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THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"764764","date":"2017-04-03","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-04-03","scope":"ZONING REVISION TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT AP# 704892, FOR THE DELETION OF ACCESS PILOT HOUSE AT ROOFTOP AND INSTALL SPIRAL STAIRS FROM EXISTING THIRD FLOOR DECK TO ROOFTOP DECK."},{"number":"775737","date":"2017-04-17","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-23","scope":"EZ EXTERIOR STUCCO - INSTALLATION OF THESE MATERIALS SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ASTMC926 AND ASTMC1063 AND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE. R703.6.1 LATH. ALL LATH AND LATH ATTACHMENTS SHALL BE OF CORROSION RESISTANT MATERIALS. EXPANDED METAL OR WOVEN WIRE LATH SHALL BE ATTACHED WITH 1-1/2-INCH-LONG (38 MM), 11 GAGE NAILS HAVING A 7/16-INCH (11.1 MM) HEAD, OR 7/8-INCH-LONG (22.2 MM), 16 GAGE STAPLES, SPACED AT NO MORE THAN 6 INCHES (152 MM), OR OTHERWISE APPROVED. PRESSURE WASH AND BRICK POINTING ON THE FRONT AND SIDE. STUCCO REAR BRICKWALL 200 SQ FT. . CONTACT STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR FOOTWAY CLOSURE PERMITS."},{"number":"754729","date":"2017-05-01","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-23","scope":"AMEND PERMIT AP# 704897 TO OMIT PILOT HOUSE AND INSTALL SPIRAL STAIRCASE FROM THIRD FLOOR BALCONY TO ROOFTOP DECK."},{"number":"784151","date":"2017-05-16","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-09","scope":"EZ EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS-(REMOVE AND REPLACE STONE LENTELS ABOVE 6 WINDOWS SAME. INSTALL BRICK VENNER) FOR THE APPLICATION OF EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":297000},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":595000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #704892: 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. 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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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