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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION."},{"number":"569969","date":"2014-10-31","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-09","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR STORY, SFD WITH INTERIOR PARKING STALL, CELLAR, AND PILOT HOUSE WITH ROOF DECK ABOVE 4TH FLOOR. SEE APP 568476 FOR PLANS"},{"number":"588069","date":"2015-02-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-09","scope":"ALL IN DOOR PLUMBING FOR NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOME - EXTERIOR PLUMBING AND SEWER/WATER CONNECTIONS MADE BY OTHERS"},{"number":"585678","date":"2015-02-25","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-09","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING SERVICED BY A 1-1/2\" COMBINED FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACKFLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R."},{"number":"593195","date":"2015-03-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-09","scope":null},{"number":"606054","date":"2015-04-28","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-09","scope":"INSTALL 95% FORCED AIR FURNACE IN BASEMENT WITH 2 1/2 TON A/C 60,000 BTU,INSTALL 95% FORCED AIR FURNACE IN 3RD FL MECH ROOM,80,000 BTU"},{"number":"607928","date":"2015-05-05","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-06","scope":"ALL NEW ELECTRIC INSTALLATION OUTLETS, SWITCHES, CONNECT ALL APPLIANCES & LIGHTING 200AMP SERVICE AS PER NEC 2008 SOUTH DISTRICT"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.49,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"sale","p":840000},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":1195000},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":1250000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #374427: 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. 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