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WORK INCLUDES THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING WALL PARTITIONS, DEMOLITION AND/OR RELOCATION OF EXISTING PLUMBING FIXTURES AND NEW INSTALLATIONS, NEW KITCHEN APPLIANCES AND INSTALLATIONS. NO CHANGE IN OVERALL BUILDING HEIGHT OR EXISTING FLOOR ELEVATION HEIGHTS. SMALL (1) STORY ADDITION PROPSED AT HOME REAR APPROX. 37 SF., SEE DRAWINGS FOR ADDTIONAL INFORMATION. ALL CONDITIONS MUST COMPLY WITH WITH PHC APPROVALS**AMEND 1/31/23- Rebuild rear wall with new foundation as per plan***NO OTHER CHANGES APPROVED ON THIS REVISION**"},{"number":"PP-2022-017561","date":"2022-12-09","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-05-23","scope":"New rough plumbing throughout to accommodate new locations of fixtures Supply lines to fixtures and waste lines from fixtures New 5x4 curb trap 4” fai and new 1” domestic water service"},{"number":"MP-2022-006297","date":"2022-12-22","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-05-23","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. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (Three 40,000 btu gas furnace with 2 ton condenser and coil. ductwork 12 supply registers per unit)."},{"number":"ZP-2022-008933","date":"2023-04-26","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE CREATION OF TWO (2) OFF-STREET SURFACE PARKING SPACES AND THE ERECTION OF A FENCE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2023-001338","date":"2023-04-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-05-21","scope":"Installation of complete wiring for single family home. New wiring for HVAC equipment, outlets, switches, lights, smoke detectors, laundry, and kitchen appliances. New 200 amp service installation. Arc fault circuit breakers on all required circuits as per code. All work shall be done to the 2017 national electrical code."},{"number":"FP-2022-003255","date":"2024-06-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-06-11","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER NFPA 13R WITH 2-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND BFP AS PER APPROVED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"220846","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"DOWNTOWN EQUITIES LLC","legalName":"DOWNTOWN EQUITIES LLC","address":"2321 SPRUCE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":6,"issuedDate":"2004-12-08","latestIssueDate":"2014-10-01","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29"},{"number":"671962","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SPRUCE STREET HOLDINGS 1 LLC","legalName":"SPRUCE STREET HOLDINGS 1 LLC","address":"2321 SPRUCE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":6,"issuedDate":"2015-07-22","latestIssueDate":"2021-06-18","expirationDate":"2022-07-31","inactiveDate":"2022-09-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"671962","type":"Rental","businessName":"SPRUCE STREET HOLDINGS 1 LLC","legalName":"SPRUCE STREET HOLDINGS 1 LLC","issuedDate":"2015-07-22","latestIssueDate":"2021-06-18","closureDate":"2022-09-29","expirationDate":"2022-07-31","inactiveDate":"2022-09-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"220846","type":"Rental","businessName":"DOWNTOWN EQUITIES LLC","legalName":"DOWNTOWN EQUITIES LLC","issuedDate":"2004-12-08","latestIssueDate":"2014-10-01","closureDate":"2015-04-29","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["3 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 134% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,045,600 to $2,450,000","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: GM-2021-013851 (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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was unlabeled on Aug 4, 2023.","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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 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/"}]}