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Window well as shown required for emergency egress. NO UNDERPINNING OR LOWERING OF SLAB. EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS MUST COMPLY WITH HISTORIC AND PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVALS"},{"number":"899810","date":"2018-08-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-09","scope":"WATER MAIN IN THE SIDEWALK REPLACE LEAD WITH 3/4 COPPER WATER SERVICE AND DISTRIBUTION PIPE PA20182182317 (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":"900509","date":"2018-08-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-12","scope":"REPLACE HOUSE DRAIN IN BASEMENT, C ONNECT TO TWO VENTS. ROUGH-IN DRAINS FOR SHOWER, TOILET, VANITY, LAUNDRY TUB AND WASHER STAND-PIPE, (COMBINATION SEWER)"},{"number":"924636","date":"2018-11-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REWIRE BASEMENT AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DIST)"},{"number":"ZP-2023-003830","date":"2023-06-02","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2025-12-19","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE STORY REAR ADDITION ABOVE THE EXISTING SECOND FLOOR (MINIMUM EIGHT FEET FRONT SETBACK REQUIRED ABOVE SECOND FLOOR AND ERECTION OF ACCESSORY REAR ROOF DECK ABOVE THIRD FLOOR WITH ROOF ACCESS STAIRS AND REAR ROOF DECK ABOVE EXISTING SECOND FLOOR ALL AS PART OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2023-009216","date":"2023-09-18","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION WITH UPPER AND LOWER ROOF DECKS ABOVE THE TWO-STORY REAR PORTION OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. [AMENDMENT 10/28/2024 FOR REMOVAL OF UPPER ROOF DECK AND REDUCTION IN SIZE OF ADDITION AS PER PHC-APPROVED AMENDED PLANS.]"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"sale","p":402000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 825102 (Issued), ZP-2023-003830 (Cancelled).","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":"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. 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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. 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