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FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2019-11-06","number":"38060","relatedPermit":"979903"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":349800,"taxable":319800,"land":42800,"improvement":307000,"taxableLand":42800,"taxableImprovement":277000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":30000},{"y":2017,"v":349800,"taxable":319800,"land":104940,"improvement":244860,"taxableLand":104940,"taxableImprovement":214860,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":30000},{"y":2018,"v":349800,"taxable":319800,"land":104940,"improvement":244860,"taxableLand":104940,"taxableImprovement":214860,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":30000},{"y":2019,"v":377500,"taxable":337500,"land":113250,"improvement":264250,"taxableLand":113250,"taxableImprovement":224250,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":40000},{"y":2020,"v":368900,"taxable":323900,"land":110670,"improvement":258230,"taxableLand":110670,"taxableImprovement":213230,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":45000},{"y":2021,"v":368900,"taxable":323900,"land":110670,"improvement":258230,"taxableLand":110670,"taxableImprovement":213230,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":45000},{"y":2022,"v":368900,"taxable":323900,"land":110670,"improvement":258230,"taxableLand":110670,"taxableImprovement":213230,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":45000},{"y":2023,"v":474400,"taxable":394400,"land":94880,"improvement":379520,"taxableLand":94880,"taxableImprovement":299520,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":80000},{"y":2024,"v":474400,"taxable":394400,"land":94880,"improvement":379520,"taxableLand":94880,"taxableImprovement":299520,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":80000},{"y":2025,"v":640000,"taxable":540000,"land":128000,"improvement":512000,"taxableLand":128000,"taxableImprovement":412000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":100000},{"y":2026,"v":640000,"taxable":540000,"land":128000,"improvement":512000,"taxableLand":128000,"taxableImprovement":412000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":100000},{"y":2027,"v":650500,"taxable":550500,"land":130100,"improvement":520400,"taxableLand":130100,"taxableImprovement":420400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":100000}],"taxNow":7559,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"217270","date":"2009-05-22","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-01-11","scope":"INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO BATHROOM IN SFD"},{"number":"224932","date":"2009-07-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-01-11","scope":"INSTALLING NEW DRAIN AND WATER LINES TO 3 PIECE BATHROOM: TOILET, SHOWER AND SINK"},{"number":"226189","date":"2009-07-13","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-01-13","scope":"INSTALLING (6) RECESSED LIGHTS, (6) SWITCHES AND (1) 20-AMP CIRCUIT..... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2005 NEC"},{"number":"836639","date":"2017-12-04","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-12-14","scope":"REPLACE CURB TRAP, FAI AND MAIN DRAIN TO INSIDE BASEMENT PA20173360267 \"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":"979903","date":"2020-11-16","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-13","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A ONE STORY ADDITION AND A ROOF DECK WITH ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE ABOVE AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"RP-2020-008039","date":"2020-11-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-13","scope":"Third floor addition, roof deck, and access structure. Access structure NTE 125 square feet. Addition NTE 38' tall."},{"number":"PP-2021-002078","date":"2021-02-08","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-03-16","scope":"rough in for drains and water lines 1 toilet 1 lav sink 1 tub 1 washing machine stand pipe Run new stack for toilet run new 1/12 drain lines for tub and lav sink Set fixture when complete"},{"number":"EP-2021-001648","date":"2021-02-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-19","scope":"Wiring the 2nd floor, and addition roof deck with 3rd floor with outlets and switches based on NEC code, smoke detectors. Replacing the Service and panel as per 2014 nec"},{"number":"MP-2021-001708","date":"2021-03-17","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-05","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. (Gas furnace, duct work on 3rd floor only. 4 registers, 1 return)."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":315000},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 35% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $474,400 to $640,000","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #38060: OPEN · Granted; related permit 979903.","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: PP-2021-002078 (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":"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/"},{"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"}]}