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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION AND PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2021-001715","date":"2021-02-22","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-17","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE HEIGHT NTE 38 FT. WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE, REAR SECOND STORY DECK ABOVE COMMON DRIVEWAY. ONE INTERNAL PARKING SPACE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLANS. FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"RP-2021-002182","date":"2021-03-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-05","scope":"For the erection of a three (3) story semi-detached structure (w/roof deck and pilot house enclosing access stairs only), to be used as Group R-3 (SFD w/private parking garage), as per plans; see sub-permits for associated MEP work; separate permit required for installation of NFPA 13D system throughout; see ZP-2021-001715 for zoning/use approval; blower door testing shall be performed in accordance with ASTM E 779 or ASTM E 1827 by an approved third party agency; **A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8.5 FEET OF THE BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2018 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.**; amendment required for submittal of wood truss shop drawings."},{"number":"PP-2021-004690","date":"2022-01-07","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-30","scope":"For the erection of a three (3) story semi-detached structure (w/roof deck and pilot house enclosing access stairs only), to be used as Group R-3 (SFD w/private parking garage), as per plans; see sub-permits for associated MEP work; separate permit required for installation of NFPA 13D system throughout; see ZP-2021-001715 for zoning/use approval; blower door testing shall be performed in accordance with ASTM E 779 or ASTM E 1827 by an approved third party agency; **A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8.5 FEET OF THE BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2018 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.**; amendment required for submittal of wood truss shop drawings."},{"number":"PP-2022-000368","date":"2022-01-10","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-12-02","scope":"Install House Trap, Fresh Inlet, House Drain, 1\" Water Distribution"},{"number":"FP-2022-001680","date":"2022-07-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-30","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1” COMBINED SERVICE 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."},{"number":"EP-2022-007167","date":"2022-09-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-23","scope":"Install 200 Amp Service wiring/Devices including 120 Volt Smoke detectors and arc fault breakers As per 2014 NEC"},{"number":"MP-2021-001812","date":"2022-09-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-30","scope":"For the erection of a three (3) story semi-detached structure (w/roof deck and pilot house enclosing access stairs only), to be used as Group R-3 (SFD w/private parking garage), as per plans; see sub-permits for associated MEP work; separate permit required for installation of NFPA 13D system throughout; see ZP-2021-001715 for zoning/use approval; blower door testing shall be performed in accordance with ASTM E 779 or ASTM E 1827 by an approved third party agency; **A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8.5 FEET OF THE BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2018 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.**; amendment required for submittal of wood truss shop drawings."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":587500}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-31","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 5 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2022"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 1294% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $36,000 to $502,000","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":"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/"}]}