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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"641524","date":"2015-09-29","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"ROUGHING IN 2 FULL BATHROOMS AND 21/2 BATHROOM. INSTALL NEW DRAINLINES IN HOUSE TO EXISTING FIXTURES - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"651824","date":"2015-11-12","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REWIRE ENTIRE HOUSE INSTALL TAMPER RESISTANCE OUTLETS,ARC FAULT BREAKERS AND HARDWIRE SMOKE DETECTORS,200AMP SERVICE WITH GROUNDING ELECTRIC SYSTEM PER 2008 NEC (SFD)NORTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"879353","date":"2018-05-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-01","scope":"CURB TRAP,FAI AND PARTIAL MAIN DRAIN PA20181422466(SFD)"},{"number":"GM-2024-009939","date":"2024-11-05","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-05-09","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"EP-2024-010763","date":"2024-11-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Installation of solar array in accordance with signed standard"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.29,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":275800},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":356500},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"643618","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WELLS FARGO BANK N A TR","legalName":"WELLS FARGO BANK N A TR","address":"1205 BARRINGER ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-10-04","latestIssueDate":"2015-05-14","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29"},{"number":"694251","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Closed","businessName":"RDF FIELD SERVICES","legalName":"RDF FIELD SERVICES","address":"1205 BARRINGER ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-03-09","latestIssueDate":"2016-03-09","expirationDate":"2018-02-01","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"735003","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.","legalName":"WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.","address":"1205 BARRINGER ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-04-12","latestIssueDate":"2018-05-02","expirationDate":"2019-04-11","inactiveDate":"2019-06-10"},{"number":"883694","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Servicer: Select Portfolio Servicing","legalName":"Servicer: Select Portfolio Servicing","address":"1205 BARRINGER ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2021-12-18","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-18","expirationDate":"2022-12-17","inactiveDate":"2023-02-15"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"883694","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"Servicer: Select Portfolio Servicing","legalName":"Servicer: Select Portfolio Servicing","issuedDate":"2021-12-18","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-18","closureDate":"2023-02-15","expirationDate":"2022-12-17","inactiveDate":"2023-02-15","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"735003","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.","legalName":"WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.","issuedDate":"2017-04-12","latestIssueDate":"2018-05-02","closureDate":"2019-06-10","expirationDate":"2019-04-11","inactiveDate":"2019-06-10","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"694251","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"RDF FIELD SERVICES","legalName":"RDF FIELD SERVICES","issuedDate":"2016-03-09","latestIssueDate":"2016-03-09","closureDate":"2018-02-01","expirationDate":"2018-02-01","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Closed","active":false},{"number":"643618","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"WELLS FARGO BANK N A TR","legalName":"WELLS FARGO BANK N A TR","issuedDate":"2014-10-04","latestIssueDate":"2015-05-14","closureDate":"2016-04-29","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2024"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: 641602 (EXPIRED), 641524 (EXPIRED), GM-2024-009939 (Expired), EP-2024-010763 (Issued). 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 22, 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #643618: Inactive since Apr 29, 2016; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #694251: Closed; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #735003: Inactive since Jun 10, 2019; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #883694: Inactive since Feb 15, 2023","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"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/"},{"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. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}