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CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW THREE CAR GARAGE WITH ADJACENT STORAGE AREA AND 1/2 BATH, CONNECTED TO A 1ST FLOOR EXERCISE ROOM. A STAIR IN THE STORAGE AREA WILL CONNECT TO A 2ND FLOOR SLEEPING AREA FOR HOUSE GUESTS ONLY FOR THE GARAGE, WITH A BATHROOM. INSTALLATION OF SOME NEW ASPHALT PAVING AND A SMALL FLAGSTONE TERRACE, AMOUNT OF PERVIOUS COVERAGE WILL BE VIRTUALLY EQUAL TO EXISTING CONDITION."},{"number":"632713","date":"2015-09-17","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED BUILDING FOR USE AS A GARAGE, EXERCISE ROOM AND BATHROOM ON THE LOWER LEVEL WITH A SLEEPING ROOM IN THE UPPER LEVEL. BUILDING ACCESSORY TO EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON THE LOT. AN AMENDED PERMIT IS REQUIRED ONCE SEALED TRUSS DRAWINGS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRACTOR. 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 MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"639416","date":"2015-09-17","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-10","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ONE DETACHED ONE STORY STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A GARAGE. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN B-1302R. EXISTING FENCE TO BE IN PLACE ON PROPERTY AS REFERENCED IN APPROVED SITE PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"675287","date":"2016-04-19","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-24","scope":"FOR THE AMENDMENT OF AP#632713 TO CHANGE FRAMING PLANS AS SHOWN PER APPROVED PLANS. ORIGINAL PERMIT APPROVED FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED BUILDING FOR USE AS A GARAGE, EXERCISE ROOM AND BATHROOM ON THE LOWER LEVEL WITH A SLEEPING ROOM IN THE UPPER LEVEL. BUILDING ACCESSORY TO EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON THE LOT. AN AMENDED PERMIT IS REQUIRED ONCE SEALED TRUSS DRAWINGS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRACTOR. 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 MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"693827","date":"2016-05-20","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-05-04","scope":"INSTALL WATER DRAIN AND GAS LINES FROM HOUSE TO GARAGE. INSTALL WATER DRAIN AND DRAIN LINES FOR 2 TOILETS, 2 LAVS, 1 SHOWER, 1 KITCHEN SINK. INSTALL NEW WATER HEATER AND GAS PIPING FOR GARAGE. INSTALL FIXTURES. INSTALL EJECTOR PIT FOR GARAGE. - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"725663","date":"2016-09-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-10","scope":"ROUGH WIRE BRANCH CKTS, DEVICE & FIXTURES BOX INSTALL, RECEPTS, SW, CABLE TV JACK, LIGHT FIXTURES INSTALL, FINISH DEVICE PLATES 200A PANEL & PECO METER, GROUNDING & BONDING & SE CABLE AS PER NEC 2008 NORTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"726382","date":"2016-10-03","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-13","scope":"INSTALLATION OF NEW GAS FURNACE AND A/C WITH DUCT WORK FOR EXERCISE AND LIVING AREA ONLY"},{"number":"24849","date":"2017-05-11","work":"Operations","type":"OPS PERMIT","description":"OPERATIONS PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-05-11","scope":"5/10/17 ERECT ASSEMBLY TENT 20X40"},{"number":"25061","date":"2017-08-14","work":"Operations","type":"OPS PERMIT","description":"OPERATIONS PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-14","scope":"8/4/17 ERECT ASSEMBLY TENT 30X50"},{"number":"25101","date":"2017-08-24","work":"Operations","type":"OPS PERMIT","description":"OPERATIONS PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-24","scope":"9/7/17 ERECT ASSEMBLY TENT 30X50"},{"number":"25473","date":"2018-05-02","work":"Operations","type":"OPS PERMIT","description":"OPERATIONS PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-02","scope":"5/10/18 ERECT ASSEMBLY TENT 30X50"},{"number":"25669","date":"2018-07-05","work":"Operations","type":"OPS PERMIT","description":"OPERATIONS PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-05","scope":"08/02/18 ERECT TENT: 30X50"},{"number":"26305","date":"2019-05-20","work":"Operations","type":"OPS PERMIT","description":"OPERATIONS PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-20","scope":"08/01/18 ERECT TENT: 