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INSTALL NEW ROOF COVERING AS PER MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. NEW ROOF COVERINGS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED WITHOUT FIRST REMOVING ALL EXISTING LAYERS WHEN THE ROOF HAS TWO OR MORE APPLICATIONS OF ANY TYPE OF ROOF COVERING. SUBMIT ROOF CERTIFICATION TO INSPECTOR FOR FINAL INSPECTION."},{"number":"446863","date":"2013-01-08","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-04-03","scope":"INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD BEARING ASSEMBLIES ONLY. SEPARATE ALTERATIONS PERMIT REQUIRED."},{"number":"446982","date":"2013-01-24","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-05-21","scope":"INT RENO TO A SFD"},{"number":"453915","date":"2013-03-28","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING WINDOWS IN EXISTING OPENINGS. ADD SKYLIGHT. CREATE NEW OPENING ON SPRUCE ST FACADE AS PER PLANS AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION APPROVAL TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING."},{"number":"462980","date":"2013-04-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-04-23","scope":"RELOCATE 1ST FL POWDER RM, REN 2ND FL HALL BATH,REPLACE FIXTURES IN BATHROOM & BEDROOM, RENOVATE 3RD FL MASTER BATH (SFD)"},{"number":"460697","date":"2013-04-04","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-04-04","scope":"USE TO SFD. ERECTION OF AN ADDITION."},{"number":"463757","date":"2013-05-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-12-30","scope":"INSTALL (87)LIGHT FIXTURES, (47)SWITCHES, (45)RECEPTACLES, (20)GFCI RECEPTACLES, (4) APPLIANCE LINES, (4)CATV AND PHONE JACKS, (3)HVAC SYSTEM, 30A, 240V LINE FOR ELEVATOR, 200A SERVICE.... 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BOTH SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS TO INCLUDE ALL REQUIRED DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS."},{"number":"479835","date":"2013-07-10","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-04-23","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A SUNROOM ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING PER MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION; SUBMITTED PLAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION APPROVAL."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.03,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"sale","p":1200000},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"sale","p":1235000},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2013,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 453915 (CLOSED).","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. 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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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