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FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A WALK OUT\nROOF DECK AT THE FOURTH FLOOR LEVEL ON EACH","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2016-10-05","number":"28454","relatedPermit":"704799"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":52200,"taxable":52200,"land":31500,"improvement":20700,"taxableLand":31500,"taxableImprovement":20700,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":52200,"taxable":52200,"land":31320,"improvement":20880,"taxableLand":31320,"taxableImprovement":20880,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":52200,"taxable":52200,"land":31320,"improvement":20880,"taxableLand":31320,"taxableImprovement":20880,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":570900,"taxable":162706,"land":162706,"improvement":408194,"taxableLand":162706,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":408194},{"y":2021,"v":570900,"taxable":162706,"land":162706,"improvement":408194,"taxableLand":162706,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":408194},{"y":2022,"v":570900,"taxable":162706,"land":162706,"improvement":408194,"taxableLand":162706,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":408194},{"y":2023,"v":614500,"taxable":122900,"land":122900,"improvement":491600,"taxableLand":122900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":491600},{"y":2024,"v":614500,"taxable":122900,"land":122900,"improvement":491600,"taxableLand":122900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":491600},{"y":2025,"v":658000,"taxable":131600,"land":131600,"improvement":526400,"taxableLand":131600,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":526400},{"y":2026,"v":658000,"taxable":131600,"land":131600,"improvement":526400,"taxableLand":131600,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":526400},{"y":2027,"v":839300,"taxable":167860,"land":167860,"improvement":671440,"taxableLand":167860,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":671440}],"taxNow":1842,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"643058","date":"2015-10-06","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-06","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS VACANT LAND."},{"number":"638430","date":"2015-10-06","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF SITE TO DETACHED MASONRY BUILDING. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE AVAILABLE AND MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. . STREET DEPARTMENT STREET CLOSURE PERMIT TO BE SECURED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF PERMITTED WORK."},{"number":"704799","date":"2016-10-24","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-24","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES (SUBDIVISION) TO CREATE SEVEN (7) LOTS [LOTS 1 THROUGH 7] FROM ONE (1) EXISTING LOT [1337 N 5TH ST]. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION."},{"number":"746422","date":"2017-01-04","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-01-04","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A WALK OUT ROOF DECK AT THE FOURTH FLOOR LEVEL. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION. FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH TWO (2) ACCESSORY, OFF-STREET, ENCLOSED PARKING SPACES."},{"number":"748324","date":"2017-05-01","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-23","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH INTERIOR GARAGE, CELLAR, AND ROOF DECK. USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"790211","date":"2017-06-08","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-01","scope":"REMOVAL AND CLOSURE OF THREE 550, 550 & 1000 GALLON HEATING OIL TANKS #2HEATING OIL. ALL WORK TO BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS A CLOSURE REPORT WILL BE PREPARED AT PROJECT COMPLETION. CLOSURE REPORT WILL CONTAIN FLUID DISPOSAL AND TANK SCRAP MANIFESTS. REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF PHILA"},{"number":"783565","date":"2017-06-15","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-23","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13R. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"806515","date":"2017-08-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-18","scope":"4 WC,6 LAVS,4 SHOWERS,1 KITCHEN SINK,1 WASHER BOX,PEX AND CAST IRON 1\" WATER SERVICE,5\" LATERAL,CURB TRAP AND MAIN PA20171914270(SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004 \"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":"827119","date":"2017-10-26","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-18","scope":"INSTALL 40,000 BTU 95% GAS FURNACE IN BASEMENT,INSTALL 80,000 BTU 95% GAS FURNACE ON 3RD FL WITH AIR AND RELATED DUCT WORK"},{"number":"828736","date":"2017-11-01","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-23","scope":"200AMP METER AND PANEL GROUND,40 RECESSED,90 OUTLERS,55 SWITCHES,SMOKE/CO DETECTORS,OUTSIDE LIGHTS AND TV LINES PER 2008 NEC (SFD)"},{"number":"1015248","date":"2020-01-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-25","scope":"ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR PV SYSTEM 3.9KW, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE HOME."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2017,"k":"demo"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":595000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"319140","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FERNANDO VALENTIN (VALENTIN AUTO & TIRE REPAIR)","legalName":"FERNANDO VALENTIN","address":"1337 N 5TH ST","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2006-04-11","latestIssueDate":"2008-03-14","expirationDate":"2008-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"319140","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"FERNANDO VALENTIN (VALENTIN AUTO & TIRE REPAIR)","legalName":"FERNANDO VALENTIN","issuedDate":"2006-04-11","latestIssueDate":"2008-03-14","closureDate":"2012-07-24","expirationDate":"2008-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 28% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $658,000 to $839,300","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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":"Appeal #26598: CLOSED · Withdrawn; related permit 643305. Use permit #746422: 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: 638430 (EXPIRED).","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 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 17, 2017.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #319140: Inactive since Jul 24, 2012","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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 6 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"}]}