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CHURCH TO SFD INCLUDING KITCHEN AND BATHROOM. INSTALL GARAGE DOOR IN EXISTING WALL AND INSTALL 1 CAR GARAGE WITHIN EXISTI BUILDING ENVELOPE."},{"number":"536269","date":"2014-08-26","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-12","scope":"**ASBESTOS ABATEMENT/REMOVAL REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK** INTERIOR DEMOLITION AT SELECT LOCATIONS; ERECTION OF ONE (1) STORY REAR ADDITION OVER CRAWL SPACE AND SECOND FLOOR ADDITION TO INTERCONNECT EXISTING SPACES; PARTIAL UNDERPINNING OF EASTERLY FOUNDATION WALL AND LOWERING OF BASEMENT FLOOR SECTION; INSTALLATION OF NEW CONCRETE SLAB AND CMU WALL AT PARKING AREA; SISTERING AND REPLACEMENT OF FLOOR FRAMING; NEW FRAMING FOR INTERIOR BALCONY. INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND NEW FINISHES THROUGHOUT. SPECIAL INSPECTION REPORTS SHALL BE FURNISHED TO FIELD INSPECTOR. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR COMPLETE CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY; BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED AT BASEMENT LEVEL PER COMMISSIONER'S LETTER DATED JULY 30, 2014. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS."},{"number":"561186","date":"2014-09-17","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-12","scope":"INSTALL (4) TOILETS, (5)LAVATORIES, (2)BATHTUBS,(1)SHOWER, (1)SINKS , KITCHEN SINK AND WASHING MACHINE"},{"number":"561877","date":"2014-10-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-14","scope":"RE-WIRE: 170 LIGHTS, 52-SWITCHES, 77- RECEPTACLES, 27- GFI'S, 5- CATV JACKS, 3- SMOKE/CO DETECTORS, 3- SMOKE DETECTORS, 5- APPLIANCE LINES, 6- HVAC UNIT LINES- INTERIOR, AND 6- EXTERIOR, 400A SERVICE..IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BLDG"},{"number":"560707","date":"2014-10-20","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-12","scope":"*SINGLE FAMILY-WILL INSTALL (4)MITSUBISHI DUCTED HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS WITH COMPLETE GALVANIZED STEEL DUCT WORK & REGISTERS.WILL INSTALL WEIL-MCLAIN ECO-110 97% BOILER FOR RADIANT FLOOR SYSTEM IN BATHROOMS,KITCHEN,& FAMILY ROOM.WILL INSTALL DUCT WORK FOR EXHAUST FANS,COOK TOP,AND DRYER VENT."},{"number":"571348","date":"2014-10-30","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-12-02","scope":"1 1/2 WATER SERVICE PA20143030476 (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":"604153","date":"2015-04-21","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-12","scope":"ROOF REMOVAL. INSTALL RUBBER ROOF EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"619229","date":"2015-07-23","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT OF SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D STANDARDS (SEE BBS VARIANCE 23106). SYSTEM TO BE PROVIDED VIA AN EXISTING 2\" FIRE SERVICE MAIN LINE WITH 1\" CROSS MAINS AND BRANCH LINES."},{"number":"670596","date":"2016-02-18","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-02-18","scope":"TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IN ASSOCIATION WITH PERMIT # 536269"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #21544: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 497287. Use permit #497287: 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":"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 May 17, 2016.","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 5 historical violations across 4 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"}]}