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FT AND MAXIMUM HEIGHT NOT TO EXCEED 10 FEET)AND WITH FRONT BAY WINDOW FROM SECOND THROUGH 4TH FLOOR (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN) FOR USE AS A TWO FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SEE AP# 845741 FOR DETAILS"},{"number":"872433","date":"2018-06-14","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-02","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (MAXIMUM HEIGHT NOT TO EXCEED 38 FEET) WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK WITH ACCESS STRUCTURE ( MAXIMUM SIZE NOT TO EXCEED 90 SQ. FT AND MAXIMUM HEIGHT NOT TO EXCEED 10 FEET)AND WITH FRONT BAY WINDOW FROM SECOND THROUGH 4TH FLOOR (DETAILS INCLUDING SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN) FOR USE AS A TWO FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.SEE AP# 845741 FOR DETAILS . SEPERATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL , PLUMBING, SPRINKLER AND UNDERPINNING OF FOUNDATION (IF REQUIRED)."},{"number":"888412","date":"2018-10-01","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-02","scope":"THIS APPLICATION TO AMEND PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT #872433. CHANGES TO THE PLAN INCLUDE AN OVERHAUL TO THE INTERIOR LAYOUT WITHOUT CHANGING THE ENVELOPE OF THE BUILDING.SEE AP# 888414 FOR DETAILS"},{"number":"918511","date":"2018-10-19","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-02","scope":"UNDERPINNING"},{"number":"921006","date":"2018-11-21","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-02","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTOR FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13R AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"937461","date":"2018-12-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-15","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE WITH 20CKTS & 3-METERS WITH LIGHTS, SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, TV/PHONE AND INTERCONNECTED SMOKE & C/O DETECTORS AS PER NEC 2008 EAST DISTRICT"},{"number":"941361","date":"2019-01-14","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-02","scope":"INSTALL TWO 3/4\" WATER SERVICE 5\" CURB TRAP 4\" MAIN DRAIN 4\" FAI"},{"number":"948707","date":"2019-02-12","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-02","scope":"INSTALL DRAIN AND SUPPLY LINES FROM BASEMENT TO 5 TOILETS, 5 SINKS, 5 TUB/SHOWERS, 2 KITCHEN SINKS, 2 DISPOSALS, AND 2 LAUNDRY PER 2004 PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE"},{"number":"952340","date":"2019-02-25","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-02","scope":"INSTALL (2) HVAC SYSTEMS 60,000 BTU 90% EFF ALL WITH DUCTWORK (2) 2 TON AC"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 809% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $14,500 to $131,800","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":"Use permit #872413: 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Apr 14, 2026","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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","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/"}]}