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EXISTING ONE (1) STORY STRUCTURE TO REMAIN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. EACH LOT TO BE USED AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2017-12-20","number":"31811","relatedPermit":"807368"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":6,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":63600,"taxable":63600,"land":7500,"improvement":56100,"taxableLand":7500,"taxableImprovement":56100,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":63600,"taxable":63600,"land":7500,"improvement":56100,"taxableLand":7500,"taxableImprovement":56100,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":66400,"taxable":66400,"land":45816,"improvement":20584,"taxableLand":45816,"taxableImprovement":20584,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":104800,"taxable":104800,"land":104800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":104800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":104800,"taxable":104800,"land":104800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":104800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":104800,"taxable":104800,"land":104800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":104800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":25800,"taxable":25800,"land":25800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":25800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":25800,"taxable":25800,"land":25800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":25800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":492500,"taxable":172400,"land":98500,"improvement":394000,"taxableLand":98500,"taxableImprovement":73900,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":320100},{"y":2026,"v":492500,"taxable":172400,"land":98500,"improvement":394000,"taxableLand":98500,"taxableImprovement":73900,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":320100},{"y":2027,"v":521900,"taxable":182691,"land":104380,"improvement":417520,"taxableLand":104380,"taxableImprovement":78311,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":339209}],"taxNow":2413,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"609646","date":"2015-05-13","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-03","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD-BEARING PARTITION WALLS AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. **POST THIS PERMIT** **POST THE PROJECT INFORMATION SIGN**"},{"number":"621827","date":"2015-07-01","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-07-01","scope":"USE REDUCTION TO SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE."},{"number":"651298","date":"2015-11-10","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-17","scope":"EZ PERMIT STADARD ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"680042","date":"2016-07-07","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-26","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO CONVERT AN EXISTING ONE STORY VACANT BUILDING INTO A SFD WITH BASEMENT. PLEASE NOTE BASEMENT WILL BE USED AS MECHANICAL SPACE ONLY."},{"number":"807368","date":"2018-01-18","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-18","scope":"SUBDIVISION OF THE LOT LOCATED AT 2668 MARTHA STREET INTO TWO SEPERATE PARCELS. RELOCATION OF LOT LINES. CREATION OF ONE NEW ADDRESS TBD FOR THE PROPERTY ON COLLINS."},{"number":"879965","date":"2018-10-25","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-25","scope":"ADDITION AS PER DRAWINGS."},{"number":"879967","date":"2018-10-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-04-22","scope":"PER DRAWING ROOF ADDITION AND DECK."},{"number":"938991","date":"2019-01-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-08","scope":"COMPLETE REWIRE OF EXT'G SFD & ADDITION TO INCLUDE REPLACE 200A SERVICE AS PER NEC 2007"},{"number":"946268","date":"2019-04-02","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-08","scope":"TWO (2) YEAR TEMPORARY PERMIT TO EXPIRE ON JANUARY 1, 2020 FOR PERSONAL CREDIT ESTABLISHMENT IN THE SAME SPACE WITH EXISTING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, RETAIL SALE OF FOOD, BEVERAGES AND GROCERIES AND RETAIL SALE OF CONSUMER GOODS IN SPACE B (ALL ONE TENANT) WITH EXISTING LAUNDROMAT IN SPACE A ON 1ST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING AS FOUR DWELLING UNITS."},{"number":"963227","date":"2019-04-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-08","scope":"2 TUBS, 3 TOILETS, 4 SINKS, 2 HOSE BIBS, 1 LAUNDRY, 1 HOT WATER HEATER, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"966816","date":"2019-04-12","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-08","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":"968555","date":"2019-04-18","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-08","scope":"TO AMEND A/P NO. 946268 TO CORRECT PERMIT LANGUAGE. PERMIT TO READ \"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THREE STORY TOWNHOUSE TO INCLUDE NEW 1-INCH COMBINED LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS.\""},{"number":"971753","date":"2019-04-30","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-03","scope":"REPAIR/REPLACE CURB TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":34.77,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":200000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":465000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"201575","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"HARRY L GREENWOOD","legalName":"HARRY L GREENWOOD","address":"2668 MARTHA ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"1997-10-04","latestIssueDate":"1997-10-04","expirationDate":"1998-04-30","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"201575","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"HARRY L GREENWOOD","legalName":"HARRY L GREENWOOD","issuedDate":"1997-10-04","latestIssueDate":"1997-10-04","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"1998-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 1809% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $25,800 to $492,500","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 #31811: OPEN · Granted; related permit 807368. Use permit #621827: 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: 879967 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 21, 2019.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #201575: 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":"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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 5 historical violations across 3 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"}]}