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Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"ZP-2025-000791","date":"2025-06-11","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH PORCH. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2026-001603","date":"2026-02-18","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Removal of more then 2/3 of structural framing, full demolition for vacant lot."},{"number":"PP-2026-005588","date":"2026-04-28","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Seal lateral"},{"number":"DP-2026-000150","date":"2026-07-20","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF COMPLETE DEMOLITION (REMOVAL OF MORE THAN 2/3 OF STRUCTURAL FRAMING) OF THE EXISTING THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED MASONRY STRUCTURE WITH EXTERIOR WALLS, FOUNDATION, AND SLAB TO REMAIN. DEMOLITION TO BE DONE BY HAND AND WITH HAND TOOLS ONLY. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. 21 DAY POSTING & NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2."},{"number":"ZP-2023-011889","date":null,"work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Refused","completedDate":"2024-04-22","scope":null}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":7.75,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":4000},{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":35000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"demo"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-21","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$6,944 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 5 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2023","permit activity in 2023, 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2023-011889: Completed · Denied; related permit ZP-2023-011889.","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":"3 permits not marked completed: PP-2026-005588 (Issued), DP-2026-000150 (Issued), ZP-2023-011889 (Refused).","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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$6,944.21 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2014–2019.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"}],"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"}]}