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ANY STRUCTURAL REPAIRS SHALL REQUIRE THREE SETS OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND ADDITIONAL PERMIT ISSUANCE."},{"number":"525328","date":"2014-03-20","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"ALL WOOD SASH REPLACEMENTS 28 WINDOWS IN EXISTING WOOD OPENINGS AS PER ATTACHED DRAWINGS APPROVED BY THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION(SFD)"},{"number":"528568","date":"2014-04-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-18","scope":"NEW STACK AND DRAINS TO 2ND FLOOR BATHROOM, NEW DRAINS TO 2ND FLOOR LAUNDRY AND NEW DRAIN AND VENT FROM KITCHEN, NEW DRAIN AND WATER TO PANTRY SINK"},{"number":"541410","date":"2014-06-16","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-06-16","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A ONE STORY REAR ADDITION SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON SUBMITTED PLAN."},{"number":"536954","date":"2014-06-16","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-18","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A ONE STORY REAR ADDITION; INTERIOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING PER SUBMITTED PLAN AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION APPROVAL. 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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRIC;PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL."},{"number":"627186","date":"2015-08-06","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-06","scope":"FOR THE ADDITION OF A DORMER AT THE THIRD STORY AND THE ERECTION OF A ROOF DECK SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON SUBMITTED PLAN."},{"number":"632869","date":"2015-08-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-05-31","scope":"INSTALL NEW WIRING TO 3RD FLOOR RENOVATION, NEW RECEPTS, RECESSED LIGHING AND MECHANICAL WIRING NEW 100AMP SUB PANEL AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"647720","date":"2015-10-28","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-18","scope":"INSTALL NEW DRAIN TO WASHING MACHINE, INSTALL NEW DRAIN LINE TO VANITY AND TOILET"},{"number":"648919","date":"2015-12-01","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-18","scope":"PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION REGISTERED PROPERTY, FOR INSTALLATION OF A ROOF-TOP HEAT PUMP ON THE 3RD FLOOR REAR ROOF ELEVATION AS PER PLANS STAMPED BY HISTORIC COMMISSSION. INSTALLATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS AND THE IMC 2009. SEPERATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR THIS ACTIVITY. **POST THIS PERMIT**"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":1.4,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":1200000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 525328 (EXPIRED), 632869 (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":"1 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 14, 2015.","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":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 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"}]}