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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK. **PROTECTION OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES, RIGHT-OF-WAY AND PEDESTRIANS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES, EVIDENCE OF NOTICE TO NEIGHBORS SHALL BE FURNISHED TO FIELD INSPECTOR, SPECIAL INSPECTOR REPORTS REQ'D**"},{"number":"990521","date":"2019-07-23","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-05","scope":"IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION.\" MAKE SAFE PERMIT - REPAIR THE RUBBLE FOUNDATION WALL PER THE ENGINEER'S PLAN TO RESOLVE CASE #693157. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6' IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #683157. *CONTRACTOR HAS NO EMPLOYEES PER NOTARIZED LETTER* SEE PERMIT 991049 FOR PLANS."},{"number":"1013243","date":"2019-09-27","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-15","scope":"AMENDMENT TO BUILDING PERMIT # 807661 DATED OCTOBER 20, 2017, TO ACCOUNT FOR MINOR CHANGES TO THE INTERIOR LAYOUT, INCREASED INSULATION R-VALUES, CHANGE TO FRAMING ORIENTATION AND SISTERTING AT FIRST FLOOR; DOCUMENTATION OF NEW PROPERTY OWNER AND CHANGE IN CONTRACTOR OF RECORD. NO OTHER WORK AUTHORIZED BY THIS AMENDMENT. SEPARATE PERMITS STILL REQUIRED FOR ANY M/E/P WORK / INSTALLATIONS."},{"number":"1017889","date":"2019-10-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-30","scope":"CURB TRAP FAI 4\" DRAIN TO BASEMENT AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1017969","date":"2019-10-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-15","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. INSTALL (2) 90K BTU 92% EFF 2.5 TON HVAC SYSTEM"},{"number":"1018043","date":"2019-10-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-08","scope":"TOTAL REWIRE CONNECTING TO NEW 200AMP SERVICE AND ALL NECESSARY BONDING AND GROUNDING AS PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"1018119","date":"2019-10-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-15","scope":"INSTALL 9 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":4.05,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 9"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":170000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":389000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 181% in 2022, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $131,500 to $370,000","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 5 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 30, 2019.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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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. 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