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APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED FEB. 2007. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES."},{"number":"321587","date":"2011-01-20","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-08-12","scope":"STUCCO OF FRONT, SIDE AND REAR OF SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING."},{"number":"322992","date":"2011-02-01","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-24","scope":"INSTALL NEW 2 BATHROOMS AND 1 KITCHEN AND WATER LINES AND DRAIN LINES"},{"number":"815437","date":"2017-09-12","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-28","scope":"- FOR THE APPLICATIONS OF EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARDS. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"808645","date":"2017-11-17","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-17","scope":"FOR A NEW THREE STORY ADDITION ON THE REAR AND TWO STORY ADDITION ON THE EXISTING ONE STORY PORTION ON REAR AND A ONE STORY ADDITION ON THE EXISTING TWO STORY PORTION ON REAR OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AS PART OF AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLAN."},{"number":"808649","date":"2017-11-17","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-16","scope":"INTERIOR/EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND RENOVATION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE THIRD STORY ADDITION OVER ON EXISTING REAR TWO STORY PORTION AND ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE IN AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER PLANS"},{"number":"834306","date":"2017-11-22","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-25","scope":"AMEND PERMIT 815437 TO REFLECT ACCURATE SCOPE OF WORK-MASONRY FRONT WALL - REMOVE EXISTINGFRONT MASONRY WAL. REPLACE WITH NEW 8 INCH MASONRY WALL, (4\" BRICK & 4\" BLOCK) ON EXISTING FOUNDATION. WINDOWS AND DOOR SAME LOCATION & SHALL COMPLY WITH THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY CODE, U FACTOR OF .35, AND WITH INSTALL RETURNS INTO PARTY WALLS FOR STRUCTURAL CONNECTION. FLASH AND SEAL ROOF TO NEW FRONT. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT"},{"number":"852375","date":"2018-02-14","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-16","scope":"2 BATH TUBS,3 TOILETS,3 VANITY,1KITCHEN SINK AND WASHER WATER BOX(SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"854366","date":"2018-02-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"200AMP SERVICE & 200AMP PANEL & TOTAL REWIRE OUTLETS, LIGHT, RECEPTACLES, SWITCHES AS PER NEC 2008"},{"number":"855954","date":"2018-03-01","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-16","scope":"INSTALL TWO 40,000 BTU 90% FURNACE WITH 2 TWO TON A/C UNIT, WITH RELATED DUCT WORK"},{"number":"877152","date":"2018-05-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-11","scope":"REPLACE CURB TRAP,FAI AND 3/4\" WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE-PA1#20181342470-\"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\""}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":715000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 124% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $204,900 to $458,200","no permit shown in 2019-2021"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 854366 (Issued).","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":"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/"}],"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"}]}