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IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2005 NEC"},{"number":"968787","date":"2019-04-22","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-03-01","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- For the interior demolition of non load-bearing partition walls and ceilings as per attached standard. 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 ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALL, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. 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SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLAN. * SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND MECHANICAL. * ** ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION'S GUIDELINES AND APPROVED PLAN **"},{"number":"PP-2023-001985","date":"2023-02-17","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-09-15","scope":"Installation of plumbing for three bathrooms , water heater, kitchen sink , laundry sink & hose bibb 13 FIXTURE TOTAL"},{"number":"EP-2023-001477","date":"2023-04-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-01-22","scope":"Wiring as per NEC 2017, outlets, switches, lights, hard wired smokes, 200 amp service"},{"number":"ZP-2023-004482","date":"2023-07-20","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the erection of an addition at the third-floor rear section of an existing attached structure. Size and location per plans."},{"number":"RP-2023-005163","date":"2023-08-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-09-15","scope":"PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR REAR ADDITION, INTERIOR RENOVATION OF A THREE-STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING WITH BASEMENT. PROPOSED NEW WINDOWS AND WINDOWS REPLACEMENTS. SUPPORT WALL ADDITION AT THE BASEMENT. NEW PARTIAL ROOF.NO WORK PROPOSED IN THE BASEMENT. NO DIGGING OR UNDERPINNING IS APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT. Historical Commission approves this project with the following conditions: 1) PHC Staff Review of door assembly 'shop' drawings required for final approval. Front door must be wood. 2) PHC Staff Review of window assembly 'shop' drawings required for final approval. New windows must be a 6/6 muntin configuration with simulated divided lights. Windows must be wood or aluminum clad. This applies to the windows on all elevations. 3) PHC Staff Review of brick, stone, or other masonry sample in the field required for final approval. Finish should be a sand finish. Traditional, lime-based stucco to be used on exterior stucco."},{"number":"MP-2023-004032","date":"2023-09-25","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-09-15","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. 3 Ton AC with 100,000 BTU 80% heat with 12 Registers & 3 returns (1) APPLIANCES. (12) REGISTER/DIFFUSERS"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":7.77,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":50000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal continued"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":337500}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","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":["a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2023"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 56% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $192,000 to $299,000","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 #38643: OPEN · CONTINUED; related permit 1000423.","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":"5 permits not marked completed: 968787 (Expired), RP-2022-010685 (Expired), PP-2023-001985 (Expired), RP-2023-005163 (Expired), MP-2023-004032 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 21, 2023.","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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 2 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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"}]}