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A TWENTY-TWO FEET 11 INCH REAR COMMON DRIVEWAY EASEMENT ON GROUND FLOOR ONLY AND ABOVE A PORTION OF STRUCTURE & DECK AS PART OF THE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. USE AS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH ONE ACCESSORY OFF STREET INTERIOR PARKING SPACE"},{"number":"542677","date":"2014-06-12","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-10","scope":"ROUGH IN NEW MAIN DRAIN WITH (2)3\"STACKS 1/2 PEX TO EACH FIXTURES FROM MANI BLOCK WITH NEW 3/4\" WATER MAIN TO MANI BLOCK (SFD) - NOTE: CHANGE OF CONTRACTOR PER NOTARIZED LETTER DATED 10.02.2014"},{"number":"552534","date":"2014-07-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-06","scope":"ALL NEW ELECTRIC INSTALLATION AND 200AMP SERVICE PER 2008 NEC (SFD)"},{"number":"553563","date":"2014-08-04","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-08-14","scope":"INSTALL 1\" WATER SERVICE 5X4\" CURB TRAP AND FRESH AIR INLET FROM MAIN TO METER - PA1 CALL# 2014-1980899 - PERMIT FOR NEW OCNSTRUCTION UNDER 800 N 3RD ST - AP# 494676"},{"number":"558481","date":"2014-09-10","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-10","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH TWO INCH (2\") SERVICE LINE, BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 FOR DRY PRE-ACTION PORTION AT FIRST FLOOR AND NFPA 13-R IN THE REMAINDER OF A FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE (SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING W/ OPEN CAR PORT). SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL OR PLUMBING WORK. SEE PERMIT # 548905 FOR PLANS."},{"number":"564122","date":"2014-09-29","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-10","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC EQUIPMENT, DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEE AP#559191 FOR PLANS AND SUPPLEMENT DOCUMENTS"},{"number":"589649","date":"2015-02-10","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-10","scope":"ADMINISTRATIVE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY"},{"number":"616026","date":"2015-06-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-06-15","scope":"REPLACE CURB TRAP AND FRESH AIR INLET PA20151593269(SFD)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"ZP-2021-006997","date":null,"work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Refused","completedDate":"2023-11-10","scope":null}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2021-006997: Dismissed / Withdrawn · Withdrawn; related permit ZP-2021-006997. Use permit #508762: 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: ZP-2021-006997 (Refused).","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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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"}]}