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SAMPLES TO BE REVIEWED FOR APPROVAL BY THE PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION. WORK TO BE PERFORMED AS PER PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION'S GUIDELINES AND/OR APPROVED PLAN. CONTACT STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR DUMPSTER PERMIT AND FOOTWAY CLOSURE PERMITS."},{"number":"527624","date":"2014-05-22","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-05-22","scope":"FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION INCLUDING A ROOF DECK TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH FOUR (4) ACCESSORY OFF-STREET ENCLOSED PARKING SPACES. 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MUST PROTECT ADJACENT FOUNDATIONS DURING EXCAVATION SEE ENGINEERED SHEETING AND SHORING PLANS. OWNER TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ALTERATIONS, MODIFICATIONS OR REMOVAL OF THE FOUNDATIONS COVERED UNDER THE FOUNDATION PERMIT WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED UPON REVIEW OF THE FINAL PLANS FOR A BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY."},{"number":"589359","date":"2015-03-04","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-20","scope":"ADDITION/IMPROVEMENTS TO AN EXISTING THREE STORY SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSE WITH BASEMENT. MULTI-CAR GARAGE, COURTYARD WITH RETRACTABLE CEILING SYSTEM. SEPARATE PERMIT FOR SPRINKLERS. PHC TO REVIEW FOR APPROVAL: WINDOW SHOP DRAWINGS FOR HISTORIC FRONT FACADE; BRICK POINTING SAMPLES FOR HISTORIC FRONT FACADE, REPLACEMENT ROOFING FOR HISTORIC MANSARD ~ PART OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMITS: 527624, 541316, 564177"},{"number":"718302","date":"2016-09-29","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-19","scope":"ALTERATION:ADDITION; PLUMBING THROUGHOUT;THREE STORY SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSE WITH ROOF DECK - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"702759","date":"2016-10-14","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-19","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTOR ASSEMBLY AND PUMP FOR A STAND ALONE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13D. *SEPARATE DOMESTIC LINE*"},{"number":"745061","date":"2016-12-21","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-19","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. 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BACK UP BATTERY SIREN. 3 DOORS CONTRACTS. 8 CO DETECTORS. 30 SMOKE DETECTORS, 16 TV'S, 10 CAT6 PLENUM RATED NETWORKS LINES WITH A LONGEST RUN OF 120FT AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"755414","date":"2017-03-06","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-20","scope":"50AMP/208V ELECTRICAL PANEL, GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR POOL ON 3RD FLOOR AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"762757","date":"2017-03-06","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-08","scope":"INSTALL 70KW NATURAL GAS CONVENIENCE GENERATOR FOR WHOLE HOUSE 3 PHASE 208VOLT AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT) ADDITIONAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FUE GAS MECHANICAL PERMIT - ESTIMATED COST AS PART OF ORIGINAL CONTRACT"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2016,"k":"demo"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"building-certifications","level":"urgent","title":"A life-safety certification is deficient","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Deficient","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. 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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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 4, 2014.","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":"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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"}]}