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AND 2234 ALTER ST SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2020-004636","date":"2020-09-29","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-24","scope":"For the erection of an addition to an existing semi-detached structure. Size and location as shown on plan."},{"number":"CP-2020-007156","date":"2021-04-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-24","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ON AN EXISTING NON-COMBUSTIBLE STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE METAL-FRAMED CONSTRUCTION, FOUNDATION INSTALLATION, AND RATED EXTERIOR FENESTRATIONS. (IEBC 2018, ADDITIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PACKAGE: REDUCED INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER) **SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS.**AMENDED AS OF 11/2/2022 TO APPOINT TREVOR HENRY AS THE NEW DPRC-SI.** AMENDED AS OF 3/9/2023 AS PER PLANS**"},{"number":"EP-2023-001802","date":"2023-04-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-08","scope":"Interior wiring of artist workspace 1,512 sq. ft. in total floor area as per 2017 nec Amendment: Amend Permit to change Electrical Inspection Agency from Code Inspections to: MUNICIPAL INSPECTIONS CORPORATION 248 GEIGER ROAD, SUITE 103 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19115 PHONE: 215-673-4434 EMAIL: MIC1932@HOTMAIL.COM"},{"number":"MP-2023-000764","date":"2023-04-23","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-03","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL APPLIANCES AS PER PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 126% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $275,200 to $622,000","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"}],"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/"}]}