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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES.\""},{"number":"563028","date":"2014-09-22","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-28","scope":"2100 SQUARE FEET, INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD BEARING WALLS AND CEILINGS ONLY. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR RENOVATION. NO STRUCTURAL CHANGES. CONTACT STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR DUMPSTER PERMIT AND FOOTWAY CLOSURE PERMITS."},{"number":"584969","date":"2015-03-12","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-12","scope":"AMENDED APPLICATION . ORIGINAL APP# 555274.RELOCATION OF LOT LINE TO CREATE ONE(1) LOT FROM THREE(3) LOTS AND ADDITION TO REAR AND THIRF FLOOR OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. WORK TO INCLUDE ALSO GREEN ROOF. ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE ON ROOF. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW 2 STORY BUILDING WITH GARAGE ON FIRST FLOOR AND APARTMENT ON SECON FLOOR ON REAR OF NEW COMBINED LOT."},{"number":"599289","date":"2015-03-31","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-31","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE ( HT 21 FT) ( BUILDING # 2); FOR THE ADDITION OF FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR AT REAR OF AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE (NTE 38' HIGH);PILOT HOUSE ACCESSED TO ROOF DECK FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ON BUILDING # 1; SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH ONE(1) ACCESSORY PARKING GARAGE FOR ONE(1) CAR ON BUILDING # 2.( TOTAL TWO(2) FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ON LOT)."},{"number":"596347","date":"2015-04-22","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-30","scope":"PERMIT FOR THE UNDERPINNING OF EXISTING FOUNDATION WALLS AS PER PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED UNDER THE CONTINOUS MONITORING, INSPECTION AND, GUIDELINES OF, THE ENGINEER OF RECORD, SALVATORE DIGENOVA, P.E."},{"number":"592557","date":"2015-04-23","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-30","scope":"ADDITION TO REAR AND THIRD FLOOR OF EXISTING 3 STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. WORK ALSO WO INCLUDED GREEN ROOF, ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE ON ROOF. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 2 STORY BUILDING WITH GARAGE ON FIRST FLOOR AND APARMTNET ON SECOND FLOOR OF NEW COMBINED LOT."},{"number":"625199","date":"2015-07-16","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-12-07","scope":"REWIRE HOUSE WITH SWITCHES, RECEPTS, LIGHTS AND HARDWIRED SMOKE DETECTORS AND INSTALL NEW 200 AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WITH GROUNDING AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"635465","date":"2015-08-31","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-30","scope":"REPIPE HOUSE WATER AND DRAIN AND BATHS, KITCHEN - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"645423","date":"2015-10-15","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-30","scope":"INSTALLNEW HEATING 80,000 BTU GAS FURNACE WITH 4 TON UNIT 95% WITH COIL CONDENSOR, TWO RETURNS, INSTALL NEW SUPPLY 30 FEET TRUNK LINE, AND 3 HEAT PUMP 1 1/2 ELECTRICAL ON FLOOR 3 AND CONDENSOR ON TOP OF THE ROOF."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":54,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":1675000},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":1925000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"564539","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"T R PHILADELPHIA LP","legalName":"T R PHILADELPHIA LP","address":"767 S 12TH ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2012-05-17","latestIssueDate":"2013-06-10","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"564539","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"T R PHILADELPHIA LP","legalName":"T R PHILADELPHIA LP","issuedDate":"2012-05-17","latestIssueDate":"2013-06-10","closureDate":"2014-02-28","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #23842: OPEN · Granted; related permit 584969. Use permit #599289: 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: 111064 (EXPIRED). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 4 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 21, 2016.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #564539: 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":"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 6 historical violations across 5 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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"}]}