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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION / PLAN. FOR USE AS TWO (2) FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING THROUGHOUT."},{"number":"PP-2021-018388","date":"2021-10-06","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-04-14","scope":"SEAL LATERAL AS PART OF SEPERATE DEMO APPLICAITON. For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. 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-2021-015382","date":"2021-12-29","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE ON LOT"},{"number":"DP-2022-000062","date":"2022-04-07","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-21","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ONE EXISTING ATTACHED THREE (3) STORY, VACANT RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE BY HAND DEMOLITION ONLY . ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8.25 FEET OF BUILDING FACADES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."},{"number":"RP-2022-014029","date":"2023-01-12","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-30","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO RESOLVE CASE VIOLATION # CF-2022-115973 FOR REMOVAL OF EXISTING PARTY WALLS AFTER DEMOLITION, SHEATHING, AND STUCCO OF REMAINING WALLS, AS IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT THE DESIGN ENGINEER BEFORE THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS NOT ADDRESSED IN THE ENGINEER'S REPORT / PLANS. The abutting sidewalk must be closed with fencing a minimum of 6 ft. in height. Separate Streets Department permit is required for sidewalk closure. In accordance with Code Bulletin PM-1801, a PA professional engineer is required to monitor repairs made under this permit. The engineer must submit a sealed statement to the Department confirming that the structure is in sound condition at completion."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2022,"k":"demo"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #838672: COMPLETED.","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: PP-2021-018388 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 7 historical violations across 4 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. 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":"5 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jun 25, 2024.","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/"}],"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/"}]}