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REMOVAL OF EXTERIOR SIDING. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT. CONTACT STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR DUMPSTER PERMIT AND FOOTWAY CLOSURE."},{"number":"389310","date":"2012-02-22","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-06-05","scope":"REMOVE NON BEARING PARTITION, INSTALL NEW GYPSUM BOARD. INSTALL NEW FLOORING AND REPLACE EXTERIOR DOORS. RE-DO STUCCO. INTERIOR ALTERATIONS - SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING - APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED FEB. 2007. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. LICENSED CONTRACTOR TO BE LISTED ON PERMIT SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND HVAC. CALL INSPECTOR AT DISTRICT OFFICE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO STARTING WORK."},{"number":"392055","date":"2012-03-07","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-04-01","scope":"INSTALL 4 INCH BRICK VENEER ON NEW CONCRETE FOOTING IN FRONT OF EXISTING MASONRY WALL AS PER 2009 IRC 703.7. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 30 FEET ABOVE FOUNDATION. MAXIMUM THICKNESS 5 INCHES. WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS SAME SIZE/LOCATION. NEW CONCRETE FOOTING TO BE BELOW FROST LINE, (30 INCHES). NEW WALL SHALL BE ANCHORED TO SUPPORTING WALL WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT METAL TIES 24 INCHES ON CENTER HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY. PROVIDE 1 INCH AIR SPACE BETWEEN WALLS. PROVIDE WEEP HOLES AND FLASHING ABOVE WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS. PROVIDE CAPPING, FLASHING AND CAULKING AT TERMINATION OF WALL TO PREVENT WATER INFILTRATION. AN INSPECTION OF EXISTING WALL TO BE SCHEDULED WITH INSPECTOR BEFORE WORK STARTS."},{"number":"393994","date":"2012-03-16","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-09-27","scope":"INSTALLATION OF HOT AIR GAS ALL DUCKWORK"},{"number":"394901","date":"2012-03-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-09-27","scope":"SFD-INSTALL DRAIN & WATER LINES TO ACCOMODATE: 1WC,1LAV,1SH,1KS"},{"number":"395693","date":"2012-03-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REWIRE FOR LIGHTING AND RECEPTS AS PER 2008 NEC(SFD)(CC DIST)"},{"number":"573149","date":"2014-11-10","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-12-17","scope":"STUCCO SOUTH WALL"},{"number":"PP-2022-002955","date":"2022-03-01","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-02-21","scope":"Replace CT FAI HDl from foundation to curb"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":4.44,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2012,"k":"sale","p":80000},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"sale","p":240500},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":435000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 39% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $272,600 to $379,200","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: PP-2022-002955 (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":"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. 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"}]}