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SIZE AND LOCATION A SHOWN IN THE APPLICAITON/PLANS."},{"number":"RP-2021-003204","date":"2021-07-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-25","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE (3) STORY SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE; ENTIRE BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED AS PER NFPA 13D.**IRC 2015 **SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**AMENDED AS OF 9/20/2021 TO REFLECT THE SINGLE-FAMILY USE AS APPROVED ON THE ZONING/USE PERMIT**"},{"number":"PP-2021-013787","date":"2021-08-14","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-15","scope":"Exterior plumbing Curb trap, fai, house drain and 1 Inch water service Interior plumbing 3 WC,3 TUBS, 3 LAVATORIES, 1 KS,1 LL,1 WH"},{"number":"MP-2021-005252","date":"2021-08-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-15","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (Install One (1)- 90% Eff. 60,000 BTU Gas furnaces Exhausted via direct vent to the exterior (Side) install ductwork, grilles, registers and diffusers, installing One 3-Ton Coil & One 3-Ton 13 SEER A/C condenser located on a pad at the rear of the building. (SFD) RP-2021-003204)."},{"number":"EP-2021-009122","date":"2021-08-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-24","scope":"Install a 200 AMP electrical service. Wire throughout a new single family dwelling: switches, lights, receptacles, TV's, phones, and interconnected smoke/CO detectors as per 2014 NEC."},{"number":"FP-2021-002127","date":"2021-11-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-27","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1\" COMBINED SERVICE LINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"land","p":5000},{"y":2020,"k":"land","p":36000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":415000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0959333","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Vishal Patel","legalName":"Vishal Patel","address":"2427 PALETHORP ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2024-08-20","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-27","expirationDate":"2026-08-19","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0959333","type":"Rental","businessName":"Vishal Patel","legalName":"Vishal Patel","issuedDate":"2024-08-20","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-27","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-08-19","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 5157% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $7,600 to $399,500","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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"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/"}]}