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INSTALLATION PER DRAWINGS PREPARED BY PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY CONSTRUCTION OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF WORK TO RESOLVE VIOLATION #479343."},{"number":"653930","date":"2015-11-23","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2017-03-23","scope":"MAKE SAFE TO COMPLY CASE #479343; WORK TO INCLUDE:REMOVAL OF FRONT FACADE PER INSPECTOR MC NULTY'S REQUEST.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 479343."},{"number":"641827","date":"2016-11-22","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-22","scope":"PROPOSING A REAR ADDITION TO THE SECOND FLOOR AND THE ADDITION OF A THIRD STORY TO AN EXISTING TWO STORY SFD, WITH PILOT HOUSE AND ROOF DECK, TO BE LOCATED ON THE ROOF OF THE THIRD FLOOR, AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"641830","date":"2016-11-22","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-23","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION TO THE SECOND FLOOR AND THE ADDITION OF A THIRD STORY WITH ROOF AND ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AND INTERIOR LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"812163","date":"2017-08-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-23","scope":"RE-WIRE PROPERTY TO INCLUDE SWITCHES, SMOKE/CO DETECTORS AND RECEPTACLES; 200A SERVICE...IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING"},{"number":"813346","date":"2017-09-01","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-23","scope":"ROUGH OUT TWO BATHROOMS, 1 KITCHEN, 1 LAUNDRY SINK, 1 UTILITY SINK, 1 SPIGOT"},{"number":"826744","date":"2017-10-25","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-23","scope":"INSTALLING (1) COMPLETE HVAC SYSTEM, GAS HEATER, 92%, 90,000 BTU, IN BASEMENT, 3 TON A/C UNIT AND COIL FOR 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, 1.5 TON A.C. 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ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"844006","date":"2018-01-16","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-23","scope":"REPLACE 1\"WATER SERVICE-PA1#20180041448-\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":3.8,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":156990},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":456000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"787673","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Anugraha Realty Group LLC","legalName":"Anugraha Realty Group LLC ","address":"1304 S COLORADO ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2018-08-30","latestIssueDate":"2022-08-24","expirationDate":"2023-08-29","inactiveDate":"2023-10-28"},{"number":"935674","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Renjith Cherian","legalName":"Renjith Cherian","address":"1304 S COLORADO ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2023-10-16","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-08","expirationDate":"2026-10-15","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"935674","type":"Rental","businessName":"Renjith Cherian","legalName":"Renjith Cherian","issuedDate":"2023-10-16","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-08","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-10-15","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"787673","type":"Rental","businessName":"Anugraha Realty Group LLC","legalName":"Anugraha Realty Group LLC ","issuedDate":"2018-08-30","latestIssueDate":"2022-08-24","closureDate":"2023-10-28","expirationDate":"2023-08-29","inactiveDate":"2023-10-28","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 158% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $135,700 to $349,900","no permit shown in 2019-2021"],"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 #641827: 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. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 647143 (EXPIRED), 653930 (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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1920 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 30, 2017.","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 2 historical violations across 2 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. 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"}]}