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FLOOR ROOF STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCT NEW ROOF DECK AT 1ST. FLOOR REAR AS PART OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION. (SEE AP #510694 FOR PLANS)"},{"number":"510694","date":"2013-12-24","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-04-21","scope":"DEMO EXISTING ROOF STRUCTURE AND INTERIOR WALL. POUR NEW FOUNDATION ALONG EXISTING FOUNDATION AND BUILD BEARING WALL OFF NEW FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT NEW ROOF, NEW ROOF WILL BE BUILT TO ACCEPT A FIBER GLASS ROOF DECK AT 1ST FLOOR REAR. (CONTRACTOR IS LICENSE AS A PA HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR - PA #096434)"},{"number":"897917","date":"2018-07-30","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-28","scope":"5 PLUMBING FIXTURES WITH PIPING BATHROOM AND KITCHEN RENOVATION"},{"number":"939802","date":"2019-02-12","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-17","scope":"UNDERPOINNING BASEMENT, OPENING UP EXISTING BLOCKED IN WINDOW AN DINSTALLING EGRESS WELL."},{"number":"953985","date":"2019-03-04","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-17","scope":"INSTALL ONE(1) EJECTION PUMP, ONE(1) SHOWER, ONE(1) W/C, ONE(1) VANITY AS PER PHILADELPHIA 2004 PLUMBING CODE."},{"number":"958920","date":"2019-03-19","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-17","scope":"INSTALL 12-OUTLET, 12-RECESS LIGHTS IN BASEMENT ONLY AS PER NEC 2008 SOUTH DISTRICT"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":2.26,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":375000},{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 33% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $411,600 to $548,200","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","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"}]}