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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION/PLANS. FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH ONE (1) INTERIOR, ACCESSORY PARKING SPACE."},{"number":"568196","date":"2015-06-17","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-01","scope":"FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO THE CORE AND SHELL OF EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING THROUGHOUT WITH ACCESSORY PARKING LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL. ENTIRE BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND SEPARATE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. PLEASE REFERENCE AP#557661 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION."},{"number":"637766","date":"2015-11-02","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-30","scope":"INTERIOR FIT OUT OF EXISTING BUILDING FOR USE AS A SFD, CONSTRUCTION OF A ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE AND ROOF DECK, AND STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION TO THE GARAGE SLAB SUPPORT STRUCTURE AS PER PLANS. SEE STRUCTURAL CORE AND SHELL PERMIT ISSUED UNDER AP #568196."},{"number":"651716","date":"2015-11-12","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-30","scope":"10 FIXTURES WITH PIPING AND 1 WATER HEATER (SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"643716","date":"2015-11-17","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-30","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A MECHANICAL SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING FOR USE AS A RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY. MECHANCIAL SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSER AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"632369","date":"2015-11-23","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-30","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13D FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING SERVICED BY A 1 INCH COMBINED FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A WATER METER ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"654121","date":"2015-11-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-03","scope":"INSTALL 200A SERVICE,WIRING THROUGHOUT WITH LIGHTS,SWITCHES,RECEPTS,LIGHTS,SMOKES AND CO DETECTORS AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"655523","date":"2015-12-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-13","scope":"INSTALL 1\" WATER SERVICE,LATERAL,CURB TRAP AND MAIN DRAIN PA20153292512 (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":"656000","date":"2015-12-07","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-30","scope":"INSTALLATION OF (2) HVAC UNITS (INCLUDING DUCTWORK AND ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES)."},{"number":"ZP-2024-008450","date":"2025-01-15","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the erection of a fourth floor addition above an existing attached structure. Size and location per plans."},{"number":"RP-2025-007274","date":"2025-11-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"THE ERECTION OF A 4TH FLOOR ADDITION WITH GREEN ROOF ON EXISTING 3 STORY SINGLE FAMILY ROWHOME. DETAILS AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN."},{"number":"MP-2026-004186","date":"2026-07-23","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. Install (2) 60K BTU 96% furnaces, (2) 2 ton AC units, ductwork, and 16 total diffusers"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":2.39,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":1188000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #552597: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: RP-2025-007274 (Issued), MP-2026-004186 (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/"}],"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"}]}