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ERECTION OF THREE NEW FOUR STORY, SFD WITH CELLARS, INDIVIDUAL ACCESSORY GARAGE PARKING AND ACCESSORY ROOF DECKS AS PER ATTACHED PLANS."},{"number":"701485","date":"2016-06-22","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-03","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. BASEMENT & ROOF DECK, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING OF STRUCTURAL STEEL, REINFORCED CONCRETE, COMPOSITE CONCRETE DECK & SHALLOW FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION; BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB. & FIRESUPP WORK. SEE BUILDING PERMIT# 687171 FOR APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS."},{"number":"736531","date":"2017-03-08","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-15","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R IN NEW FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED BUILDING WITH SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING USE TO INCLUDE NEW BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND 2-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"825901","date":"2017-10-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-15","scope":"5\" CURB TRAP,4\" VENT AND 4\" HOUSE DRAIN PA20172901876 (SFD) \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"829837","date":"2017-11-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-15","scope":"INSTALL PLUMBING TO 3- WATER CLOSETS, 2- SHOWERS, 2- BATHTUBS, DISHWASHER, WASHING MACHINE, 3- LAV SINKS, 1- KITCHEN SINK,3- HOSE BIBBS NOTE: PLASTIC PIPE MATERIAL IS NOT PERMITTED FOR DRAINAGE PIPE"},{"number":"826715","date":"2018-01-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-03","scope":"WIRE NEW CONSTRUCTION HOUSE INCLUDING LIGHTS, SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, SMOKE/CO DETECTORS AND INSTALL NEW 300 AMP SERVICE INCLUDING GROUNDING 7 AS PER 2008 NEC SOUTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"860842","date":"2018-03-20","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-20","scope":"TCO"},{"number":"861566","date":"2018-03-23","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-03","scope":"INSTALL MINI/MULTI SPLIT SYSTEM,INSTALL 5 INDOOR UNITS ONE IN EACH ROOM,TWO OUTDOOR CONDENSING UNITS ONE IN REAR OF PROPERTY, THE OTHER IS ON THE 4TH FL IN THE WALK OUT PATIO,UNITS ARE 32,000 BTU AND 17,000 BTU SPLIT HEAT PUMPS/AC INVERTER,NO FIRE WALL PENTRATIONS,IF ANY WILL BE FIRESTOP/SEALED."},{"number":"927560","date":"2018-12-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-01","scope":"RACKING AND ELECTRIC INSTALLATION PER SOLAR PV SYSTEM STANDARD AND PER MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 6.72 KW DC SYSTEM CONSISTING OF 21 Q CELL 320W PANELS, 21 SOLAR EDGE P320 OPTIMIZERS. ALL PV SYSTEM COMPONENETS LISTED FOR SOLAR PV APPLICATION PER NEC 690.4 (D). INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH 2009 IRC, 2009 IBC, AND THE NEC 2008."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"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 #624082: 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":"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/"},{"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. 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"}]}