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A GARDEN WALL. WORK TO INCLUDE NEW STAIRS AND REPLACEMENT OF JOISTS. NO UNDERPINNING OF FOUNDATION AND RAISING/LOWERING OF FLOOR LEVEL INCLUDED IN THIS PERMIT APPLICATION, SEPERATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"859677","date":"2018-03-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-23","scope":"INSIDE HOUSE DRAIN, STACK & AREA DRAIN & RUN NEW DRAIN & WATER LINES FOR 3-TOILET, 3-LAVS, 2-TUBS, 1-KIT SINK, 1-LAUNDRY, 1-DISPOSAL AND WATER HEATER THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"864031","date":"2018-04-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-06","scope":"INSTALL 20AMP SERVICE WITH NEW METER SOCKET AND DISTRIBUTION PANEL. TOTAL REWIRE OF EXISTING SINGLE FMAILY DWELLING, INCLUDING BEDROOMS, BATHROOMS, KITCHEN, LIVING AND DINING ROOM, BASEMENT. INSTALL NEW SWITCH'S RECEPTICALS LIGH TFIXTURES, THERMOSTAT, DOORBELL ETC."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":0.63,"timeline":[{"y":2009,"k":"sale","p":440000},{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":680000},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":718000},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"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. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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. 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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. 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