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(IRC 2015) **SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS.**"},{"number":"PP-2021-003752","date":"2022-10-14","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-20","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED LIGHT-FRAMED STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE EGRESS WINDOW WELL, ACCESS PILOT HOUSE, ROOF DECK, RATED EXTERIOR WALLS, AND INSULATION INSTALLATION. (IRC 2015) **SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS.**"},{"number":"PP-2021-003750","date":"2022-12-12","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-20","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED LIGHT-FRAMED STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE EGRESS WINDOW WELL, ACCESS PILOT HOUSE, ROOF DECK, RATED EXTERIOR WALLS, AND INSULATION INSTALLATION. (IRC 2015) **SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS.**"},{"number":"PP-2021-003751","date":"2022-12-12","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-20","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED LIGHT-FRAMED STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE EGRESS WINDOW WELL, ACCESS PILOT HOUSE, ROOF DECK, RATED EXTERIOR WALLS, AND INSULATION INSTALLATION. (IRC 2015) **SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS.**"},{"number":"MP-2021-001418","date":"2022-12-31","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-20","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED LIGHT-FRAMED STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE EGRESS WINDOW WELL, ACCESS PILOT HOUSE, ROOF DECK, RATED EXTERIOR WALLS, AND INSULATION INSTALLATION. (IRC 2015) **SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS.**"},{"number":"FP-2022-003256","date":"2023-01-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-20","scope":"INSTALL A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE A 1\" COMBINED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE 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"},{"number":"EP-2021-002185","date":"2023-03-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-11","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED LIGHT-FRAMED STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE EGRESS WINDOW WELL, ACCESS PILOT HOUSE, ROOF DECK, RATED EXTERIOR WALLS, AND INSULATION INSTALLATION. (IRC 2015) **SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS.**"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"land","p":210000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":495000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 395% in 2026, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $100,100 to $495,000","no permit shown in 2025-2027"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"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/"}]}