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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLANS. FOR NO CHANGE TO OCCUPIED AREA."},{"number":"ZP-2024-003797","date":"2024-05-29","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE ALTERATION TO INCLUDE A REAR ROOF DECK ACCESSED FROM THE SECOND FLOOR. 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Amend Permit 12-10-2024 to update structural member size, material and connection details."},{"number":"FP-2024-002134","date":"2024-12-06","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2016 NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT A TWO-STORY STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE A 1-INCH COMBINED WATER SERVICE LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."},{"number":"PP-2025-001293","date":"2025-02-03","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install new PVC and PEX Piping throughout single family dwelling. First Floor: (1) Water closet (1) LAV (1) Shower (1) Kitchen sink (1) Laundry sink (1) Water heater Second floor: (2) Roof drains Install fixtures when ready."},{"number":"MP-2025-003831","date":"2025-07-23","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"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. Installation of a ductless heat pump system. 1 outdoor unit and 2 indoor ceiling heads."},{"number":"EP-2025-009896","date":"2025-11-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"New electrical work through out, receptacle, lighting, interconnected smoke detectors and new 150Amps service as per 2017 NEC"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":33000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["8 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 454% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $25,900 to $143,400","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"6 permits not marked completed: ZP-2023-005142 (Cancelled), RP-2024-003289 (Issued), FP-2024-002134 (Issued), PP-2025-001293 (Issued), MP-2025-003831 (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":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. 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