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FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION AT REAR OF EXISTING TWO (2) STORY ATTACHED BUILDING USED AS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION/PLANS."},{"number":"587172","date":"2015-06-29","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-19","scope":"PARTIAL DEMOLITION (TO BE DONE BY HAND) AT THE REAR OF EXISTING TWO (2) STORY TOWNHOUSE. FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO (2) STORY ADDITION AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING TOWNHUSE AS PER PLANS. FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D. SEE A/P #587168 FOR APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR M.E.P. AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"702075","date":"2016-06-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"ABANDONED","completedDate":null,"scope":"RE-WIRE THROUGHOUT PROPERTY, NEW 100A SERVICE, 26- CIRCUITS... 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DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"837568","date":"2018-01-08","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-01","scope":"LEVEL III ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) TO INCLUDE ERECTION OF THIRD FLOOR ADDITION WITH ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE (FOR ACCESS TO ROOF DECK ONLY) ABOVE AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING (EXISTING IRC 2009 TOWNHOUSE) AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING NOT REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK**"},{"number":"837573","date":"2018-01-08","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-01","scope":"INSTALL NEW FURNANCE 90% RUN/REPAIR TRUCK LINE, INSTALL NEW DEFUSSSERS (10) INSTALL NEW GRILLS, INSTALL NEW CONDENSOR RUN 2\" VENT PIPES AND INSTALLATION OF BATHROOM AND KITCHEN EXHAUST FANS AND DUCTWORK PER SUBMITTED PLAN"},{"number":"849790","date":"2018-02-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-01","scope":"INSTALL 1 TOILET, 1 LAV, 1 TUB, DISPOSAL & REPLACE 1-TUB, 1-TOILET & 1-LAV, 1KIT SINK & 1 LAUNDRY THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"854134","date":"2018-02-22","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-01","scope":"- FOR THE APPLICATIONS OF EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARDS. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"853900","date":"2018-02-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-01","scope":"REPLACING CURB TRAP,FAI AND MAIN DRAIN-PA1#20180521626-\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"837576","date":"2018-03-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-01","scope":"TOTAL REWIRE INSTALL NEW PLUG AND SWITCHES,NEW 200AMP SERVICES,NEW GROUNDING SYSTEM AND RUN BRANCH CIRCUIT FOR SMOKE DETECTORS PER 2008 (SFD)"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":80250},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"909546","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"James Kaufman (Property Owner)","legalName":"James Kaufman","address":"1909 E ARIZONA ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2022-10-28","latestIssueDate":"2024-10-08","expirationDate":"2025-10-27","inactiveDate":"2025-12-26"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"909546","type":"Rental","businessName":"James Kaufman (Property Owner)","legalName":"James Kaufman","issuedDate":"2022-10-28","latestIssueDate":"2024-10-08","closureDate":"2025-12-26","expirationDate":"2025-10-27","inactiveDate":"2025-12-26","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$1 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 328% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $73,900 to $316,100","no permit shown in 2019-2021"],"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":"1 permit not marked completed: 702075 (ABANDONED).","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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$1.35 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2020.","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":"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. 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"}]}