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ENLARGE REAR BEDROOMS ON SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR INCLUDING DECKS OFF EACH ROOM. RELOCATE CENTER STAIRS TO REAR OF LIVING ROOM. RELOCATE EXISTING SECOND FLOOR BATHROOM AND ADD BATHROOM ON THIRS FLOOR ALSO ADD POWDER ROOM ON FIRST FLOOR. INSTALL ALL NEW PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL INSULATE AND DRYWALL NEW KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY ON THIRD FLOOR.. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL"},{"number":"465222","date":"2013-04-26","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-04-26","scope":"FIRST FLOOR LENGHTENING THE KITCHEN TWO FEET ADDING 20SF. SECOND FLOOR REPLACE EXISTING FLOOR REAR ROOF WITH NEW LAUNDRY ROOM ADDING 85SF. 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Install all new plumbing and electrical, insulate and drywall, new kitchen and laundry on third floor (DETAILS AS PER PLAN)."},{"number":"EP-2020-004665","date":"2021-02-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-20","scope":"rewire house install 200 amp service , install light outlets, switches , smoke detectors , c/o detectors and cable lines as per 2014 nec"},{"number":"PP-2021-005647","date":"2021-04-13","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-07","scope":"2 bathroom, 1 kitchen, new pvc stacks, pvc drain lines, pex water lines to each fixture."},{"number":"MP-2020-002617","date":"2021-06-03","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-07","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. *ROOFTOP UNITS NOT ALLOWED ON THIS PERMIT UNLESS ON APPROVED BUILDING PLANS*"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":1.53,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2013,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"452115","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"LANDVEST LLP","legalName":"LANDVEST LLP","address":"2028 E YORK ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2008-07-23","latestIssueDate":"2008-07-23","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"452115","type":"Rental","businessName":"LANDVEST LLP","legalName":"LANDVEST LLP","issuedDate":"2008-07-23","latestIssueDate":"2008-07-23","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 108% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $189,700 to $394,000","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: 465225 (EXPIRED), MP-2021-000351 (Expired), RP-2020-007145 (Expired), EP-2020-004665 (Expired), PP-2021-005647 (Expired). 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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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 13 historical violations across 4 cases.","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/"},{"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. 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