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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"975029","date":"2019-06-11","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-11","scope":"DEMOLITION OF REAR PORTION AND THREE STORY REAR ADDITION ON AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION). FOR THE USE OF MULTI-FAMILY (4 UNITS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING"},{"number":"1009850","date":"2019-09-11","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-04","scope":"SEAL 5\" LATERAL-PA1#20192265016-REMOVE HOUSE TRAP AND HERMETICALLY SEALING THE LATERAL BY A CAP OR PLUG PER SECTION P-606.1 OF THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004 - \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"1003550","date":"2019-09-23","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-23","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS. FOR USE TO VACANT LOT. **SEE A/P 1004324 FOR PLANS**"},{"number":"1004324","date":"2019-09-23","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-26","scope":"COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED (ALLEY ON ONE SIDE) THREE-STORY, MASONRY AND WOOD SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BY HAND METHODS. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. COMPLETE SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUIRED AS REFLECTED ON APPROVED SITE PLAN. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"1014117","date":"2019-10-29","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-04","scope":"AMEND DEMOLITION PERMIT NO. 1004324 TO REDUCE SCOPE OF DEMOLITION TO LESS THAN 2/3 COMPLETE DEMOLITION AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"1005404","date":"2020-01-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-04","scope":"LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE REAR ADDITION (MORE THAN 2/3 JOISTS AND EXTERIOR WALL REPLACEMENT, NEW CONSTRUCTION) TO AN EXISTING BUILDING TO CREATE A FOUR (4) FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **WORK TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING TO BE MONITORED BY PA LICENSED PE AT ALL TIMES** BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. *2018 CODE REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"FP-2020-000362","date":"2020-05-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-04","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A \"TWO (2) INCH\" FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"EP-2020-002156","date":"2020-07-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-01-26","scope":"Install 400 amp service with 5 gang meter bank, install outlets, switches, lights, Gf'i's ,110v smokes & carbon alarms in each unit Install fire alarm and exit emergency light systems .PER CITY APPROVED DRAWINGS. ALL WORK IS UNDER 2017 NEC AND THE 2016 NFPA-72. **ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE ARE NOT IN BP#1005404 WORDING -BUT ARE ON CITY SEALED DRAWING**"},{"number":"PP-2020-005744","date":"2020-07-30","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-04","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"MP-2020-002317","date":"2020-08-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-04","scope":"For the installation of a new mechanical/HVAC system throughout an existing three (3) story attached structure used as Group R-2, including all associated ductwork, registers, diffusers, roof-top units (as per engineer's sealed letter), and appliances (all ductwork self-contained within each dwelling unit), as per plans; see AP#1005404 for building permit."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"demo"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"220711","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BARBARA RAWLINGS","legalName":"BARBARA RAWLINGS","address":"937 N 29TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":3,"issuedDate":"2004-03-14","latestIssueDate":"2018-07-27","expirationDate":"2019-02-28","inactiveDate":"2019-04-29"},{"number":"862609","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"935 N 29th St LLC","legalName":"935 N 29th St LLC","address":"937 N 29TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":4,"issuedDate":"2021-03-02","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-19","expirationDate":"2027-03-01","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"862609","type":"Rental","businessName":"935 N 29th St LLC","legalName":"935 N 29th St LLC","issuedDate":"2021-03-02","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-19","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-03-01","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"220711","type":"Rental","businessName":"BARBARA RAWLINGS","legalName":"BARBARA RAWLINGS","issuedDate":"2004-03-14","latestIssueDate":"2018-07-27","closureDate":"2019-04-29","expirationDate":"2019-02-28","inactiveDate":"2019-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":4,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 140% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $258,600 to $619,900","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #975029: 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. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 979233 (Issued).","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jun 10, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jun 11, 2026","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"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. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"}],"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.","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"}]}