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STRUCTURE IS FRAME CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM (NFPA 13R (MINIMUM)). THE PROPOSED FOUNDATION IS COMPOSED OF A FLOOR SLAB THAT IS STRUCTURALLY SUPPORTED BY HELICAL PILES. SEPARATE PERMITS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND FIRE SUPPRESSION. SEE A/P NO 878845 FOR APPROVED PLANS. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 10 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. ** AMENDED AS OF 10/18/2023 FOR A LAYOUT MODIFICATION FOR THE MASTER SUITE LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR PER APPROVED PLANS**"},{"number":"963889","date":"2019-12-09","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-07-25","scope":"AMEND PERMIT AP#889214 TO CHANGE DWELLING UNIT FROM Type A2 to a A1, CHANGE LOCATION OF EGRESS WELL, RECONFIGURE FLOOR LAYOUT FROM BASEMENT TO ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. NO CHANGE IN ROOF DECK AREA. SEE AP#957330 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTS."},{"number":"EP-2022-009884","date":"2022-10-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-25","scope":"New 200 amps service, 50 outlets, 30 lights, 15 switches, 5 smoke detectors. Using 14-2, 14-3, 12-2 romex cables as per 2014 nec"},{"number":"MP-2022-005717","date":"2022-11-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-02","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. 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. (installing 2 ton carrier coil condenser 60,000 btu gas furnace with all duct work complete unit on first floor. installing carrier 92 % gas furnace 60,000 btu with 2.5 ton condenser and all duct work complete unit is on 4th floor allm 13 ser equipment)."},{"number":"PP-2022-017239","date":"2022-12-01","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-02","scope":"Fixtures (3) lavatories (3) Toilets (2) tub/shower (1) kitchen sinks (1) Washing Machines (1) Dyer (1) indirect hub drain for condensation (1) Range. rough-in water supply lines to 40gal Hot Water Heater"},{"number":"FP-2022-003223","date":"2023-08-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-02","scope":"For the installation of an automatic wet sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13R (using a previously approved, four (4) inch fire service line as per PWD Utility Plan dated 07/24/2023, a four (4) inch backflow prevention device within the meter pit in the shared driveway, and a fire pump installed within Unit #17 as per NFPA 20), throughout a new three (3) story attached structure (w/roof deck and pilot house enclosing access stairs only) to be used as Group R-3 (SFD), as per plans and hydraulic calculations; see AP#889214 for building permit (amended as per AP#963889); see FP-2022-000178 for installation of fire pump in Unit #17."},{"number":"PP-2023-010796","date":"2023-08-02","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-11-09","scope":"REPAIR/REPLACE CT & FAI"},{"number":"PP-2023-017334","date":"2023-12-27","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-12","scope":"1\" water line"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-21","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["3 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 458% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $116,400 to $650,000","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 963889 (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":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 2 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. 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"}]}