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The corrected permit should read as: **FOR THE ERECTION OF ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK ON 3RD FLOOR (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY), ROOF DECK ACCESS FROM 4TH FLOOR. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION ** FOR TO AMENDMENT THE ZONING PERMIT # ZP-2021-001294 TO DOCUMENT MODIFICATIONS TO PARKING CONFIGURATION, REDUCTION IN DRIVE AISLE WIDTH AND THE REMAINING PERMIT SAME AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION / PLAN. (FOR THE ERECTION OF SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK ON 3RD FLOOR (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) ACCESS FROM 4TH FLOOR. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLANS. (FOR PLANS, SEE PERMIT # ZP-2021-001245)."},{"number":"RP-2021-015470","date":"2021-11-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-12-04","scope":"AMENDMENT: FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT TO APPROVE UNDERPINNING ON NORTH SIDE OF PPROPOSED PROPERTY AS PER ENGINEER REPORT. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH TWO ROOF DECKS ONE ACCESSED FROM REAR OF 2ND FLOOR AND ONE ACCESSED FROM FRONT OF 4TH FLOOR. FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. AS PER PLANS. ************************NO UNDERPINNING ON THIS APPLICATION. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, MECH. OR ELECTRICAL WORK.**************"},{"number":"RP-2025-008766","date":"2026-06-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE OF TYPE III-B CONSTRUCTION SLAB ON GRADE, A ROOF DECK AT THE 4TH FLOOR ACCESSED BY THE 4TH FLOOR FRONT, A ROOF DECK AT THE 3RD FLOOR ACCESSED BY THE 3RD FLOOR REAR, A ROOF DECK AT THE 2ND FLOOR ACCESSED BY THE 2ND FLOOR REAR. FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING (GROUP R-3) WITH THREE (3) ACCESSORY OFF STREET SURFACE PARKING SPACES ACCESSED BY A SHARED DRIVE AISLE. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH A MINIMUM OF AN NFPA 13R AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR EXCAVATION WORK BELOW 5 FEET OF ADJACENT GRADE, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IECC. 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."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":-0.89,"timeline":[{"y":1969,"k":"sale","p":820000},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":87746.33},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 3 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2021, 2026"],"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":"2 permits not marked completed: RP-2021-015470 (Expired), RP-2025-008766 (Issued). 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, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 9, 2020.","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":"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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/"}]}