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REMAIN OPEN SPACE. 432 SQ FT( 32.18%) ALSO. ROOF DECK WITH 5'SET BACK."},{"number":"726756","date":"2016-10-31","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-07","scope":"FOR ERECTION OF A TWO (2) STORY AND THREE (3) STORY ADDITION AND FOR INTERIOR LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"737861","date":"2016-11-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-24","scope":"INSTALL 3 WATER CLOSE 3 LAVATORY 3 BATHTUB 1 KITCHEN SINK 1 WASHER AND DRYER"},{"number":"739548","date":"2016-11-28","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-07","scope":"INSTALLING A 100 AMP SERVICE COMPLETE & RE-WIRING ENTIRE (S.F.D) ACCORDANCE WITH (2008) N.E.C. AND LOCAL ELECTRICAL CODES."},{"number":"753520","date":"2017-01-24","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"INSTALLATION OF (2) HVAC UNITS (INCLUDING DUCTWORK AND ALL ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES). SFD"},{"number":"745674","date":"2017-02-16","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-04-10","scope":"AMEND PERMIT #726756 FOR NEW FOOTING DESIGN AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"816292","date":"2017-09-14","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD-BEARING PARTITION WALLS AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"870788","date":"2018-06-06","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-06","scope":"FOR THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE (REMOVING MORE THAN 2/3 OF JOISTS AND AN EXTERIOR WALL) AND FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCUTRE WITH ROOF DECKS ABOVE THE 2N AND 3RD FLOORS (NO ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS AND APPLICATION. FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"870789","date":"2018-06-06","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-07","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK (PORTIONS OF EXISTING STRUCTURE TO BE REUSED - MORE THAN 2/3 OF JOISTS WILL BE REMOVED WITH A PORTION OF AN EXTERIOR WALL). FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. STRUCTURE IS REQUIRED TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED (NFPA 13D). SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, FIRE SUPPRESSION AND COMPLETE DEMOLITION. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 9 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED."},{"number":"875141","date":"2018-06-14","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-24","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT NEW THREE (3) STORY TOWNHOUSE WITH 1-INCH COMBINED LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS"},{"number":"891250","date":"2018-07-05","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-17","scope":"1\" WATER SERVICE COMPLETE PA20181860551 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"PP-2023-000232","date":"2023-01-06","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-01-23","scope":"EZ PLUMBING PERMIT - Plumbing alterations on an existing single-family dwelling. Replace Curb Trap, F.A.I. and main drain, as per the 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code. \"All Excavations and Plumbing trenches in excess of 5 Feet in depth must have Approved shoring in place at the time of inspection.\" PA One Call #20230060299."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":2.18,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":762500},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":1035000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #870788: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 816292 (EXPIRED).","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":"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"}]}