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SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLANS. FOR A TWO-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.","status":"Dismissed / Withdrawn","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2022-03-25","number":"ZP-2020-006305","relatedPermit":"ZP-2020-006305"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":228000,"taxable":228000,"land":68400,"improvement":159600,"taxableLand":68400,"taxableImprovement":159600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":200000,"taxable":200000,"land":40000,"improvement":160000,"taxableLand":40000,"taxableImprovement":160000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":3192,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2024-011167","date":"2024-12-16","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE-STORY ADDITION WITH TWO ROOF DECKS, ONE (1) ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE AND ONE (1) ROOF DECK ACCESSED FROM THE SECOND-FLOOR FRONT, ABOVE AN EXISTING ONE-STORY GARAGE. FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH ONE (1) EXISTING ACCESSORY OFF-STREET INTERIOR PARKING SPACE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION/PLAN. HEIGHT NTE 38 FT."},{"number":"RP-2024-011899","date":"2025-03-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the erection of a three-story addition, to include 2 roof decks and 1 pilot house, above an existing one-story attached structure. Separate permits are required for all associated Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Suppression work."},{"number":"ZP-2020-006305","date":null,"work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Refused","completedDate":"2022-03-31","scope":null}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":26,"timeline":[{"y":2005,"k":"sale","p":15000},{"y":2022,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":405000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2024, 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2020-006305: Dismissed / Withdrawn · Withdrawn; related permit ZP-2020-006305.","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":"2 permits not marked completed: RP-2024-011899 (Issued), ZP-2020-006305 (Refused).","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":"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/"}]}