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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH TWO (2) ACCESSORY OFF-STREET INTERIOR PARKING SPACES AND TWO (2) OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES ACCESSORY TO PARCEL \"B\"."},{"number":"681730","date":"2017-02-02","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-07","scope":"PROPOSED NEW SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSE INCLUDING. BASEMENT- STORAGE AND MECHANICAL. FIRST- ATTACHED GARAGE AND SFD. SECOND.. SFD AND ROOF DECK. THIRD SEE AP# 671371 FOR APPROVED PLANS"},{"number":"786320","date":"2017-07-28","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-12","scope":"APPLICATION TO AMEND PERMIT #671371, REVIEWED BY THOMAS SWEENEY (AMENDMENT #2) PROPOSED NEW SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOME INCLUDING: BASEMENT-STORAGE AND MECHANICAL, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. FIRST- ATTACHED GARAGE AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, REAR YARD. SECOND- SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. THIRD- SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. FOURTH- SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND ROOF DECK."},{"number":"807721","date":"2017-08-28","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-07","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN NFPA 13R FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM WITH 2\" FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A 2\" BACKFLOW SYSTEM AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"819046","date":"2017-09-25","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-21","scope":"INSTALL CAST IRON DRAIN LINES AND PEX WATER LINES TO EACH FIXTURES AND INSTAL OF FIXTURES (SFD)20172682985THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"823685","date":"2017-10-13","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-07","scope":"INSTALL (3) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK. FINAL PLACEMENT OF CONDENSING UNITS TO BE DETERMINED BY HISTORICAL COMMISSION BASED ON ON-SITE MOCK-UP TO BE PROVIDED BY APPLICANT. UNITS NOT TO EXCEED 36\" IN HEIGHT FROM ROOF SURFACE & *NOT VISIBLE* FROM PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. (SFD)"},{"number":"824470","date":"2017-12-14","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-16","scope":"INSTALL 320AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WITH METER, PANEL & GROUNDING AND WIRE & INSTALL DEVICES; RECEPTS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,FIXTURES,SMOKES AND CO DETECTORS AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"845932","date":"2018-01-18","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-07","scope":"INSTALL (1) GAS VENTLESS FIREPLACE AS PER MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. APPROVED BY PHC. (SFD)"},{"number":"GM-2022-010311","date":"2022-11-30","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-12-06","scope":"**Existing Philadelphia Historic Property** For repair / replacement of roof covering(s) on existing roof(s) in accordance with the attached EZ Permit Re-Roofing Standard. Failure to comply with the attached EZ Permit Re-Roofing Standard shall result in revocation of this permit. Partial repairs of existing TPO roof between brick and metal panels"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.19,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"land","p":2680000},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":2200000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"},{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":2625000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 50% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $2,192,700 to $3,293,300","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #669009: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: GM-2022-010311 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","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"}]}