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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. FOR USE AS A THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING."},{"number":"412228","date":"2012-08-08","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REAR ADDITION AT THE THIRD (3RD) FLOOR LEVEL TO EXTEND EXISTING DWELLING UNIT AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ROOF DECK WITH A 42\" GUARD RAIL AT THE THIRD FLOOR ABOVE AN EXISTING TWO (2) STORY PORTION OF A THREE (3) STORY BUILDING FOR USE AS A THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING. ALL PROPOSED INTERIOR ALTERATIONS PER APPROVED PLANS. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM REQUIRED THROUGHOUT ENTIRE BUILDING. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR ANY FIRE SUPRESSION, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"430784","date":"2012-10-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2014-01-14","scope":"ROUGH IN SOIL & WASTE PIPING INSTALL WATER SUPPLY PIPING TO FIXTURES REPLACE EXISTING AREA DRAIN & TIE IN EXISTING RAIN LEADER (MULTI FAMILY)"},{"number":"434491","date":"2012-10-24","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-10-31","scope":"REPLACE EXISTING WATER SERVICE WITH 2\" COPPER SERVICE (TRIPLEX) PA1 CALL#2012 297 2633"},{"number":"502621","date":"2013-12-04","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2016-03-10","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONFORMANCE WITH NFPA 2007, STANDARD 13R, WITH NEW BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND 2\" FIRE SERVICE."},{"number":"555180","date":"2014-08-12","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2016-03-31","scope":"INSTALLTION OF HVAC FOR 3 UNITS"},{"number":"587171","date":"2015-01-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-25","scope":"INSTALL NEW BRANCH WIRING FOR 3 APARTMENTS PER 2008 NEC (TRIPLEX)"},{"number":"608502","date":"2015-05-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-27","scope":"INSTALL 1\" DOMESTIC WATER SERVICE - PA1 2015-1250447 \"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":"PP-2020-016264","date":"2021-01-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-10","scope":"2\" water distribution repair on sidewalk PPC 2018"},{"number":"PP-2024-000327","date":"2024-01-12","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-25","scope":"REPAIR/REPLACE CT & FAI"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.23,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"sale","p":200000},{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":245000},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"571804","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GABOR KALAFUT (GK CUSTOM)","legalName":"GABOR KALAFUT","address":"1819 CHRISTIAN ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2012-08-20","latestIssueDate":"2012-08-20","expirationDate":"2013-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"742323","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Christopher Dobrowolski (Christopher Dobrowolski)","legalName":"Christopher Dobrowolski","address":"1819 CHRISTIAN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2017-06-14","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-13","expirationDate":"2027-06-30","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"742323","type":"Rental","businessName":"Christopher Dobrowolski (Christopher Dobrowolski)","legalName":"Christopher Dobrowolski","issuedDate":"2017-06-14","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-13","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"571804","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"GABOR KALAFUT (GK CUSTOM)","legalName":"GABOR KALAFUT","issuedDate":"2012-08-20","latestIssueDate":"2012-08-20","closureDate":"2013-07-31","expirationDate":"2013-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":3,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #399328: 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":"4 permits not marked completed: 412228 (EXPIRED), 430784 (EXPIRED), 502621 (EXPIRED), 555180 (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":"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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (3 WEST DR, BAYONNE NJ, 07002).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #571804: Inactive","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":"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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Apr 20, 2027; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Apr 23, 2027","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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"}]}