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Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING WITH ROOF DECKS AT REAR SECOND FLOOR AND SIDE THIRD FLOOR, ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE WITH AN ELEVATOR ABOVE THIRD FLOOR FOR THE USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING AND TO INCL","status":"Completed","outcome":"Denied","date":"2021-07-12","number":"ZP-2020-005775","relatedPermit":"ZP-2020-005775"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT For the complete demolition of the existing structure.\n\nFor the erection of a three-story attached structure (not to exceed 38' in height) that includes a roof deck with a pilot house, balconies ate the second and third floor levels,","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2026-05-04","number":"ZP-2025-010158","relatedPermit":"ZP-2025-010158"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":181000,"taxable":181000,"land":36200,"improvement":144800,"taxableLand":36200,"taxableImprovement":144800,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":181000,"taxable":181000,"land":36200,"improvement":144800,"taxableLand":36200,"taxableImprovement":144800,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":260000,"taxable":260000,"land":52000,"improvement":208000,"taxableLand":52000,"taxableImprovement":208000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":2534,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2020-005775","date":"2021-09-15","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":"2021-07-29","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING WITH ROOF DECKS AT REAR SECOND FLOOR AND SIDE THIRD FLOOR, ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE WITH AN ELEVATOR ABOVE THIRD FLOOR (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS). **EXTENSION OF ZONING PERMIT ZP-2020-005775 FOR 1-YEAR FROM THE EXPIRATION DATE (UNTIL 9/15/2025) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 14-303(10)(d) OF THE PHILADELPHIA ZONING CODE AND PER ZBA ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. NO CHANGES TO PERMIT LANGUAGE.**"},{"number":"ZP-2025-010158","date":"2026-03-25","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the complete demolition of the existing structure. For the erection of a three-story attached structure (not to exceed 38' in height) that includes a roof deck with a pilot house, balconies ate the second and third floor levels, and an interior off-street parking space accessed from the primary street. Size and location per plans."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"sale","p":40000},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["1 permit event since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2020-005775: Completed · Denied; related permit ZP-2020-005775.","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":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","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 PASSED on Dec 20, 2024.","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"}],"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/"}]}