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MAX HEIGHT FROM GRADE TO T.O. ROOF STRUCTURE NOT TO EXCEED 38'-0\". MAX HEIGHT FROM T.O. ROOF TO T.O. PILOT HOUSE NOT TO EXCEED 10'-0'."},{"number":"1027215","date":"2019-11-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-15","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM WITH 1\" COMBINED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. 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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"1053231","date":"2020-02-27","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-15","scope":"INSTALL NEW PVC PEX WATER DRAIN LINES FOR 13 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"PP-2020-002648","date":"2020-06-01","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-07-29","scope":"For EXterior Plumbing Work to include Installing 1\" WATER SERVICE as per 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.08,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"land","p":59000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"land","p":120000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":450000},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":485000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"785049","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"2007 HAZ LLC","legalName":"2007 HAZ LLC","address":"1228 N DOVER ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-08-03","latestIssueDate":"2018-08-03","expirationDate":"2019-08-02","inactiveDate":"2019-10-01"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"785049","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"2007 HAZ LLC","legalName":"2007 HAZ LLC","issuedDate":"2018-08-03","latestIssueDate":"2018-08-03","closureDate":"2019-10-01","expirationDate":"2019-08-02","inactiveDate":"2019-10-01","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #785049: Inactive since Oct 1, 2019","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. 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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. 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