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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":"732537","date":"2016-11-15","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-11","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":"738679","date":"2016-11-22","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-08","scope":"INSTALL (1) HVAC SYSTEM WITH DUCTWORK. 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SELF CERTIFICATIONS ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\"."},{"number":"761358","date":"2017-05-11","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-08","scope":"AMEND AP# 732537 FOR THE ERECTION OF THE REAR DECKS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER ZONING AP# 715119.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":"1055180","date":"2020-03-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-24","scope":"RELOCATE EXISTING SERVICE INSTALL 200AMP METER BREAKER TO EXISTING SERVICE INSTALL GROUND ROD AS PER 2014 NEC"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.27,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"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":"sale","p":550000},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"8 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":700000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #715119: 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: 1055180 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 29, 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 8 historical violations across 1 case.","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"}]}