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Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of foundation slab. NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR. Separate permits required for Mechanical, Electric and Plumbing. Product details of replacement windows must be reviewed by Historical Commission staff for final approval. Exterior work limited to that covered by the PHC Approval Documentation Form(As per PHC conditions). Interior painting, replace flooring, replace 2-4 windows, replace cabinetry, replace appliances, siding, stucco, replace electrical. NO WORK IN BASEMENT. 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EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. No front facade work permitted as part of this permit. No equipment, vents, conduit should be visible from the public right-of-way(As per PHC conditions). Install new HVAC, 2.5 ton AC, 80k btu, 7 supplies & 2 returns."},{"number":"EP-2025-009411","date":"2025-09-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Adding Smoke Detectors, Labeling Panel, Securing outlets, switches and fans No exterior work permitted as part of this permit as per condition of the (PHC) Philadelphia Historic Commission approval"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":1.6,"timeline":[{"y":2009,"k":"sale","p":34600},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":90000},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"466958","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MOXIE BROTHERS LLC","legalName":"MOXIE BROTHERS LLC","address":"39 CHURCH LN","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2009-02-23","latestIssueDate":"2009-02-23","expirationDate":"2010-02-28","inactiveDate":"2009-10-13"},{"number":"485387","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BARON VICTOR","legalName":"BARON VICTOR","address":"39 CHURCH LN","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2009-10-13","latestIssueDate":"2009-10-13","expirationDate":"2010-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"485387","type":"Rental","businessName":"BARON VICTOR","legalName":"BARON VICTOR","issuedDate":"2009-10-13","latestIssueDate":"2009-10-13","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2010-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"466958","type":"Rental","businessName":"MOXIE BROTHERS LLC","legalName":"MOXIE BROTHERS LLC","issuedDate":"2009-02-23","latestIssueDate":"2009-02-23","closureDate":"2009-10-13","expirationDate":"2010-02-28","inactiveDate":"2009-10-13","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"strong","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"Several independent, separately dated records stack up here and deserve prompt verification.","evidence":["2 open L&I violations","$6,688 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2024, 2025"],"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 2025","permit activity in 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: RP-2025-006871 (Issued), PP-2025-011441 (Issued), MP-2025-004669 (Issued), EP-2025-009411 (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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"attention","title":"2 open L&I violations","finding":"5 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$6,688.37 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2021.","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/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"5 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 29, 2026.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","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"}]}