permit 1041950.","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":"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"}]}