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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION. FOR USE AS EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"753209","date":"2017-04-27","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-29","scope":"PARTIAL DEMOLITION. NON CHANGE IN USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR TWO (2) STORY ADDITION AS PER APPROVED PLANS. THIS PERMIT TO CONTAIN UNDERPINNING WHICH SHALL BE INSPECTED CONTINUOUSLY. WALL BRACING TO BE ENGINEERED DESIGN PER JEAN GAJARY P.E. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP WORK. 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DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2025-005830","date":"2025-05-02","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-04","scope":"REPLACE CURB TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET AND HOUSE DRAIN"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":-0.8,"timeline":[{"y":2000,"k":"sale","p":185000},{"y":2003,"k":"sale","p":322500},{"y":2010,"k":"sale","p":37664},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 48% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $365,200 to $539,300","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"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. 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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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