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ERECTION OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS FOR NEW LIVING SPACE LAYOUT OF THE THIRD FLOORS. PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL APPROVALS ARE NOT PART OF THIS PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OF THE BASEMNET IS PERMITTED ON THIS AP. APPLICANT AGREES TO EZ PERMITS STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATION DATED FEB.2007 DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES DOM NARDI ON SITE 215 817 1369"},{"number":"359907","date":"2011-08-24","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-07-12","scope":"EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS - REMOVE ALL EXISTING STUCCO, RE-STUCCO WITH A SMOOTH FINISH. HISTORICAL TO REVIEW FINISH. EXCAVATE AND LOWER BASEMENT FLOOR AS PER ENGINEER'S REPORT."},{"number":"364689","date":"2011-09-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-05-21","scope":"INSTALLING 3 TOILETS, 4 LAVS, 2 SHOWERS, 1 TUB, 1 WASWHING MACHINE CONNECTION, HALF (1/2) WATER SERVICE FROM CURB TO METER PA1 CALL# 20112640100"},{"number":"374988","date":"2011-11-21","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-06-07","scope":"PARTIAL REWIRE, CHANGE PANEL, NEW DRYER LINE, 57 LIGHT FIXTRURES, 45 OUTLETS, 15 SWITCHES, AND 7 SMOKES AS PER 2008 NEC(CC DIST)(SFD)"},{"number":"590507","date":"2015-02-13","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-01","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE REMOVING EXISTING CABINETS AND DRYWALL IN KITCHEN, INSTALL NEW DRYWALL AND CABINETS, INSTALL NEW BACK DOOR AND WINDOW, NO STRUCTURAL WORK, EXISTING OPENINGS, PHC WILL REVIEW AGAIN ONCE WINDOW SPECS ARE AVAILABLE FOR APPROVAL. NO WORK TO FRONT FACADE. 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":"591645","date":"2015-02-19","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-15","scope":"RELOCATE KITCHEN SINK - WORK TO COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"595016","date":"2015-03-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-18","scope":"INSTALL 8-4\"RECESSED FROM EXISTING 6\"RECESSED IN LIVING ROOM,KITCHEN REHAB,RELOCATE EXISTING WIRING,8 CIRCUITS,16 OUTLETS,7 SWITCHES,9 RECESSED LIGHTS,EXTERIOR LIGHT AND GFI,UNDER CABINET LIGHTS AS PER 2008 NEC(CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"PP-2023-013909","date":"2023-10-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-26","scope":"Replace curb trap and fai"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1.72,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":490000},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"sale","p":930000},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":1139000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":1335000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2023","permit activity in 2023"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"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. 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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. 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