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REPLACE DOORS AND WINDOWS IN EXISTING OPENINGS. ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERMITS.CALL THE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO STARTING WORK."},{"number":"358853","date":"2011-08-17","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-12-06","scope":"INSTALL 1 3-TON HEAT PUMP SYSTEM (SFD)"},{"number":"361628","date":"2011-09-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-12-06","scope":"STACK 1 TOILET,1 LAV,1 TUB, 1 KITCHEN SINK,1 LAUNDRY TUB"},{"number":"363276","date":"2011-09-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 100 AMP SERVICE, TOTAL REWIRE AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"ZP-2022-009335","date":"2022-08-15","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Visitor Accommodations"},{"number":"PP-2023-016915","date":"2023-12-15","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-01-02","scope":"REPAIR/REPLACE CT & FAI"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":2.07,"timeline":[{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":150000},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":460000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"906054","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Kathleen Sweeney","legalName":"Kathleen Sweeney ","address":"305 KATER ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Hotel","units":1,"issuedDate":"2022-09-15","latestIssueDate":"2025-09-16","expirationDate":"2026-09-14","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"906054","type":"Rental","businessName":"Kathleen Sweeney","legalName":"Kathleen Sweeney ","issuedDate":"2022-09-15","latestIssueDate":"2025-09-16","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-09-14","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2022, 2023"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: PP-2023-016915 (Expired). 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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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