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SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLANS. FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. AMENDMENT: To add a pilot house to the roof/roof deck for the stair up to the roof from the third floor per attached plans."},{"number":"GM-2022-000279","date":"2022-01-12","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-04","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. 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. 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PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. *SEPERATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRE FOR CLOSURE OF RIGHT OF WAY. *21 DAY POSING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2 *A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN MIN. 15 FEET OF BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC.*"},{"number":"RP-2023-009319","date":"2024-02-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-10-31","scope":"FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY WOOD-FRAME ATTACHED STRUCTURE ON REINFORCED CONCRETE FOOTINGS/FOUNDATIONS WITH A ROOF DECK. FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING THROUGHOUT. BUILDING SHALL BE FULLY SPRINKLERED (13R), SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. *PROTECTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY / PEDESTRIANS / ADJACENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED DURING ALL CONSTRUCTION. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C.O SUBMITTAL OF AIR BARRIER CHECKLIST AND ENVELOPE TESTING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. BOTH TO BE COMPLETED BY AN APPROVED PARTY."},{"number":"SP-2024-000114","date":"2024-02-08","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-10-31","scope":"Site / Utility Permit for RP-2023-009319"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":2.11,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2024,"k":"demo"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"213259","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FARAIDOON JAMSHIDI","legalName":"FARAIDOON JAMSHIDI","address":"1701 BROWN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2004-04-02","latestIssueDate":"2004-04-02","expirationDate":"2005-02-28","inactiveDate":"2010-07-28"},{"number":"510012","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"KATHLEEN & JOHN R HOWLAND","legalName":"KATHLEEN & JOHN R HOWLAND","address":"1701 BROWN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2010-07-28","latestIssueDate":"2020-05-16","expirationDate":"2021-02-28","inactiveDate":"2021-04-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"510012","type":"Rental","businessName":"KATHLEEN & JOHN R HOWLAND","legalName":"KATHLEEN & JOHN R HOWLAND","issuedDate":"2010-07-28","latestIssueDate":"2020-05-16","closureDate":"2021-04-29","expirationDate":"2021-02-28","inactiveDate":"2021-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"213259","type":"Rental","businessName":"FARAIDOON JAMSHIDI","legalName":"FARAIDOON JAMSHIDI","issuedDate":"2004-04-02","latestIssueDate":"2004-04-02","closureDate":"2010-07-28","expirationDate":"2005-02-28","inactiveDate":"2010-07-28","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","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":["2 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"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":["6 permit events since 2023","demolition activity since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: ZP-2021-013397 (Cancelled), PP-2023-012854 (Expired), RP-2023-009319 (Expired), SP-2024-000114 (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":"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. 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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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}