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DECK AS SHOWN AND INTERIOR RENOVATIONS. ADDITION MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENT OF THE 2009 IECC."},{"number":"603784","date":"2015-04-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-04-30","scope":"3/4\"WATER SERVICE PA20151001489 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"1000222","date":"2019-08-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-14","scope":"INSTALL A 3/4\"WATER LINE FROM TO GARAGE WHICH IS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IN THE REAR.\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"1024512","date":"2019-11-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-22","scope":"REMOVE EXISTING 200AMP SERVICE IN GARAGE & INSTALL 200AMP UNDERGROUND METER SOCKET IN GARAGE & 200AMP PANEL & NEW UNDERGROUND FEEDER FROM GARAGE TO BASEMENT AS PER NEC 2014"},{"number":"ZP-2020-003233","date":"2020-10-21","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-26","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINE TO CREATE TWO (2) LOTS (PARCEL B & C) FROM ONE DEEDED LOT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"GP-2021-007397","date":"2021-07-19","work":"Retaining Wall","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-29","scope":"For the installation of a retaining wall as per approved plans."},{"number":"ZP-2021-004109","date":"2021-09-09","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-26","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN ACCESSORY IN-GROUND POOL. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"GM-2021-012664","date":"2021-12-08","work":"Swimming Pool/Spa","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-01-11","scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARDS POOL AND SPAS- For pools and spas accessory to an Existing One Family Dwellings as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Separate permits are required for all electrical and plumbing installations associated with the maximum installation of the pool or spa. (In-ground swimming pool located directly behind house with a separate spa.) The pool is approximately 40' X 17.5' with depth of 8' and a SPA 8' X 7'. The pool shall have an on-ground deck around the perimeter."},{"number":"OP-2023-000074","date":"2023-03-15","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-06-20","scope":"Install temporary tenting for a wedding at private residence located at 600 St. Andrews Road. Install 5/8/23 Event 5/13/23 and removal 5/16/23. This location is a private residence and does not impact any streets or sidewalks"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":1.39,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":2395000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Retaining Wall"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Swimming Pool/Spa"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 32% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,807,600 to $2,383,600","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #291580: 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":"4 permits not marked completed: ZP-2020-003233 (Expired), ZP-2021-004109 (Expired), GM-2021-012664 (Expired), OP-2023-000074 (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":"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 and appears related-party/family-held.","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/"}],"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"}]}