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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2024-007884","date":"2024-06-04","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-06-10","scope":"seal lateral for demo"},{"number":"ZP-2024-005694","date":"2024-07-25","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-12","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE."},{"number":"ZP-2024-004658","date":"2024-07-29","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE, ROOF DECK, ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE, AND TWO (2) STRUCTURED (GARAGE) ACCESSORY OFF STREET PARKING SPACES. SIZE & LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION/PLANS. ** SEPERATE DEMOLITION PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR DEMOLTION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE ** ** A NEW DEED MUST BE RECORDED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THIS ZONING PERMIT OR ISSUANCE OF A CO **"},{"number":"RP-2024-005012","date":"2024-08-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH TWO (2) STRUCTURED (GARAGE) ACCESSORY OFF STREET PARKING SPACES. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ****************************SEPARATE PERMITS FOR ANY OTHER WORK. ***************************************** ** A NEW DEED MUST BE RECORDED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE ZONING PERMIT OR ISSUANCE OF A CO **"},{"number":"SP-2024-001435","date":"2025-02-13","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR EXCAVATION WORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2025-000504","date":"2025-03-31","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. INSTALLATION TO INCLUDE 2\"FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2.\" DC WILKINS 950 XLT2 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"PP-2025-004933","date":"2025-04-16","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PLUMBING WORK PEX AND PVC NEW CONSTRUCTION 6 WATER CLOSETS; 7 LAVS; 4 BATHTUBS; 2 SHOWERS; 1 KITCHEN SINK; 1 WASHER BOX; 1 HOT WATER HEATER; 1 WET BAR SIN; 1 LAUNDRY SINK; 1\" RFSS; CURB TRAPS AND MAIN DRAINS; 2 ROOF DRAINS; 2 HOSE BIBBS EXTERIOR CURB TRAP, FAI, MAIN DRAIN, AND 1\"WATER DISTRIBUTION AMENDMENT 4/22/2025 INSTALLATION 1\" WATER DISTRIBUTION. 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Install (2) 92% Eff. 40,000 BTU Gas furnace. install ductwork, grilles, (22) registers/diffusers, installing (2) 2 Ton 13 seer A/C condensers ( SFD"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.25,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"261163","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JONATHAN SHAPERO (EILEEN DARE)","legalName":"JONATHAN SHAPERO","address":"4705 SHELDON ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2004-03-25","latestIssueDate":"2010-01-26","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"261163","type":"Rental","businessName":"JONATHAN SHAPERO (EILEEN DARE)","legalName":"JONATHAN SHAPERO","issuedDate":"2004-03-25","latestIssueDate":"2010-01-26","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["8 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"6 permits not marked completed: RP-2024-005012 (Issued), SP-2024-001435 (Issued), FP-2025-000504 (Issued), PP-2025-004933 (Issued), EP-2025-006132 (Issued).","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":"6 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 16, 2025.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 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/"}]}