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SEE AP# 559029 FOR APPROVED PLANS & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. THIS PERMIT TO CONTAIN CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"599658","date":"2015-03-31","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-02-26","scope":"INSTALL 200 AMP MAIN SERVICE, INSTALL 40 CIRCUIT MAIN BREAKER PANEL INSTALL ALL WIRING THROUGHOUT INSTALL PHONE AND CABLE TV WIRING INSTALL 120V SMOKES AND CO DETECTORS AS PER 2008 NEC. (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"609824","date":"2015-06-29","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-06-29","scope":"TO AMEND A/P NO 451063, CAL NO 18039 FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION AT THE 4TH FLOOR REAR OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ATTACHED STRUCTURE. THE ADDITION WILL BE THE SAME HEIGHT AS THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED 4TH FLOOR AND WILL NOT CHANGE THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED STRUCTURE AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A FENCE/GUARD (42\" IN HEIGHT, LESS THAN 50% OPAQUE) AT THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE. A/P NO 451063 WAS ISSUED FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE (43'9\" HIGH) WITH A CELLAR, AN INTERIOR GARAGE, ROOF DECKS, BAYS AND BALCONIES, FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING."},{"number":"635780","date":"2015-09-14","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-14","scope":"TO AMEND A/P NO 451063 AND 609824 FOR THE ADDITION OF A ROOF DECK ABOVE THE 4TH FLOOR LEVEL, ACCESSED BY AN EXTERIOR STAIR FROM THE 3RD FLOOR LEVEL. NO CHANGE TO HEIGHT/AREA/USE OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION."},{"number":"666122","date":"2016-05-13","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-26","scope":"FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF AN AS-BUILT EXTENSION OF THE \"FOURTH FLOOR LEVEL\" (FIFTH STORY) FRT FRAMING WITH 2 HOUR BEARING WALLS AND 1 HOUR ROOF AND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PRE-FABRICATED EXTERIOR SPIRAL STAIR. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK AT THESE AREAS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":844000},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"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 #451063: 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jan 23, 2025","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 19, 2016.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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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. 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"}]}