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Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"ZP-2021-015685","date":"2022-01-31","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION AT THE REAR OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE, ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. 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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (its two multi family house and we are installing the fist floor apartment 60KBTU with 2 tons ac and the second floor apartment we are installing 60 K BTU furnace with 2,5 tons AC. there will be 6 supply air diffusers and one return air for unit 1. There will be 8 supply air supply air diffusers for unit 2 and one return for the unit 2. both condensing unit will be on back of the house o the concrete slab)."},{"number":"EP-2022-011413","date":"2022-11-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-02-08","scope":"Install 200 amp service, 2 gang meter socket, two 100 amp apt panels, total rewire as per 2014 nec code."},{"number":"PP-2022-016263","date":"2022-11-30","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-02-08","scope":"3 & 1/2 baths, 2 kitchen sinks, 2 laundry, and 2 hot water heaters."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":200000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"892647","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"DDH Fund","legalName":"DDH Fund","address":"1703 ARLINGTON ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2022-04-21","latestIssueDate":"2023-05-10","expirationDate":"2024-04-20","inactiveDate":"2024-06-19"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"892647","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"DDH Fund","legalName":"DDH Fund","issuedDate":"2022-04-21","latestIssueDate":"2023-05-10","closureDate":"2024-06-19","expirationDate":"2024-04-20","inactiveDate":"2024-06-19","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 6 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2021, 2022"],"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":"4 permits not marked completed: RP-2022-002531 (Expired), MP-2022-005759 (Expired), EP-2022-011413 (Expired), PP-2022-016263 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #892647: Inactive since Jun 19, 2024","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. 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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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