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ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH APPROVED PLANS. THIS WORK ACTIVITY SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"338809","date":"2011-05-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-22","scope":"NEW 200 AMP, 30 CIRCUIT PANEL, TOTAL WIRE THROUGHOUT AS PER 2008 NEC."},{"number":"340761","date":"2011-05-13","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-08-03","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A 5 TON AC UNIT W/ GOODMAN 125000 BTU 90% PLUS GAS FIRED WARM AIR UNIT WITH AIR HANDLER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTALLATION TO INCLUDE DUCTWORK WITH NO PENETRATIONS OF FIRE RATED ASSEMBLYS. INSTALLED AS PER MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIOS WITH COMPLIANCE OF THE IMC AND IECC."},{"number":"340630","date":"2011-07-13","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-08-05","scope":"AMEND PERMIT#330146 TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UCC ACT 1 TO ELIMINATE THE FIRE SPRINKLERS AS PER PLANS.THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WILL BE ISSUED ON THIS PERMIT ACTIVITY. NO OTHER CHANGES PERMITTED BY THIS PERMIT ACTIVITY."},{"number":"335829","date":"2011-08-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-08-03","scope":"INSTALL WASTE WATER LINE FOR NEW HOUSE INCLUDING WATER SERVICE SEWER LATERAL INCLUDES STREET DRAIN AND FOOTWAY PERMIT,WATER TRAP 1 FOR DOMESTIC LINE"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"sale","p":349020}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #329093: 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. 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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. 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