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FOR THE NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 3 STORY REAR ADDITION AND 1 STORY REAR ADDITION ON EXISTING 2 STORY REAR FOR A TOTAL OF 3 FLOORS. SIZE AND AREA AS SHOWN PER SITE PLANS SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATIONJ."},{"number":"596937","date":"2015-06-05","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR A COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO CREATE THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING, FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE ADDITION OF LIGHT-FRAME WOOD CONST. W. CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE FOOTINGS & CMU STEM WALLS, & FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT EXIST. THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. UNOCCUPIED BASEMENT, BUILDING TO INCLUDE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS FOR DWELLING UNIT & EXIT ENCLOSURE SPACES; BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"630017","date":"2015-09-23","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-23","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMO OF EXISTING 3 STORY BUILDING AND FOR THE COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 3 STORY BUILDING IN THE NEW PROPOSED LOCATION PER SITE AND PLANS."},{"number":"695499","date":"2016-05-27","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-18","scope":"SEALING LATERAL AND REMOVING CURB TRAP PA20161470780 (SFD)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"888999","date":"2019-02-19","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-19","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING WITH A ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE (FOR ACCESS TO ROOF DECK ONLY) AND REAR DECKS AT THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR LEVELS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING [FOUR (4) DWELLING UNITS]."},{"number":"ZP-2021-002439","date":"2021-04-20","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-26","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A CELLAR AND A ROOF DECK WITH A ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE. THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE MUST COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS FOR FENESTRATION AS PER SECTION 14-504(9)(c) OF THE PHILADELPHIA ZONING CODE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2021-003904","date":"2021-08-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-26","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE TO THE ROOF FOR MAINTENANCE ONLY. ROOF IS NOT TO BE USED AS A COMMON ROOF DECK FOR DWELLING UNITS. BUILDING TO CONTAIN FOUR DWELLING UNITS. TYPE B DWELLING UNIT AT 1ST FLOOR. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"PP-2023-004692","date":"2023-04-27","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-25","scope":"INSTALL 11 WATER CLOSETS, 11 LAVATORIES, 11SHOWER/TUBS, 11 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 4 CUP SINKS, 4 KITCHEN SINKS, 4 DISH WASHERS, 4 FLOOR DRAINS, 1 EJECTOR SUMP PUMP, 4 HOT WATER HEATERS, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND 1 RAIN WATER CONDUCTOR ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2023-015504","date":"2023-11-16","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-22","scope":"Installing 1 1/2\" Water Service, 5\" Curb Trap, 4\" Main Drain, 4\" Fresh Air Inlet"},{"number":"FP-2022-003000","date":"2023-11-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-26","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 2-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE FOR AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH A 2 INCH WILKINS 950XLT2 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"EP-2024-002979","date":"2024-06-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-14","scope":"INSTALL A 400 AMP SERVICE, (5) GANG METER BANK, (4) 100 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS, (1) 60 AMP PANEL & FEEDER. INSTALL WIRING THROUGHOUT THE COMMON AREAS AND FOUR DWELLING UNITS. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES, SENSORS, RECEPTACLES, SMOKE & CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL & HVAC EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"MP-2024-000051","date":"2024-09-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-25","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. *2018 IMC REVIEW*"},{"number":"PP-2025-000600","date":"2025-01-16","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-05-21","scope":"Installation of a new back-flow assembly"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0996096","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"JENNIFER TSANG & YE JIN TANG","legalName":"JENNIFER TSANG & YE JIN TANG","address":"3825 LANCASTER AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":4,"issuedDate":"2025-12-22","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-22","expirationDate":"2026-12-21","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0996096","type":"Rental","businessName":"JENNIFER TSANG & YE JIN TANG","legalName":"JENNIFER TSANG & YE JIN TANG","issuedDate":"2025-12-22","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-22","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-12-21","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":4,"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":["6 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 411% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $151,800 to $775,000","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #580912: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: 596937 (EXPIRED).","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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (323 SUSSEX BLVD, BROOMALL PA, 19008).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 1 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 9, 2017.","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":"4 fire/suppression-related permits 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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"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/"},{"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.","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"}]}