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TO COMPLY VIOLATION, COMPLETED WORK IS TO BE INSPECTED AND APPROVED AS AN APPROPRIATE REPAIR TO EACH VIOLATION. NO ENGINEER'S REPORT SUBMITTED. LICENSED CONTRACTOR TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY OF WORK. NO OTHER WORK THIS PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR RENOVATION. CONTACT STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR DUMPSTER PERMIT AND FOOTWAY CLOSURE PERMITS."},{"number":"546410","date":"2014-06-30","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-01-22","scope":"RELOCATING KITCHEN SINK,INSTALLING BATHROOM 4TH FLOOR CHANGING FIXTURES (SFD)"},{"number":"548764","date":"2014-07-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-05-23","scope":"supply and install fixtures of 20,supply and install 30 recessed lighting fixtures. supply and install gfci rectacle circuitsin bath and kit.as per nec supply and install fixtures of 20,supply and install 30 recessed lighting fixtures. supply and install gfci rectacle circuitsin bath and kit.as per nec"},{"number":"551365","date":"2014-07-24","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-28","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW DRYWALL AND KITCHEN CABINETS, NEW DRYWALL AND TILE IN MASTER BATH, NEW PARTITIONS WALLS AND DRYWALL FOR NEW BATHROOM ON 4TH FLOOR AND OTHER COSMETICS(INTERIOR WORK ONLY PER HISTORICAL COMMISSION APPROVAL) . APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED JANUARY 2011. DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES."},{"number":"RP-2023-004226","date":"2023-05-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-04","scope":"FOR INTERIOR ALTERATION AND RENOVATION IN AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN. AMENDMENT #1: Exterior work limited to replacement of first-floor windows and door at rear. Applicant to provide window and door shop drawings to Historical Commission staff for final approval. Amendment #2: Amend to change storage to a bathroom on the second floor and to add a new exterior window on the second floor of an existing single-family structure as per amended plan."},{"number":"MP-2023-003928","date":"2023-09-12","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-01-26","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Replacement of existing hvac system with new 2.0-ton air handler and 2.0-ton heat pump. Installation of new ductwork and diffusers for system. Condenser on roof, not visible from right of way."},{"number":"PP-2023-012483","date":"2023-09-14","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-04","scope":"Modify waste and water for one(1) water closet, one(1) shower, one(1) tub, and two (2) basins in the 2nd floor bathroom. Modify waste and water for one (1) kitchen sink on main floor. AMEND Replacement of piping with new piping for fixtures on 2nd floor to include one (1) water closet, one (1) shower, one (1) basin."},{"number":"EP-2023-008696","date":"2023-10-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-10","scope":"Partial replacement existing switching and lighting AS PER NEC 2017 <<<AMEND>>> Rewire 3rd floor baths (2) AS PER NEC 2017"},{"number":"RP-2023-012998","date":"2023-12-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-16","scope":"This application in association with RP-2023-004226. Renovation to two third floor bathrooms. Repairs and modifications to floor framing. No square footage changes."},{"number":"PP-2024-000184","date":"2024-01-12","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-16","scope":"Changing existing piping for two (2) water closets, two (2) basins, two (2) showers, one (1) laundry tub and a washing machine to new piping. REPLACE 7 FIXTURES."},{"number":"MP-2024-000138","date":"2024-02-06","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-16","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Installation of new heat pump and air handler serving master bedroom with new ductwork and diffusers. Outdoor unit to be located on roof with no visibility from the right of way. Replacement of existing system serving the first floor and 2nd floor with new VRF system - 3 total indoor units tied to 1 indoor unit. Ductwork and diffusers to remain. Condenser to be located in same spot as existing condenser - ground level, rear of building in side nook. 18 total diffusers."},{"number":"ZP-2023-005847","date":"2024-02-06","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-11","scope":"For the removal and reconstruction of the rear garage. For expansion of the existing rear deck and the addition of a deck above grade. Size and locations per plans."},{"number":"RP-2023-011834","date":"2024-02-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-11","scope":"For the removal and reconstruction of the rear garage. For expansion of the existing rear deck and the addition of a deck above grade, as per approved plan. ** Per PHC conditional approval, No work to front facade. Deck off rear of house is aligned with first floor. 'Deck' adjacent to the garage is just wood decking 12\" above grade to avoid tree roots. No deck on garage roof. **"},{"number":"ZP-2024-008951","date":"2025-03-26","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-06","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION (ENCLOSURE UNDER DECK) AND ERECTION OF STAIRS TO EXISTING DECK. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"RP-2025-005998","date":"2025-07-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-06","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION (ENCLOSURE UNDER DECK) AND ERECTION OF STAIRS TO EXISTING DECK. DETAILS AS SHOWN IN PLAN."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":3.22,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","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":["11 permit events 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-2024-008951: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2024-008951.","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":"2 permits not marked completed: 548764 (Expired), MP-2023-003928 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"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 Jul 24, 2014.","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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 2 cases.","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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","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"}]}