30X50"},{"number":"26391","date":"2019-07-01","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-01-13","scope":null},{"number":"OP-2021-000399","date":"2021-08-16","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-03-15","scope":"ASSEMBLY USE TENT - Erecting 30'X50' tent (1,500 sq. ft.) for Tables & Chairs 0X/XX/2021 with Existing GFCI Protected Outlets for Social Gathering - LAWFUL OCCUPANCY SHALL BE AS POSTED - - REMOVAL DATE: 08/09/2021 ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED, UNLESS POWER IS PROVIDED THROUGH EXISTING EXTERIOR GROUND FAULT PROTECTED RECEPTACLES AND POWER CORDS ARE RATED EXTRA HEAVY DUTY WITH U. L. LABEL STATING SUCH RATING. NO COOKING OR HEATING PERMITTED WITH THIS APPROVAL. IF TENT IS NOT READY FOR INSPECTION TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $200.00 WILL BE APPLIED FOR ANY AFTER HOURS INSPECTION WITH POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF CODE VIOLATION NOTICES. ELECTRICAL PERMIT NUMBER MUST BE PROVIDED 24-HRS PRIOR TO EVENT."},{"number":"OP-2022-000213","date":"2022-06-01","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-02-21","scope":"30'x50' pole tent anchored into the ground on all sides in backyard for an outdoor event as per 2018 Philadelphia Fire Code. ASSEMBLY USE TENT - Erecting 30'X50' tent (1,500 sq. ft.) for Tables & Chairs 06/04/2022 with Existing GFCI Protected Outlets for Social Gathering - LAWFUL OCCUPANCY SHALL BE AS POSTED - - REMOVAL DATE: 06/07/2022 at 5:00PM ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED, UNLESS POWER IS PROVIDED THROUGH EXISTING EXTERIOR GROUND FAULT PROTECTED RECEPTACLES AND POWER CORDS ARE RATED EXTRA HEAVY DUTY WITH U. L. LABEL STATING SUCH RATING. NO COOKING OR HEATING PERMITTED WITH THIS APPROVAL. IF TENT IS NOT READY FOR INSPECTION TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $200.00 WILL BE APPLIED FOR ANY AFTER HOURS INSPECTION WITH POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF CODE VIOLATION NOTICES. ELECTRICAL PERMIT NUMBER MUST BE PROVIDED 24-HRS PRIOR TO EVENT."},{"number":"OP-2022-000365","date":"2022-07-25","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-19","scope":"tent for out door party with string lights, tables and chairs as per 2018 Philadelphia Fire Dept."},{"number":"OP-2023-000304","date":"2023-07-13","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-02-20","scope":"Setting up a 30'x50' temporary tent for a customer AS PER 2018 PHILADELPHIA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"OP-2024-000241","date":"2024-06-27","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-27","scope":"tent in grass backyard party"},{"number":"OP-2025-000281","date":"2025-07-17","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-05","scope":"ASSEMBLY USE TENT - LAWFUL OCCUPANCY SHALL BE AS POSTED - REMOVAL DATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED, UNLESS POWER IS PROVIDED THROUGH EXISTING EXTERIOR GROUND FAULT PROTECTED RECEPTACLES AND POWER CORDS ARE RATED EXTRA HEAVY DUTY WITH U. L. LABEL STATING SUCH RATING. NO COOKING OR HEATING PERMITTED WITH THIS APPROVAL. IF TENT IS NOT READY FOR INSPECTION TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, AN ADDITIONAL WILL BE APPLIED FOR ANY AFTER HOURS INSPECTION WITH POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF CODE VIOLATION NOTICES. ELECTRICAL PERMIT NUMBER MUST BE PROVIDED 24-HRS PRIOR TO EVENT."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Operations"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Operations"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Operations"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Operations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Operations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","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."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 39% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $2,100,000 to $2,927,700","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #25332: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 612767.","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":"8 permits not marked completed: 632713 (EXPIRED), 675287 (Expired), 26391 (Expired), OP-2021-000399 (Expired), OP-2022-000213 (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":"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/"}],"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"}]}