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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND HVAC."},{"number":"606806","date":"2015-06-23","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-23","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED TWO (2) STORY SINGLE FAMILY MASONRY AND WOOD BUILDING TO GRADE. 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 CODE BULLETIN B-1302. FULL SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUIRED AS REFLECTED ON APPROVED SITE PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEPARATE PLUMBING PERMIT REQUIRED IF SEALING THE EXISTING LATERAL. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"606803","date":"2015-06-23","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-06-23","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION. SEE A/P 606806 FOR PLANS. FOR USE TO VACANT LOT."},{"number":"633068","date":"2015-09-10","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-29","scope":"AMEND PERMIT #606806 TO REDUCE SCOPE OF DEMOLITION TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF FRONT AND REAR EXTERIOR WALLS TO GRADE (FOUNDATIONS TO REMAIN), SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF DAMAGED JOISTS, REMOVAL OF ENTIRE ROOF AND RAFTERS, AND REMOVAL OF REAR PORTION BY HAND METHODS ONLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND SITE SAFETY PLAN."},{"number":"590115","date":"2015-10-09","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-09","scope":"FOR THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE (REMOVAL OF FRONT AND REAR WALLS & 2/3 OF JOISTS) AND THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH REAR ROOF DECK ABOVE TWO STORY PORTION AND ROOF DECK ABOVE THREE STORY PORTION (ACCESS FROM REAR LOWER ROOF DECK). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION. FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"590113","date":"2015-10-09","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-27","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING (IRC 2009 TOWNHOUSE CONSTRUCTION) WITH REAR ROOF DECK ABOVE 2ND FLOOR AND ROOF DECK ABOVE THIRD FLOOR ON EXISTING FOUNDATIONS (REPLACEMENT OF MORE THAN 2/3 JOISTS AND NEW FRONT AND REAR WALLS) AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"667242","date":"2016-02-02","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-27","scope":"INSTALL 100,000 HEIL 92% GAS FURNACE IN BASEMENT WITH AIR AND RELATED DUCT WORK"},{"number":"667402","date":"2016-02-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-27","scope":"ISTALL 3-WATER CLOSETS, 2-BATH TUBS, 3-LAVY SINKS, 1-KITCHEN SINK, 1-WASHER - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"668360","date":"2016-02-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-29","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE, COMPLETE WIRING THROUGHOUT, SMOKE AND C/O DETECTORS AS PER 2008 NEC (WEST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"674302","date":"2016-03-14","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-27","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1\" COMBINED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2015,"k":"demo"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":410000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 37% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $470,100 to $643,000","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #606803: 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: 554610 (EXPIRED).","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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"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/"},{"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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It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}