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BUILD 2'X 6' FRAMED WALL WITH 3/4\" PLYWOOD TO EVEN FRONT WITH ADJACENT PROPERTIES. REPAIR EXISTING STEPS. NO CHANGE TO SIZE OF STEPS.MASONRY FRONT WALL WITH VENEER - REMOVE EXISTING BRICK FRONT WALL, SQUARE FEET. FRAME NEW FRONT WALL WITH 2 X 6 STUDS AND PLYWOOD SHEATHING. NEW FRAMING TO BE SECURED TO EXISTING BUILDING AND INSPECTED PRIOR TO STARTING BRICKWORK. FOUNDATION WALL TO EXTEND TO FIRST FLOOR AT 8 INCH WIDTH. START 4 INCH BRICK VENEER AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL, INSTALL BRICK TIES EVERY 32 INCHES, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL. PHYSICALLY TIE IN EVERY 4 FEET AT ADJOINING WALL. WINDOWS AND DOOR SAME LOCATION. 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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"PP-2022-003502","date":"2022-03-07","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-26","scope":"New drains and supplies for the following fixtures: (2) toilets (2) lav (2) bathtubs (1) kitchen sink (1) laundry tub"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":160000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 56% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $227,300 to $355,100","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":"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. 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