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( SEE APP# 622771 FOR PLANS) SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"735765","date":"2016-11-17","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-24","scope":"FOUNDATION ONLY TO BE BUILT AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"809989","date":"2017-08-22","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-10","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK, TO BE USED AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEE APP# 754548 FOR APPROVED PLANS. SEE APP# 735765 FOR FOUNDATIONS PERMIT."},{"number":"814071","date":"2017-09-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-21","scope":"2 1/2 BATH, 1 KS, 1 TRAP & FAI, W/D 2ND FLR, LATERAL 1 EJECTOR, 1 SUMP PUMP, 1\"WS AS PER PHILADELPHIA 2004 PLUMBING CODE."},{"number":"836338","date":"2017-12-11","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-01","scope":"THE INSTALLATION OF AN ONE (1) INCH COMBINED SERVICE LINES FOR FIRE & DOMESTIC SUPPLY LINE. MULTIPURPOSE RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D. ALL WORK SHALL BE ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS, AND APPROVED BUILDING PERMIT. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE A SEPERATE PERMIT.SEE AP#834431 FOR THE APPROVED PLAN."},{"number":"858304","date":"2018-03-12","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-21","scope":"INSTALL 1 HVAC UNIT WITH DUCTWORK (SFD)"},{"number":"876957","date":"2018-05-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-10","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE AND WIRE SFD WITH RECEPTS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,FIXTURES,SMOKES AND DOORBELL AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"757781","date":"2018-09-24","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-24","scope":"ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW TO CHANGE THE WIDTH OF THE LOT FROM FOURTEEN(14) FT TO A FIFTEEN(15) FT .THE ORIGINAL WIDTH OF THE LOT IS 15FT, A MISTAKE WAS MADE AND WAS INCORRECTLY CITED AS FOURTEEN(14) FEET ON PLAN. FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH PROVISO: ZBA STAMPED 3 PAGES OF PLANS AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":0.11,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"demo"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"land","p":40000},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":440000},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":489250}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 370% in 2022, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $89,400 to $420,000","no permit shown in 2021-2023"],"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 #670344: 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. 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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"}]}