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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; INCLUDING UNDERPINNING, EXCAVATION, AND REMOVAL OF FOUNDATION SLAB. NO WORK MAY BE PEFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR) *PA STATE LIC# PA143430*"},{"number":"1019400","date":"2019-12-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-10-12","scope":"INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION, NEW WINDOWS WALLS DOORS, COMPLETE INTERIOR INCLUDING FLORRING, NEW STAIRS"},{"number":"1052189","date":"2020-02-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-03-22","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"1052695","date":"2020-02-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-01-28","scope":"INSTALL 100AMP SERVICE AND TOTAL REWIRE WITH RECEPTS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,FIXTURES,SMOKES AND CO DETECTORS AS PER 2014 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"1054581","date":"2020-03-03","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-02-11","scope":"DRAIN & WATER LINES TO FIXTURES 2-TOILETS, 2-LAVS, 1-TUB THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"RP-2020-004732","date":"2020-10-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-08-08","scope":"For the erection of pilot house and roof deck, structural repairs to existing floors and stairways and underpinning of foundation walls and lowering of basement slab. Install new installation throughout per building code, install drywall throughout and all necessary finishes throughout entire property. Install all new flooring throughout, Install all new doors interior, exterior throughout. Install all new cabinets, countertops and floors inside kitchen, install new bathroom floors, vanities, sinks, tub, shower, install roof top deck according to plans. Roof Top Deck/ Refer to plans FRAMING NOTES: 1. OPENINGS TO BE COORDINATED WITH STAIR LOCATION BASED ON ARCHITECTURAL LAYOUTS. 2. SHEATHING IS NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY. ALL FLOORS AND ROOF AREAS ARE SHEATHED AS INDICATED IN THE GENERAL NOTES AND ON THIS SHEET. 3. ROOF AND PILOT HOUSE WALLS SHALL BE FASTENED TO THE EXISTING/NEW JOISTS WITH HURRICANE CLIPS SUFFICIENT TO MEET UPLIFT REQUIREMENTS IN THE 2015 IRC. 4. LVL BEAMS ARE PARALLAM 2.0E MEMBERS OF EQUAL. FOUNDATION NOTES: 1. TEMPORARILY SUPPORT ALL EXISTING AND ADJACENT STRUCTURES PRIOR TO COMMENCING DEMOLITION OR EXCAVATION. 2. SLOPE SOIL THE EXCAVATION WITH A MIN 1.5:1 RATIO OR INSTALL LATERAL SUPPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA 26. ROOF NOTES: 1. THIS DESIGN ASSUMES THAT THE EXISTING ROOF FRAMING MEMBERS REMAIN IN PLACE AND ARE REINFORCED WITH MIN 2X8 TRIMMER JOISTS ON EACH SIDE (2 TRIMMERS PER EXISTING JOIST). 2. CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY THE ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING JOISTS TO MEET SLOPE CRITERIA FOR DRAINAGE AND WALKING SURFACES; HOWEVER, THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT SHALL NOT BE INCREASED. 3. IF JOIST ELEVATIONS ARE ALTERED, FASTEN ONE PARTY WALL SIDE OF THE MEMBERS TO A NEW LEDGER ATTACHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DETAIL D1 ON SHEET S-101.00. 4. CONTRACTOR MAY ALTERNATIVELY REFRAME THE ROOF USING NEW 2X12 MEMBERS @ 16\" O.C AT THE DESIRED SLOPE REQUIRED FOR ROOFING MANUFACTURE'S DRAINAGE (MIN. 1/4:12). *TO AMEND PLAN FOR STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION AND FRAMING"},{"number":"1052235","date":"2020-10-14","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-08-08","scope":"For the erection of a Roof Deck and Roof Access Structure above the third floor of an existing three story attached structure. Accessory to a Single Family Dwelling."},{"number":"EP-2022-009900","date":"2022-10-07","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-01","scope":"New 200 amp service, installing receptacles, switches, recessed lighting, light fixtures, ceiling fans, smoke detectors. Bringing exiting wire up to code. Bring existing wiring up to code. 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Installation of (1) 90% eff appliance with 3 1/2-ton AC and new ductwork with 15 register/diffusers"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":1.37,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":830000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: 1019400 (Expired), 1052189 (Expired), 1052695 (Expired), 1054581 (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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$12,057.93 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 13, 2023.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 2 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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"}]}