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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION AMENDMENT 1/30/25 AMEND ZP-2024-012028 TO REMOVE ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE"},{"number":"RP-2024-012817","date":"2025-02-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF VERTICAL ADDITIONS TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLAN. *SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK* **UNDERPINNING IS NOT PART OF THIS PERMIT** AMENDMENT #1 AMEND TO MODIFY THE ADDITION FOUNDATION FROM SLAB ON GRADE TO INCLUDE A CRAWLSPACE AND FOR MODIFICATIONS TO STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS AS PER AMENDED PLAN."},{"number":"SP-2025-000389","date":"2025-07-16","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE EXCAVATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWERING THE BASEMENT SLAB. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2025-011068","date":"2025-09-08","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Replace curb trap/FAI. Replace 10 fixtures with piping"},{"number":"MP-2025-005950","date":"2025-11-24","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"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. Applicant uploaded document showing proposed location of condensers. New condensers will be located on the roof's rear slope and must be positioned so that they are not visible from any public right of way. No work to exterior windows and/or doors as part of this permit. No work to the front facade as part of this permit(As per PHC conditions). Install 40K BTU furnace, 60K BTU furnace; 2-ton AC, 3-ton AC, ductwork, and 20 diffusers."},{"number":"EP-2026-000510","date":"2026-01-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-07-17","scope":"AMEND 01-30-2026 Basement: (3) fixtures, (1) dimmer, (4) receptacles, (1) circuit Office: (2) fixtures, (1) dimmer, (3) receptacles, (1) (2) dedicated CAT 6 wires, and (1) jack, Stairwell: (1) fixture, (1) 3-way switch, Den: (6) fixtures, (1) dimmer, (4) receptacles, (2) quad receptacle, (1) circuit,(2) (2) dedicated CAT 6 wires, (1) jack, (1) RG6 cable and (1) jack, Mechanical: (1) fixture, Kitchen: (1) fixture, (5) fixtures, (3) fixture, (1) transformer, (3) dimmers, (2) switches (10) circuits, (3) receptacles, Dining: (5) fixtures, (2) dimmers, (1) switch, (2) receptacles, (1) circuit, (1) (2) dedicated CAT 6 wires, (1) jack, Stairwell: (2) fixture, (2) dimmer, (1) switch, Living Rm: (3) fixtures, (3) dimmers, (1) switch, (7) receptacles, (1) circuit, (2) dedicated CAT 6 wires, (1) jack Bath: (1) fixture, (1) exhaust fan light, (1) dimmer, (1) receptacle, (1) circuit, Exterior: (4) fixtures, (1) receptacle, Bedrm: (4) fixtures, (1) fan light, (1) dimmer, (1) switch, (5) receptacles, (1) circuit, Mech rm: (1) receptacle, Laundry: (2) circuits, (1) receptacle, Hall: (3) fixtures, (1) dimmer, (1) switch, (1) receptacle, Bath: (3) fixtures, (1) fan light, (1) dimmer, (1) switch, (1) receptacle, (1) circuit, Stairway: (5) fixtures, (3) switches, (1) receptacle Bedrm: (4) fixtures, (1) fan light, (1) dimmer, (1) switch, (6) receptacles, (1) circuit, Study: (4) fixtures, (3) receptacles, (1) dimmer, (1) switch, (1) circuit, Hall: (2) fixtures, (1) dimmer, (1) switch, (2) receptacle, (1) (2) dedicated CAT 6 wires, (1) jack, Bath: (5) fixtures, (2) fan light, (1) dimmer, (2) switches, (4) receptacles, (2) circuits, Stairway: (6) fixtures, (1) dimmer, (1) switch, (1) receptacle, Bedrm: (5) fixtures, (1) fan light, (1) dimmer, (1) switch, (5) receptacles, (1) circuit, (1) 200 amp service (2) 20 amp circuits & disconnect switch, (2) 50 amp circuits and disconnect switch, (2) 20 amp circuit and receptacle, (1) 20 amp circuit and receptacle, (1) 20 amp circuit and receptacle"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":800000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"214091","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"LISA BLACKMAN","legalName":"LISA BLACKMAN","address":"322 S SMEDLEY ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2004-04-01","latestIssueDate":"2008-04-07","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"214091","type":"Rental","businessName":"LISA BLACKMAN","legalName":"LISA BLACKMAN","issuedDate":"2004-04-01","latestIssueDate":"2008-04-07","closureDate":"2009-02-28","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 6 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: RP-2024-012817 (Issued), SP-2025-000389 (Issued), PP-2025-011068 (Issued), MP-2025-005950 (Issued).","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":"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/"}],"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"}]}