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SEE PLANS APPROVED UNDER PERMIT AP# 806256"},{"number":"849818","date":"2018-02-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-04-07","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM DESIGNED PER NFPA 13R WITH A NEW 2 INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND SPRINKLER HEADS LAYOUT AS PER PLANS. SEE PERMIT 842031 FOR PLANS."},{"number":"901697","date":"2018-08-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLATION OF: 200A MAIN SERVICE, 40- CIRCUIT MAIN BREAKER PANEL, ALL WIRING THROUGHOUT, PHONE AND CABLE TV WIRING THROUGHOUT... ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING"},{"number":"1037900","date":"2019-12-27","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-04-01","scope":"WATER SERVICE,CURB TRAP,FAI,HOUSE DRAIN PA20193600800 \"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":"EP-2020-003430","date":"2020-06-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-11-09","scope":"Install 200a 1PH 120/240V MAIN BREAKER PANEL. INSTALL 40 CIRCUIT MAIN BREAKER PANEL. INSTALL ALL WIRING THROUGHOUT SFD AS PER 2008 NEC. INSTALL CABLE TV WIRING AS PER 2014 NEC."},{"number":"MP-2020-000950","date":"2020-07-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-25","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Installation of 1 100,000 btu 95% gas furnace with 4 ton 13 seer ac system with all required duct work. 16 registers"},{"number":"PP-2020-002056","date":"2020-07-06","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-25","scope":"For installation of Building Drain, (1) Kitchen Sink, (1) Laundry Sink, (4) Water Closets, (5) Lavatories, (3) Showers/Tubs, (1) Water Heater, (1) Sump Pump/Ejector, and (2) Hose Bibbs as per 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":610000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-31","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 309% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $166,800 to $682,000","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 #719074: 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":"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/"}],"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"}]}