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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR M.E.P.S WORK."},{"number":"1016684","date":"2019-10-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-09","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1\" COMBINED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"1018713","date":"2019-10-15","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"AMEND APPROVED BUILDING PERMIT AP#838925 TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING WORK. THE WORK SHALL BE INSPECTED BY SELECTED APPROVED SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCY ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS."},{"number":"1042739","date":"2020-01-17","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-09","scope":"INSTALL 1\" WATER LINES 5\" CURB TRAPS 4\" MAIN DRAINS 4\" FAI 12 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1045010","date":"2020-01-28","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-04-21","scope":"NEW DRAIN & WATER LINES TO FIXTURES 3-TOILETS, 3-LAVS, 3-TUB, 1-KITCHEN SINK, 1-LAUNDRY TUB & 1-WATER HEATER & STACK & INSIDE HOUSE DRAIN THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"1048741","date":"2020-02-11","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-17","scope":"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. INSTALLATION OF ONE(1) HVAC SYSTEM. ONE(1)92% 70,000BTU GAS FURNACE, ONE(1) 13 SEER THREE (3)TON CONDENSER IN YARD, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK."},{"number":"EP-2020-001739","date":"2020-05-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-06","scope":"Installation of new wiring with a 200 amp service throughout a single family dwelling per 2014 NEC."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":540000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"743250","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WELLS FARGO","legalName":"WELLS FARGO ","address":"2309 E DAUPHIN ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-06-23","latestIssueDate":"2017-06-23","expirationDate":"2018-06-22","inactiveDate":"2018-08-21"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"743250","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"WELLS FARGO","legalName":"WELLS FARGO ","issuedDate":"2017-06-23","latestIssueDate":"2017-06-23","closureDate":"2018-08-21","expirationDate":"2018-06-22","inactiveDate":"2018-08-21","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 239% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $169,500 to $575,000","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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 #803641: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 847150 (EXPIRED), 1018713 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$3,203.07 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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 20, 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":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #743250: Inactive since Aug 21, 2018","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/"}],"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.","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"}]}