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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 #CF-2024-01032. 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.\""},{"number":"ZP-2024-011745","date":"2024-11-22","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. 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IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. “A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN TEN (10) FEET OF THE BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2018 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.”"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Make Safe Permit For RP"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"6 L&I violations incl INTERIOR UNSAFE GENERAL"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":10000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2025,"k":"demo"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 4 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2024"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: RP-2024-007048 (Expired), PP-2024-016377 (Expired). 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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":"4 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 15, 2026.","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/"}],"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/"}]}