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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. [AMENDMENT APPROVED 12/12/2022 FOR AN UPPER RESIDENTIAL ROOF DECK ADDITION ABOVE THE 3RD STORY ACCESSED BY AN EXTERIOR STAIRWAY FROM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED REAR ROOF DECK. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPROVED AMENDMENT PLANS.]"},{"number":"1030983","date":"2021-01-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-24","scope":"FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF LEVEL III INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND THE ERECTION OF A WOOD FRAME THIRD STORY ADDITION WITH REAR ROOF DECK ABOVE AN EXISTING TWO-STORY MASONRY ATTACHED STRUCTURE PER PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. WORK INCLUDES SPECIAL INSPECTIONS FOR POST-INSTALLED ANCHORS. FOR USE OF PROPERTY AS VACANT COMMERCIAL SHELL SPACE AT THE 1ST FLOOR (SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FIT-OUT AND C.O.) AND SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING (GROUP R-3 USE & OCCUPANCY) AT THE 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. [AMENDMENT APPROVED 1/6/2023 FOR CHANGES TO COMMERCIAL TENANT SPACE STOREFRONT AND FOR A NEW UPPER ROOF DECK ABOVE THE 3RD STORY ACCESSED VIA AN EXTERIOR STAIRWAY FROM THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED LOWER REAR ROOF DECK AS PER APPROVED AMENDED PLANS.]"},{"number":"EP-2021-000676","date":"2021-02-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-17","scope":"Install 200 amp Electrical Service as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"FP-2021-000434","date":"2021-03-03","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-01","scope":"For the installation of an automatic wet sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13 (using a new 2\" fire service line as per PWD Utility Plan dated 2/2/2021 and new 2\" backflow within the basement), throughout a three (3) story attached structure used as commercial/residential, as per plans and hydraulic calculations; see AP#1030983 for building permit."},{"number":"MP-2021-001417","date":"2021-03-05","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-27","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For Mechanical Work to include the installation as per attached standards. 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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 1 case.","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/"}]}