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FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS)."},{"number":"CP-2020-003483","date":"2021-03-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-13","scope":"FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR AND SECOND-FLOOR REAR DECK FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (THREE-DWELLING UNITS). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R (MINIMUM). SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.AMENDED AS OF 5/7/2021 FOR A MODIFICATION TO THE SPRINKLERED SYSTEM.** NFPA 13R TO BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT**"},{"number":"PP-2021-007079","date":"2021-05-10","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-09","scope":"Installation of all supply and Drain/Waste/Vent pipe to listed fixtured per plans. Installation of three 1\" water services, a 6\" house drain and a 6\" storm drain with curb traps and fresh air inlets per the 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code. ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5' IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT ALL TIMES"},{"number":"FP-2021-001313","date":"2021-06-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-09","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A TWO-INCH (2\") BACKFLOW PREVENTER, AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13R. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"MP-2021-003761","date":"2021-07-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-09","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEMS, ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK, ROOFTOP UNITS, AND THIRTY (30) REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION."},{"number":"EP-2021-009374","date":"2021-09-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-29","scope":"Install compete fire alarm system with low frequency sound in all bedrooms (living rms and bedrooms) tamper switch, flow switch . Install a 300 AMP electrical service with 4 meters. Wire throughout a new three-family dwelling: switches, lights, receptacles, TV's, phones, emergency lights, and 11oV interconnected smoke/CO alarms as per APPROVED DRAWINGS -2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72 and 2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2011,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 4 passed"},{"y":2012,"k":"demo"},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2020,"k":"land","p":340000},{"y":2021,"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"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":880000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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 2021","permit activity in 2021"],"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 1834% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $42,600 to $823,900","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":"Appeal #38880: OPEN · Granted; related permit 1006407. Use permit #1006407: 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":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","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":"9 failed, 4 passed, and 5 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Feb 15, 2018.","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 10 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. 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