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REMOVE EXISTING COATING/PAINT STRIPPER TO BE APPLIED AS NEEDED. MASON RE 301 PAINT STRIPPER/ CATHEDRAL STONE PRODUCTS. CLEAN ALL MASONARY WITH LOW PRESSURE WASH @ 500PSI, SOUND BROWNSTONE DOWN TO SOUND MATERIAL. RESTORE BROWN STONE TO MATCH ORIGINAL DESIGN USING CATHEDRAL STONE PRODUCT JAHNM70"},{"number":"846718","date":"2018-01-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-13","scope":"REPLACE WATER HEATER"},{"number":"904136","date":"2018-08-22","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-13","scope":"EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"962100","date":"2019-03-29","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-15","scope":"EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"962809","date":"2019-04-01","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-15","scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS-MINOR RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS TO THE SECOND(2ND) LEVEL OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING OF A HISTORICALLY REGISTERED BUILDING AND REPAIR TO REAR FACADE WALL INCLUDING REPLACING A WINDOW IN SAME SIZE OPENING. FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATIONS TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS.STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING, FOUNDATIONS, AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT)."},{"number":"966363","date":"2019-04-12","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-15","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- FOR THE INSTALLATION IF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARDS. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"964207","date":"2019-04-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-24","scope":"INSTALL NEW LIGHTING AND RECEPTACLES TO VARIOUS AREAS OF THE HOUSE INCLUDING, 23-LIGHT FIXTURES, 8-SWITCHES, 9-GENERAL PURPOSE RECEPTACLES, 2-GFCI RECEPTACLES, 1-ELECTRIC RADIANT FLOOR HEAT, 6-NEW AFCI PROTECTED CIRCUITS. ALL WORK AS PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"964637","date":"2019-04-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-15","scope":"REPLACE/REPIPE 2-WC'S, 2-LAV'S, 1-SHOWER, 1-TUB. REPIPE EXISTING SANITARY STACK."},{"number":"970828","date":"2019-04-26","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-15","scope":"EZ PERMIT WINDOWS & DOORS ( REMOVE EXISTING WINDOW AT SECOND FLOOR IN AN EXISTING OPENING AS ER HISTORICAL APROVAL)- FOR REPLACEMENT OF EXTERIOR WINDOWS & DOORS. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"1013754","date":"2019-09-25","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2020-11-18","scope":"WATER HEATER REPLACEMENT, 40 GAL., GAS"},{"number":"RP-2022-002427","date":"2022-04-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-27","scope":"Remove windows and cladding at rear of house. (6) new windows and cladding at rear bay and (1) replaced windows in rear masonry on Third Floor per approved drawings by Philadelphia Historic Commission . details as per plan."},{"number":"GM-2022-005786","date":"2022-08-01","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-13","scope":"For the interior demolition of non-bearing partition walls and ceiling in accordance with the attached EZ Permit Interior Demolition Standard. Failure to comply with the attached EZ Permit Interior Demolition Standard shall result in revocation of this permit. No exterior work permitted as part of this permit. No work to exterior windows and/or doors as part of this permit as per PHC. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT)."},{"number":"RP-2022-009690","date":"2022-10-07","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-07","scope":"****2ND AMENDMENT APPROVED ON 4/18/2024: TO AMENDMENT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BUILDING PERMIT # RP-2022-009690, FOR REPLACE REAR SIDE 6 FT HIGH MASONRY GARDEN WALLS AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING STAIR FROM REAR YARD TO FIRST FLOOR WITH PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL APPROVALS; AND THE REMAINING PERMIT SAME AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS**** ***AMENDMENT APPROVED ON 3/09/2023: TO AMENDMENT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BUILDING PERMIT # RP-2022-009690, FOR ALTERATION OF EXISTING MASONRY OPENINGS ON SIDE YARD AND REAR YARD WITH PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL APPROVALS; AND THE REMAINING PERMIT SAME AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS*** FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND ALTERATIONS OF EXISTING WALK-OUT BASEMENT, SEE PLANS FOR DETAILS. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND HVAC. **ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSIONS GUIDELINES AND APPROVED PLAN **"},{"number":"PP-2022-014696","date":"2022-10-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-06","scope":"Supply and install new drainage and water piping in basement for (1) three piece bathroom group, (1) laundry room, and (1) bar sink. Supply and install new drainage and water piping for First Floor kitchen sink Supply and install new drainage and water piping for Third Floor three piece bathroom Will supply and install (1) new tankless hot water heater"},{"number":"PP-2022-015156","date":"2022-10-19","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-09","scope":"Curb trap, fresh air inlet, main drain, 3/4\" water service curb in"},{"number":"EP-2022-010482","date":"2022-10-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-01","scope":"Wire 1st floor and basement for outlets, switches, and lights to 2014 nec code"},{"number":"MP-2022-006510","date":"2022-12-29","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-06","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. Relocating existing furnace with new ductwork and distribution for basement and 1st floor renovation work to existing home. 20 DIFFUSER/REGISTERS. NO NEW APPLIANCE(S) APPROVED FOR THIS PERMIT. AS APPROVED BY PHC"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 964207 (Expired), 1013754 (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, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Feb 4, 2011.","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":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"},{"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. 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"}]}