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STEM FOUNDATION SYSTEM, & ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS FOR DWELLING UNIT & SLAB-ON-GRADE PARKING, & FOR INSTALLATION OF 2ND FLOOR ROOF DECK @ REAR OF BUILDING; BUILDING IS NOT SPRINKLERED. ***SEE PERMIT AP# 496621 FOR APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS***"},{"number":"503835","date":"2014-06-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-06","scope":"AKA LOT 248 SIENA PLACE - NEW PLUMBING CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE-FAMILY DWELLING - INTERIOR TO THE CURB ONLY - (14)FIXTURES - NOTE: SEPARATE PERMIT(S) ARE REQUIRED FOR THE HOUSE TRAP, LATERAL, STORM, STORM/MANAGEMENT AND WATER CONNECTION TO THE CITY MAIN"},{"number":"556258","date":"2014-09-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-14","scope":"INSTALL 5 GANG METER, 400AMP SERVICE COMPLETE AND WIRE THROUGH OUT A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"568897","date":"2014-10-20","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-06","scope":"INSTALL 1 HVAC UNIT WITH DUCTWORK (SFD)"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"sale","p":433957}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #459336: 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. 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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"}]}