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REMOVAL TO BE DONE BY HAND. ADJACENT PROPERTY MUST BE PROTE CTED. SEPERATE BUILDING AND ZONING PERMITS REQUIRED TO REBUILD DECK."},{"number":"1032485","date":"2020-02-20","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-20","scope":"FOR PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE (GABLE ROOF, DORMER AND THIRD FLOOR \"REAR\"), FOR THE ERECTION OF A PARTIAL NEW ROOF TO INCREASE BUILDING HEIGHT, THIRD FLOOR ADDITION AND ROOF DECK ABOVE EXISTING TWO STORY PORTION. ROOF DECK TO ACCESSED FROM THIRD FLOOR ONLY. FOR THE CREATION OF A BALCONY AT THE SECOND FLOOR AT THE FULTON STREET FRONTAGE ONLY. ADDITION, ROOF DECK AND BALCONY AS PART OF AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING IN AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZES AND LOCATIONS AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION / PLAN. **ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THE APPROVED DESIGN PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT SHALL REQUIRE A NEW APPROVAL FROM THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NCO/QUEEN VILLAGE OVERLAY, CURRENT APPROVAL DATED 11-22-2019**"},{"number":"1032486","date":"2020-07-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-26","scope":"REMOVAL OF AN EXISTING WOOD DECK AT THE 3RD FLOOR AT REAR. (FULTON ST). BUILD A SMALL ADDITION UNTO AN EXISTING 3RD FL. THE EXISTING ROOM AT 3RD FL AND THE ADDITION ARE SET BACK FROM THE REAR FACADE. (NOT VISIBLE FROM AND SET BACK FROM FACE OF EXISTING FULTON STREET FACADE). PURPOSE OF SMALL ADDITION IS TO PROVIDE HEAD ROOM FROM BEDROOM AT 3RD FLOOR ONTO NEW OUTDOOR PATIO. BUILD A NEW PATIO WITH VFEGETATED GREEN ROOF AND PAVER AREA IN LOCATION OF EXISTING DECK. BUILD A NEW BALCONY OFF OF THE EXISTING DOOR AT THE 2ND FLOOR. LADDER TO GREEN ROOF ABOVE THIRD STORY ROOF IS MAINTENANCE ONLY - NOT FOR OCCUPIED SPACE."},{"number":"EP-2020-008162","date":"2020-10-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-10","scope":"Install outlets, lighting fixtures, and switches as per specified layout in open framing. All work as per NECA and City of Philadelphia Code Requirements. AS PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"PP-2020-009996","date":"2020-10-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-26","scope":"1 sink in cabinet 2\" PVC drain 1/2\" pex supply lines"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.33,"timeline":[{"y":2002,"k":"sale","p":350000},{"y":2003,"k":"sale","p":465000},{"y":2003,"k":"sale","p":465000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"279861","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SIDNEY VENEY","legalName":"SIDNEY VENEY","address":"413 CATHARINE ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"1998-11-13","latestIssueDate":"1998-11-13","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"279861","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"SIDNEY VENEY","legalName":"SIDNEY VENEY","issuedDate":"1998-11-13","latestIssueDate":"1998-11-13","closureDate":"2010-07-31","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #279861: Inactive","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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. 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"}]}