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FROM THE EXTREME FRONT BUILDING LINE) SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION. ** ART COMMISSION APPROVAL REQUIRED PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING CODE SECTION 14-502(8)(B)(.2)** FOR USE AS: SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH TWO (2) INTERIOR ACCESSORY OFF STREET PARKING SPACES ACCESSED FROM A REAR, SHARED DRIVEWAY EASEMENT.(FOR PLANS - SEE PERMIT 638730)"},{"number":"704906","date":"2016-07-05","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-05","scope":"ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW TO AMEND THE PERMIT # 639337 TO DOCUMENT THE PERMIT LANGUAGE. FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK . ROOF DECK SET BACK AT LEAST FIVE FT. FROM THE EXTREME FRONT BUILDING LINE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION. ** ART COMMISSION APPROVAL REQUIRED PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING CODE SECTION 14-502(8)(B)(.2) FOR USE AS: SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH TWO (2) INTERIOR ACCESSORY OFF STREET PARKING SPACES ACCESSED FROM A REAR, SHARED DRIVEWAY EASEMENT."},{"number":"705415","date":"2016-07-07","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-16","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FIVE-STORY STRUCTURE WITH BASEMENT, GARAGE, AND ROOF DECK TO BE USED AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING. BUILDING SHALL BE SPRINKLERED THROUGHOUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 STANDARDS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED IF UNDERPINNING IS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE FIELD ENGINEER. ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS APPROVED BY PHILADELPHIA HISTORIC COMMISSION (03.15.16). SEE PERMIT #686195 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTS."},{"number":"731176","date":"2016-10-26","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-16","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A FIVE-STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 STANDARDS. SYSTEM IS PROVIDED WITH A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS IS SERVICED VIA A 4\" FIRE SERVICE MAIN LINE. SEE PERMIT #729910 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"775486","date":"2017-04-20","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-03","scope":"SITE WORK, INCL CURB TRAP/ FAI. SEE AP#759515 FOR PLAN."},{"number":"816948","date":"2017-09-18","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-18","scope":"FOR DOCUMENTATION OF CHANGES TO PERMITS # 704700. TO DOCUMENT OVERALL REDUCTION IN HEIGHT AND REMOVAL OF HABITABLE SPACE FROM THE PILOT HOUSE OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED STRUCTURE (FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK . ROOF DECK SET BACK AT LEAST FIVE FT. FROM THE EXTREME FRONT BUILDING LINE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION. ** ART COMMISSION APPROVAL REQUIRED PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING CODE SECTION 14-502(8)(B)(.2)) FOR USE AS: SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH TWO (2) INTERIOR ACCESSORY OFF STREET PARKING SPACES ACCESSED FROM A REAR, SHARED DRIVEWAY EASEMENT)."},{"number":"817615","date":"2017-09-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-11","scope":"NEW 200AMP SERVICE AND WIRING THROUGHOUT PER 2008 NEC (SFD)"},{"number":"831390","date":"2017-11-13","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-16","scope":"BASEMENT:WASHER, SUMP PUMP, TUB, LAV, TOILET, WATER HEATER. 1ST: LAV, TOILET, TUB, 2ND: 2-SINKS, TOILET, DISHWASHER. 3RD: 2-LAVS, 2-TOILETS, SHOWER, TUB, LAUNDRY TUB, 2-FLOOR DRAINS. 4TH: TOILET, SHOWER, 2-LAVS. 2- HOSE BIBBS"},{"number":"845220","date":"2018-01-17","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-16","scope":"TO ADDRESS L&I CASE #582305 FOR NOT FOLLOWING APPROVED WORK UNDER AP#705415; TO AMEND PREVIOUSLY ISSUED NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AP#705415 TO CHANGE THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE FROM TYPE III-B TO TYPE V-B, TO CHANGE THE MINIMUM REQUIRED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM FROM NFPA 13 TO NFPA 13R, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STORIES FROM FIVE (5), TO FOUR (4), AND TO REDUCE THE OVERALL HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING (SEE AP#816948 FOR APPROVED ZONING PERMIT), AS PER PLANS; NO OTHER REVISIONS ON THIS PERMIT; SEE AP#825173 FOR PLANS."},{"number":"864639","date":"2018-04-04","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-16","scope":"INSTALL (2) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK. 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Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #23190: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 535873. Use permit #535873: 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"4 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jul 8, 2026.","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":"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/"}],"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.","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"}]}