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REDUCE 4TH FLOOR SET BACK. RELOCATE ROOF DECK TO THE REAR OF PROPERTY. PILOT HOUSE TO ACCESS ROOF DECK. NEW EGRESS WELL IN REAR YARD."},{"number":"437978","date":"2012-12-04","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-06-20","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR(4) STORY STRUCTURE TO BE USED AS A ONE FAMILY DWELLING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. THIS WORK ACTVITY SHALL BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACTORS & SUB-CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. 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AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R."},{"number":"451017","date":"2013-01-31","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-08-07","scope":"TOTAL WIRE PHONE CABLE AND 200 AMP SERVICE PER 2008 NEC (SFD)"},{"number":"460481","date":"2013-03-21","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-06-20","scope":"INSTALL TWO GIBSON 92% GAS FURNACE 72,000., TWO COILS AND ONE 2.5 TON 13 SEER CONDENSING UNIT, AND ONE 3 TON CONDENSING UNIT"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"land","p":520000},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2013,"k":"sale","p":1100000}],"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 #397275: 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. 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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. 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