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PERMIT AMENDED ON 1/31/25: CHANGE THE 1ST FL ELEVATION AND ADDING ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE. SIZE AND LOCATION PER PLAN Permit amended on 5/7/25: during the utility plans revision, we removed the egress well at the front elevation. rear egress well shall remain. The L&I reviewer requested that this revision be reflected in the approved zoning plans."},{"number":"RP-2025-003945","date":"2025-05-28","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-09","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW 3-STORY STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A TWO-FAMILY DWELLING WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE AS PER BUILDING APPLICATION/PLAN. **AMENDMENT 10/20/25** REVISE THE FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES IN THE SAME DWELLING UNIT TO BE NON-FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"SP-2025-000700","date":"2025-05-28","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-08","scope":"Site / Utility Permit for RP-2025-003945"},{"number":"PP-2025-006920","date":"2025-05-30","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-08","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2025-003945"},{"number":"PP-2025-006918","date":"2025-06-04","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-27","scope":"AMEND As per current PWD approved UPA the Domestic Water Line is 1.5\". Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2025-003945"},{"number":"PP-2025-006919","date":"2025-06-04","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-27","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2025-003945"},{"number":"MP-2025-002945","date":"2025-06-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-08","scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2025-003945"},{"number":"EP-2025-005114","date":"2025-06-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-10","scope":"AMEND 12-18-2025 New 200 amps main service. Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-003945"},{"number":"FP-2025-001210","date":"2025-06-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-08","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING TO INCLUDE A ONE-AND-A-HALF (1 1/2) INCH COMBINED DOMESTIC & FIRE SERVICE LINE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. SEE RP-2025-003945 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":49,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"sale","p":2000},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":100000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"1006019","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"CUS CONSTRUCTION INC","legalName":"CUS CONSTRUCTION INC","address":"137 E CUMBERLAND ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2026-04-28","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-28","expirationDate":"2027-04-27","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"1006019","type":"Rental","businessName":"CUS CONSTRUCTION INC","legalName":"CUS CONSTRUCTION INC","issuedDate":"2026-04-28","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-28","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-27","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":2,"signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 9 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2024, 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (101 INDUSTRIAL AVE STE 201, HASBROUCK NJ, 07604).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"2 fire/suppression-related permits 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. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","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/"}]}