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SIZE AND LOCATION OF ADDITION AS PER APPROVED PLANS REVIEWED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR STEEP SLOPE PROTECTION AND WISSAHICKON WATERSHED CONTROLS."},{"number":"614009","date":"2015-07-09","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-07-09","scope":"DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ONE STORY COVERED PORCH AT SIDE ENTRY. CONSTRUCTION OF ONE STORY ADDITION TO PROVIDE ONE CAR GARAGE & MUDROOM ADDITION."},{"number":"639024","date":"2015-10-21","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-25","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTRACT STRUCTURAL ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"647791","date":"2015-11-13","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-25","scope":"INSTALL DRAIN AND WATER TO TOILET, SINK, SHOWER AND WASHER"},{"number":"652035","date":"2015-11-13","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-25","scope":"INSTALL FUJITSU HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR NEW ADDITION."},{"number":"656274","date":"2015-12-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-18","scope":"INSTALL 8 RECESSED LIGHTS, 10 SURFACE LLIGHTS, 1 BATHRROM EXHAUST FAN, 2-3 WAY SWITCHES, 5 SINGLE POLE SWITCHES, 13 RECEPTS, 2 SMOKES1 CIRCUIT FOR HEAT PUMP ONTO EXISTING 200AMP SERVICE AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT) 1ST FLOOR"},{"number":"908943","date":"2018-09-10","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-31","scope":"INSTALL WOOD INSERT IN EXISTING MASONRY FIREPLACE IN DEN.INSTALL PRE-INSULATED LINER IN CHIMNEY-UL APPROVED.INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. ALL EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK IS TO BE INSTALLED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE SAME DWELLING UNIT WITH NO PENETRATIONS OF FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES AND INSTALLED AS PER MANUFACTURES' SPECIFICATIONS. INSTALLATION MUST MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE AND THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE. 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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. 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