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REMOVE THE FREE-STANDING WALL AT SECOND FLOOR AND REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND COLLAPSED BUILDING MATERIAL. RECOMMENDED BY ENGINEER'S REPORT THAT ANOTHER INSPECTION BE CONDUCTED BY LICENSED STRUCTURAL ENGINEER FOR THE SECOND FLOOR FRAMING AND REMAINING WALL. ADDITIONAL PERMIT IS REQUIRED. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6' IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE 687239. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETE. PA CONTRACTOR #PA097474 (NO EMPLOYEES PER NOTARIZED LETTER)REMOVING ONLY SMALL PORTION OF FREE STANDING WALL AND CLEAN UP. ADDITIONAL ALTERATONS AND REPAIR MAY CREAT COMPLETE DEMOLITION AND NEW CONSTRUCTIONS REQUIREMENTS IF 2/3RD OF THE BUILDING IS REMOVED/REPAIRD WITH ADDITIONAL PERMITS FOR THIS VACANT RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE."},{"number":"DP-2022-001391","date":"2022-09-30","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2022-12-19","scope":"For the complete demolition of a sfd as part of the City of Philadelphia Demolition Program. Add'l specs: Replace sidewalk. (1) stucco c/w 2914 W Gordon St. Break holes in slab. Install approx 25' of 6' high chain link fence in rear c/w 2914 W gordon St. No erosion control mat - Slab on grade. 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Stucco to be completed by third party contractor."},{"number":"RP-2022-011680","date":"2022-11-07","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-29","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO RESOLVE CASE VIOLATION # CF-2022-033874 TO PARGE AND REPAIR OF MASONRY WALL, REPLACEMENT OF ROOF FRAMING, SHEATHING AND COVERING, REPLACEMENT OF 2ND FLOOR JOIST, AND REBUILD OF 2ND FLOOR EXTERIOR WALL. AS PER THE APPROVED ENGINEERED PLANS AND ENGINEER REPORT. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT THE DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS NOT ADDRESSED IN THE ENGINEER'S REPORT / PLANS. Abutting sidewalk must be closed with fencing a minimum of 6 ft. in height. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk closure. In accordance with Code Bulletin PM-1801, a PA professional engineer is required to monitor repairs made under this permit. The engineer must submit a sealed statement to the Department confirming that the structure is in sound condition at completion."},{"number":"PP-2025-003926","date":"2025-04-16","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-05-02","scope":"AMEND Replace 3/4\" water service Replace curb trap, fai & main drain"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":1998,"k":"sale","p":7000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations incl INTERIOR UNSAFE GENERAL"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2022,"k":"demo"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"demo"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$817 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","failed L&I inspection activity in 2022"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"3 permits not marked completed: DP-2022-001391 (Cancelled), DP-2022-001380 (Cancelled), PP-2025-003926 (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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 8 historical violations across 2 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$817.19 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"6 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Sep 23, 2022.","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"}],"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"}]}