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USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"759088","date":"2017-03-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-31","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE, WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK AND ACCESS PILOT HOUSE (STAIRS AND LANDING ONLY). USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"759377","date":"2017-03-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2020-12-31","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A RESIDENTIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13-D THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE WITH BASEMENT AND PILOT HOUSE (SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING). THIS IS A MULTI-PURPOSE SYSTEM UTILIZING A COMBINED ONE INCH (1\") DOMESTIC AND FIRE SERVICE LINE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"905767","date":"2018-08-28","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-22","scope":"INSTALL NEW 200AMP SERVICE AND WIRE SFD WITH OUTLETS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,FIXTURES,SMOKES,CO DETECTORS,PHONE,CABLE AND DOORBELL AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"912947","date":"2018-09-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-31","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of 2 New 90% units Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"915375","date":"2018-10-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-19","scope":"HOUSE DRAIN, CURB TRAP, FAI & WATER SERVICE PA20182612075 \"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":"916038","date":"2018-10-04","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-31","scope":"Plumbing construction for a new single family dwelling."},{"number":"909060","date":"2018-10-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-31","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A RESIDENTIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13-D THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE WITH BASEMENT AND PILOT HOUSE (SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING). THIS IS A MULTI-PURPOSE SYSTEM UTILIZING A COMBINED ONE INCH (1\") DOMESTIC AND FIRE SERVICE LINE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"1041903","date":"2020-12-05","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-31","scope":"AMEND APPROVED BLDG PERMIT A/P#759088 TO RECORD RQUIRED CHANGES VARYING FROM THE STAMPED APPROVED PLANS. THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION SHALL MAINTAIN THE SAME HEIGHT AND AREA AS PRIOR PERMITTED. THE MODIFICATIONS INCLUDE REVISION OF WOOD FRAMING MEMBERS TO SUPPORT A LIVE LOAD OF 100PSF FOR SUCCESSFUL INSTALLATION OF THE REQUIRED GREEN ROOF AREAS (AS PER SUBMITTED PLANS). THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE BUILDING ENVELOPE. IN ADDITION, WER ARE CHANGING SPECIAL INSPECTOR PROFESSIONAL FOR FOUNDATION AND CONCRETE PER RECOMMENDATION OF THE FIELD INSPECTOR, SIGNED FORMS ENCLOSED."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":925000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 440% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $130,500 to $705,000","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 #722675: 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: 759377 (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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$18.12 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 31, 2020.","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":"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 5 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"}]}