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EXISTING STRUCTURE SPANS TWO LOTS.DEMOLITION TO BE COMPLETED IN CONJUNTION WITH ADJACENT LOT AP#732105. STRUCTURE WAS PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH AN ART STUDIO. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN B-1302R. DEMOLITION BY HAND AND FULL SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUIRED AS REFLECTED ON ENGINEER'S STATEMENT, APPROVED SITE PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC (SAFETY ZONE IS 15.0 FEET FOR THREE STORY PORTION AND 6.0 FEET FOR ONE STORY PORTION). A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITH 7.5 FEET FOR THREE STORY PORTION AND 3 FEET FOR ONE STORY PORTION OF THE BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2009 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT IS REQUIRED. STREET/SIDEWALK CLOSURE PERMIT TO BE OBTAINED FROM STREETS DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT.PLEASE REFER TO AP#717625 FOR SHORING DETAIL AND UNDERPINNING."},{"number":"717625","date":"2016-10-31","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-04","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR STORY STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE HAS OFF STREET PARKING (TWO PARKING SPACES) LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT STRUCTURAL ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. AMENDED PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SPECIAL INSPECTIONS.A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITH 11 FEET OF THE BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2009 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.."},{"number":"818978","date":"2017-09-25","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-01","scope":"INSTALL TWO 80,000 BTU 95% GAS FURNACES WITH AIR AND RELATED DUCT WORK,ONE IN BASEMENT FOR BASEMENT AND 1ST FL,ONE ON 2ND FL FOR 2ND AND 3RD FL"},{"number":"824463","date":"2017-10-17","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-01","scope":"200A SERVICE AND GROUNDING WIRING THROUGHOUT OF LIGHTS SWITCHES OUTLETS AND BATTERY BACKUP SMOKE/CO DETECTORS LOW VOLTAGE WIRING OF PHONE CABLE AND DOORBELL AS PER 2008 NEC"},{"number":"835395","date":"2017-11-29","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-12-08","scope":"CURB TRAP,FAI,MAIN DRAIN (SFD)PA20173322336 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"832936","date":"2017-12-14","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-01","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A TWO-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A TWO-INCH DCV BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13R. SYSTEM INCLUDES AN ANTI-FREEZE SYSTEM AT THE GARAGE LEVEL WITH A ONE-INCH RPZ BACKFLOW PREVENTER. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"840443","date":"2017-12-19","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-01","scope":"INSTALL NEW NO HUB CAST IRON /OWV COPPER DRAINAGE COPPER DOMESTIC 5 WATER CLOSETS, 5 LAVY SINKS, 3 TUBS, 1 SHOWER, 1 KITCHEN SINK, 1 LAUNDRY, 1 BAR SINK, 1 DISH WASHER, 1 GARBAGE DISPOSAL - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"850503","date":"2018-02-06","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-01","scope":"EZ PERMIT - INSTALLED GAS FIRED FIREPLACE ON THE 2ND FLOOR DIRECTLY VENT TO THE EXTERIOR THROUGH THE SIDE WALL WITH A B-VENT. NO DUCTWORK ON THIS PERMIT. INSTALLATION AS PER THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"demo"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"}],"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 #612870: 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":"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/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"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"}]}