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SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. * NOTIFICATIONS TO NEARBY PROPERTIES WAIVED DUE TO UNSAFE CASE #678079."},{"number":"ZP-2021-007793","date":"2021-07-16","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-21","scope":"For the complete demolition of the existing detached structure on the lot, size and location as shown on plan/application."},{"number":"ZP-2023-000840","date":"2023-02-15","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ABOVE THIRD FLOOR LEVEL ACCEESED BY ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE."},{"number":"SP-2023-000252","date":"2023-04-20","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-04-22","scope":"FOR AN EXCAVATION PERMIT."},{"number":"RP-2023-000307","date":"2023-09-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-04-22","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SHEETING AND SHORING AS PRESCRIBED IN GEOTECH REPORT. (UNDERPINNING NOT A PART OF THIS PERMIT). SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR SPRINKLER (NFPA 13D) WORK. ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IECC. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C/O SUBMITTAL OF AIR BARRIER CHECKLIST AND ENVELOPE TESTING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. BOTH TO BE COMPLETED BY AN APPROVED PARTY."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":0.23,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":150000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"demo"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":185000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 3 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2023"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: SP-2023-000252 (Expired), RP-2023-000307 (Expired). 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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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 7, 2021.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. 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