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A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8 FEET OF BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS MAY BE REQUIRED. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"783404","date":"2017-08-31","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-31","scope":"FOR COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE LOT AND THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINE TO CREATE ONE LOT FROM TWO DEEDED LOTS (1417 &1419 E OXFORD ST). FOR ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (MAX HEIGHT NTE 38 FT) WITH CELLAR. FOR USE – HOUSEHOLD LIVING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND TWO (2) ACCESSORY INTERIOR OFF STREET PARKING SPACES. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"812885","date":"2017-08-31","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-31","scope":"FOR COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE LOT AND THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINE TO CREATE ONE LOT FROM TWO DEEDED LOTS (1417 &1419 E OXFORD ST). FOR ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (MAX HEIGHT NTE 38 FT) WITH CELLAR. FOR USE – HOUSEHOLD LIVING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND TWO (2) ACCESSORY INTERIOR OFF STREET PARKING SPACES. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"822831","date":"2017-10-11","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-11","scope":"FOR ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (MAX HEIGHT NTE 38 FT) WITH CELLAR AND REAR SWIM / SPA (8 FT DEEP) WITH ACCESORY DECK. FOR USE – HOUSEHOLD LIVING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND TWO (2) ACCESSORY INTERIOR OFF STREET PARKING SPACES. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"821060","date":"2017-11-07","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-17","scope":"INSTALLATION OF IN-GROUND POOL ON THE REAR YARD OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED STRUCTURE TO USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. ( DETAILS AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN)."},{"number":"817705","date":"2017-12-15","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-17","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER PLAN"},{"number":"842701","date":"2018-01-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-14","scope":"INSTALL NEW 200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE MWITH PANLE & METER,WIRE SINGLE FMAILY DWELLING WITH RECEPTS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,FIXTURES,SMOKES/CO DETECTORS AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DISTRICT) NO LOW VOLTAGE ON THIS PERMIT"},{"number":"842748","date":"2018-01-31","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-17","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH A 1\" COMBINED FIRE & DOMESTIC SERVICE LINE FOR A TWO (2) STORY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH ROOFTOP STRUCTURE.SYSTEM INSTALLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D."},{"number":"875462","date":"2018-05-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-15","scope":"2.5 BATHS,1 KITCHEN,1 WASHER/DRYER,1 REAR YARD DRAIN,1 ROOF DRAIN,1 ,CURB TRAP,FAI AND 1\" WATER SERIVCE PA20181282439(SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"909054","date":"2018-09-10","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-15","scope":"INSTALL (1) HVAC SYSTEM WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)"},{"number":"920131","date":"2018-10-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-02","scope":"1\" WATER SERVICE, HOUSE DRAIN, HOUSE TRAP"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"demo"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 414% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $175,000 to $900,000","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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":"Use permit #763250: COMPLETED.","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":"1 permit not marked completed: 63171 (EXPIRED).","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":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 1, 2018.","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 3 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.","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"}]}