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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS/APPLICATION. FOR USE AS THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS (MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING)."},{"number":"924719","date":"2018-11-05","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-20","scope":"INTERIOR DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING WALLS ONLY,NO STRUCTURAL WORK ON THIS PERMIT"},{"number":"978929","date":"2019-08-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-10","scope":"FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A REAR TWO-STORY PORTION, FOR THE ERECTION OF A THIRD FLOOR ADDITION ON AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AND FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING AS PER APPROVED PLANS.**BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED AS PER NFPA 13R**SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK**"},{"number":"FP-2020-002209","date":"2020-12-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-08-11","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 2-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, 2-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND WET FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS AND NFPA 13R."},{"number":"PP-2021-001345","date":"2021-02-25","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-08-11","scope":"Hot Water (3) Kitchen Sink (3) Laundry (3) Lavatory (6) Shower (6) Water Closet (6)"},{"number":"EP-2021-000041","date":"2021-03-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-28","scope":"All new electrical and fire alarm w/ low frequency sound in all sleeping areas (living rms and bedrooms) installation done ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 nec and 2016 nfpa 72 code . New 300Amp single phase areal service new outdoor 4 gang meter bank 3 125Amp and one 100 amp disconnects all new wiring for outlets switches lighting appliance hook ups and hvac disconnects 110v inter-connected smoke alarms. ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS '17 NEC."},{"number":"MP-2021-001662","date":"2021-03-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-08-11","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (Install Three (3)- 10 kw Heat Pump System, via direct vent to the exterior (Side) install ductwork, grilles, registers and diffusers, installing ?(3) Three 3-Ton Coils & (3) Three 3-Ton 14 SEER A/C condenser located on a pad/rack at the rear of the building. (SFD) RP- 978929)."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":50000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 50% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $103,800 to $155,600","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #898580: 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":"5 permits not marked completed: 924719 (Expired), 978929 (Expired), FP-2020-002209 (Expired), PP-2021-001345 (Expired), MP-2021-001662 (Expired). 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/"}],"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"}]}