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MIX 2:1:6.POINTING SAMPLE TO BE REVIEWED BY PHC STAFF PRIOR TO STARTING WORK."},{"number":"191602","date":"2008-12-08","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-02-10","scope":"REMOVE EXISTING WINDOWS ON 1ST & 2ND FLOOR AND REPLACE WITH NEW WOOD TRUE DIVIDED LITE WINDOWS. REPLACEMENT PLANK FRAMES MUST HAVE SHUTTER HARDWARE INSTALLED."},{"number":"880899","date":"2018-08-07","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-07","scope":"EXISTING 2/3 STORY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH CELLAR, PROPOSED INTERIOR ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT, PROPOSED 3-STORY REAR ADDITION WITH 3RD FLOOR DECK, SIZE AND LOCATION PER PLANS, MAX HEIGHT FROM GRAD TO T.O. ROOF 38'-0\"."},{"number":"880902","date":"2018-08-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-10","scope":"FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING (3) STORY LIGHT-FRAMED STRUTURE TO INCLUDE INTERIOR ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT, A PROPOSED 3-STORY LIGHT-FRAMED REAR ADDITION WITH 3RD FLOOR ROOF DECK, UNDERPINNING INSTALLATION, NEW REAR FOUNDATION WALLS WITH EGRESS WINDOW WELL, AND FIRE-RATED EXTERIOR WALLS PER PLANS REVIEWED BY PCPC AND PHC. PER HISTORICAL COMMISSION APPROVAL, EXTERIOR MARBLE STEPS TO BE RESTORED, AND PHC TO REVIEW ALL WINDOW/DOOR/SHUTTER SHOP DRAWINGS AND ALL MASONRY AND ROOF SAMPLES FOR PROPOSED WORK. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQ'D FOR ALL ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK.**"},{"number":"924564","date":"2018-11-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"COMPLETE 100AMP SERVICE REWIRE THORUGHOUT AS PER 2008 NEC"},{"number":"1017934","date":"2019-10-09","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-16","scope":"NEW DRAIN & WATER LINES TO FIXTURES 5-TOILETS, 5-LAV, 4-TUB, 1-KITCHEN SINK, 1-LAUNDRY TUB & 1-STACK, 1-WATER HEATER 1-EJECTOR PUMP & 1-SUMP PUMP"},{"number":"1019419","date":"2019-11-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-10","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH A ONE (1) INCH COMBINED FIRE & DOMESTIC SERVICE LINE THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING WITH BASEMENT PER PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D. ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"1056237","date":"2020-03-09","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-24","scope":"INSTALL NEW CURB TRAP FAI 4\" FROM CURB TRAP TO BLDG INSTALL 1 TRAP FOR NEW RAIN LEADER AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"EP-2020-000563","date":"2020-08-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-01-26","scope":"COMPLETE 200 AMP SERVICE REWIRE THROUGHOUT AS PER NEC"},{"number":"MP-2020-002823","date":"2020-08-25","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-16","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. Exterior units to be installed in a location approved by PHC. No Rooftop installations approved on this application"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":1.75,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":400000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":1100000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 134% in 2022, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $460,600 to $1,080,000","no permit shown in 2021-2023"],"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":"Use permit #880899: 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":"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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","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"}]}