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Applicant agrees to limit the construction to comply with EZ Permit Standards for Interior Alterations, Revised 11/2018. NOTE: STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF, FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT.) (Deviation from the standard will result in revocation of this permit and imposition of further penalties.) SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORK. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"1004655","date":"2019-08-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-21","scope":"ROUGH IN AND FINISH 7 FIXTURES 4\" CAST IRON THROUGH FOUNDATION WALL AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1031753","date":"2020-05-30","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO STORY REAR ADDITION TO AN EXISTING TWO STORY STRUCTURE."},{"number":"ZP-2024-006257","date":"2024-12-06","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-14","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE STORY ADDITION ABOVE THE EXISTING SECOND FLOOR WITH EIGHT FEET (8’) FRONT SETBACK ABOVE 2ND FLOOR AS PART OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE AND ERECTION OF ACCESSORY ROOF DECK ON TOP OF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR TO CONTINUE USE AS HOUSEHOLD LIVING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"RP-2024-005677","date":"2025-05-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-14","scope":"Rebuild rear first floor and add a 2 story above with partial roof deck. details as shown on the plans. no excavation in the basement and no lowering of existing basement floor included. permit amended on 11/5/25: Request to change DPRC-SI from Mark Johannessen, PE to Georges Ballouz, PE"},{"number":"EP-2025-004726","date":"2025-05-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-18","scope":"INSTALL 200 AMP SERVICE, WIRING THROUGHOUT, INSTALL LIGHT FIXTURES, OUTLES, SWICHES, SMOKE DETECTOR, GROUNDING."},{"number":"MP-2025-002748","date":"2025-05-21","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-08","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. For the installation of HVAC equipment including all registers and diffusers associated with ductwork. Installation of 60K BTU gas furnace 92% efficiency with 2 1/2 Ton coil and condenser. Condensing unit to be located on the back yard."},{"number":"PP-2024-014369","date":"2025-06-03","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-08","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2024-005677"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":10.25,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":40000},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":135000},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":165000},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":165000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":450000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"432708","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"VICTOR DU","legalName":"VICTOR DU","address":"1645 S MOLE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2008-01-08","latestIssueDate":"2008-01-08","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"432708","type":"Rental","businessName":"VICTOR DU","legalName":"VICTOR DU","issuedDate":"2008-01-08","latestIssueDate":"2008-01-08","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$12,186 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2022, 2023"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 218% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $138,900 to $442,100","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 1000541 (Expired), 1004655 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$12,186.32 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2015–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"10 failed, 1 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 16, 2024.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 16 historical violations across 3 cases.","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. 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