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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"633117","date":"2015-08-21","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-21","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE ( 39' 6\" HIGH) ; REAR DECK AT SECOND FLOOR; FRONT ROOF DECK AT FORTH ( 4TH ) FLOOR ; ROOF DECK ABOVE THE FORTH FLOOR AND PILOT HOUSE (ACCESSED TO ROOF DECK ONLY) FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH ONE(1) ACCESSORY INTERIOR PARKING GARAGE FOR A ONE(1) CAR ACCESSED FROM A FRONT STREET ( QUEEN ST) . ( SEE APP# 633086 FOR PLANS) SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"647786","date":"2015-11-18","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-18","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR STORY, SFD WITH TWO INTERIOR PARKING STALLS FRONT AND REAR DECKS AT THE SECOND FLOOR, COVERED DECK AT THE THIRD FLOOR FRONT AND PILOT HOUSE AND ROOF DECK ABOVE THE 4TH FLOOR. SEE AP 642220 FOR APPROVED PLANS"},{"number":"803158","date":"2017-07-26","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-20","scope":"AMENDMENT TO AP# 647786 TO REDUCE APPROVED PARKING SPACES TO ONE SPACE"},{"number":"782249","date":"2017-09-12","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-18","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 2\" FIRE SERVICE LINE FOR AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH 2\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R."},{"number":"802269","date":"2017-09-18","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-18","scope":"ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW ( ORIGINAL APP# 633117 ( 609 QUEEN ST ) & 633118) (611 QUEEN ST) ( CAL# 25095) FOR THE ADDITION OF BASEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED STRUCTURE FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ON EACH LOT ON THE SAME LOT WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION"},{"number":"819727","date":"2017-10-24","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-20","scope":"AMEND PERMIT NUMBER 803158 TO ADD A BASEMENT AND REFLECT A PROPOSED LAYOUT REVISION AND AFFECTED STRUCTURE AS PER PLANS ORIGINAL PERMIT #647786"},{"number":"840079","date":"2017-12-18","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-18","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- FOR THE INSTALLATION IF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARDS. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"841708","date":"2018-01-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-18","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION: WIRE PROPERTY, LIGHTS SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLES, SMOKE/CO DETECTORS... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING"},{"number":"854310","date":"2018-02-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-01","scope":"1\" WATER SERVICE,CURB TRAP,FAI AND MAIN DRAIN PA20180523087(SFD)\"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":"854807","date":"2018-02-26","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-18","scope":"INSTALL HOUSE DRAIN,DRAINAGE AND WATER SUPPLY FOR 5 WC,6 LAVS,2 SHOWERS,2 TUBS,KITCHEN SINK,1 BAR SINK,WASHER,DISHWASHER,GARBAGE DISPOSAL,WATER HEATER AND YARD DRAIN (SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":-0.17,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":1984865},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":1650000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 960% in 2021, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $183,500 to $1,945,200","no permit shown in 2020-2022"],"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 #633117: 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.","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"}]}