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LOT 9 ACCESSORY GARAGE AND LOT 17 WITH OFF STREET PARKING, LOT 16 TO HAVE EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT TO USE OFF STREET PARKING SPACE, LOT 18 FOR COMMON AREA"},{"number":"374458","date":"2012-04-16","work":"Foundation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2014-10-24","scope":"SITE WORK AND FOUNDATION AS PER PLANS.SEE A/P 374430 FOR PLAN."},{"number":"374457","date":"2012-04-16","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-14","scope":"SITE WORK AND FOUNDATION AS PER PLANS.SEE A/P 374430 FOR PLAN."},{"number":"422830","date":"2012-09-27","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ATTACHED THREE (3) STORY BUILDING. SEE A/P 411843 FOR PLAN."},{"number":"461517","date":"2013-06-26","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2014-06-04","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D STANDARDS. SYSTEM TO INCLUDE NEW 1\" FIRE SERVICE MAIN LINE AND 1\" RISERS, CROSS MAINS AND BRANCH LINES."},{"number":"658384","date":"2016-01-12","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-12","scope":"FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF A/P NO 355545 AND 363523, CAL NO 15841, TO CREATE EIGHT (8) LOTS (LOT 9 - LOT 16) FROM TEN (10) OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED LOTS (LOT 9-18, NOW KNOWN AS 4582A, 4582 THROUGH 4598 SILVERWOOD ST). NO CHANGE TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED LOT 1-8 (NOW KNOWN AS 249 THROUGH 263 LEVERINGTON AVE). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION. SEE A/P NO 648093 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION."},{"number":"680930","date":"2016-04-04","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-04","scope":"FOR AN ACCESS EASEMENT FOR COMMON AREA, DRIVEWAYS, STORM WATER DEVICES, LANDSCAPING AND ONE (1) OPEN-AIR PARKING SPACE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE USE OF 4582 SILVERWOOD ST. EASEMENT TO BE ACCESSED BY 4582 SILVERWOOD ST THROUGH 4594 SILVERWOOD ST AND 249 LEVERINGTON AVE THROUGH 263 LEVERINGTON AVE. SEE A/P NO 680923 FOR APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"681568","date":"2016-04-05","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-05","scope":"TO CORRECT THE PERMIT LANGUAGE OF A/P NO 680930: FOR AN ACCESS EASEMENT FOR COMMON AREA, DRIVEWAYS, STORM WATER DEVICES, LANDSCAPING. EASEMENT TO BE ACCESSED BY 4582 SILVERWOOD ST THROUGH 4594 SILVERWOOD ST AND 249 LEVERINGTON AVE THROUGH 263 LEVERINGTON AVE. SEE A/P NO 680923 FOR APPROVED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Foundation"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"}],"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 #363533: 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":"3 permits not marked completed: 374458 (Expired), 422830 (EXPIRED), 461517 (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":"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.","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/"}],"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/"}]}