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REMOVE EXISTING ROOF DECK AND ROOF. PROPOSED 3 STORY SIDE ADDITION WITH (1) COMPACT CAR GARAGE PARKING. PROPOSED NEW ROOF AND PILOT HOUSE TO ACCESS THE ROOF DECK ALL AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"846947","date":"2018-02-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-11-17","scope":"INTERIOR RENOVATION THROUGHOUT. RESTORE EXISTING FACADE ELEMENTS AS PER PLANS. INSTALL NEW WINDOWS & DOORS AS PER PLANS. CONSTRUCT NEW 3-STORY ADDITION WITH GARAGE AS PER PLANS. CONSTRUCT NEW ROOF DECK WITH PILOT HOUSE AS PER PLANS. PHC TO REVIEW SHOP DRAWINGS FOR NEW WINDOWS, ENTRY DOOR & OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR. PHC TO REVIEW SAMPLES OF PROPOSED SIDING ALONG ALLEY WALL & SAMPLES OF NEW BRICK & MORTAR. PHC TO REVIEW CUT SHEETS FOR ANY NEW EXTERIOR LIGHTING FIXTURE REPLACEMENTS."},{"number":"896780","date":"2018-09-04","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-30","scope":"AMEND BUILDING PERMIT# 846947 FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1) TO ELEMINATE PROPOSED CELLAR BELOW GARAGE AS PER PLANS, 2) TO REVISE PROPOSED FOUNDATION DETAILS AS PER PPLANS, 3) ELIMINATE GARAGE DOOR."},{"number":"931974","date":"2018-12-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-09","scope":"CURB TRAP FAI MAIN DRAIN RAIN CONDUCTOR WATER SERVICE CURB IN"},{"number":"932291","date":"2018-12-04","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-14","scope":"INSTALLATION ROUGH FOR 3 BATHROOMS 1 KITCHEN WATER HEATER"},{"number":"938780","date":"2019-01-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-30","scope":"New branch circuit wiring for power and lighting for 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, kitchen, livingroom, diningroom, basement, garage ans air conditioning"},{"number":"951052","date":"2019-04-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-30","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of new ductwork, registers/grilles/diffusers, and warm-air appliances as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":750000},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-21","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 28% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $963,500 to $1,233,100","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"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. 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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"}]}