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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION. ON LOTS 1- 8 AND 10-17: FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK AND A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE AND A DECK AT THE SECOND FLOOR REAR (LOCATED OVER THE EASEMENT). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION. FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH ONE (1) INTERIOR ACCESSORY PARKING SPACE. PARKING ACCESSED BY THE SHARED DRIVEWAY EASEMENT. ON LOT 9: VACANT LOT. USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY. PROVISO: REVISED PLANS CONSISTING OF 1 PAGE STAMPED TODAY (3/30/16) BY THE ZBA"},{"number":"732522","date":"2016-11-15","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-24","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH 1 PARKING STALL, REAR DECK, ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY PILOT HOUSE (TO CONTAIN STAIRS AND LANDING ONLY). PLANS APPROVED UNDER AP# 720202"},{"number":"742702","date":"2016-12-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-24","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION: WIRE PROPERTY THROUGHOUT TO INCLUDE LIGHTS, SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, SMOKE/CO DETECTORS, ARC FAULTS WHERE REQUIRED, GFCI WHERE REQUIRED, NEW 200A SERVICE... WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING"},{"number":"746999","date":"2017-02-02","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-17","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT NEW TOWNHOUSE TO INCLUDE NEW 1-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"767583","date":"2017-03-17","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-20","scope":"INSTALL NEW 5\" LATERAL,HOUSE DRAIN,CURB TRAP,FAI,1\"WATER DISTRIBUTION,4 WC,4 LAVS,3 TUBS,KS,DISHWASHER,DISPOSAL AND LAUNDRY-PA1#20170740288-\"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\"THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"757220","date":"2017-05-11","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-14","scope":"AMEND AP# 732522 FOR THE ERECTION OF THE REAR DECKS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER AP# 715104.APPROVED AS PER PLAN- (THE REAR EXTERIOR WALL BEHIND AND BELOW THE PROJECTING DECK SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH A 1-HOUR RESISTANCE RATING AND OPENINGS WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA SHALL BE PROTECTED BY INSTALLING SPRINKLER HEAD AT THE CENTER OF THE OPENING AS PER THE BBS.SEPERATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FIRE SUPRESSION AND FIRE RATED REAR WALL IF NOT IN DETAIL OF ORIGINAL BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"822381","date":"2017-10-06","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-20","scope":"INSTALL ONE COMPLETE HVAC SYSTEM WITH ONE 90K BTU FURNACE @90% WITH 4 TON A/C UNIT AND ALL NEW DUCT WORK"},{"number":"EP-2020-002415","date":"2020-06-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-12-15","scope":"Replace exterior service cable to a 200 amp service per 2014 NEC. No interior wiring authorized on this permit."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 30% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $552,100 to $720,000","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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 #715104: 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: EP-2020-002415 (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":"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/"}],"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"}]}