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MAINTAIN EXISTING USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"688331","date":"2016-11-04","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THIRD-STORY ADDITION WITH PILOT HOUSE AND ROOF DECK ON TOP OF AN EXISTING TWO-STORY, ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SEPARATE PERMITS SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR MECHANCIAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS. ** WALL REPAIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGINEER'S REPORT SHALL BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE ADDITION. **"},{"number":"830526","date":"2018-05-15","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-24","scope":"FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT #688331 TO INCLUDE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS ON THE REAR FIRST FLOOR LEVEL TO AS SHOWN PER APPROVED PLANS. ORIGINAL APPLICATION APPROVED FOR FOR THE ERECTION OF A THIRD-STORY ADDITION WITH PILOT HOUSE AND ROOF DECK ON TOP OF AN EXISTING TWO-STORY, ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SEPARATE PERMITS SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR MECHANCIAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS. ** WALL REPAIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGINEER'S REPORT SHALL BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE ADDITION. **"},{"number":"882210","date":"2018-06-04","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"3 WC,3 LAVS,3 BATH/SHOWER,1 KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY (SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"882218","date":"2018-06-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-11","scope":"200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WIRE THROUGHOUT OUTLETS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,SMOKE DETECTORS AND GFCI PER 2008 NEC (SFD)"},{"number":"911414","date":"2018-09-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-08-26","scope":"INSTALL NEW HVAC SYSTEM 90% EFF AND 3 TON 100,000 BTU NEW DUCTWORK WITH ONE SYSTEM IN BASEMENT AND ROOF"},{"number":"970439","date":"2019-06-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-02","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THIRD-STORY ADDITION WITH PILOT HOUSE AND ROOF DECK ON TOP OF AN EXISTING TWO-STORY, AND INCLUDED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS ON THE REAR FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AS SHOWN PER APPROVED PLANS PERMIT #688331 1. LEGALIZATION OF EXISTING CONSTRUCTION WHEN A PERMIT IS PROCESSED FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF UNPERMITTED WORK, THE APPLICANT SHOULD BE NOTIFIED THAT AN ENGINEER'S REPORT MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE INSPECTOR TO VERIFY CONCEALED CONSTRUCTION. THIS SHOULD BE NOTED IN THE LETTER OF INQUIRY, IF APPLICABLE, AND NOTED PROMINENTLY ON THE PLAN REVIEW SHEET."},{"number":"989394","date":"2019-06-27","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2020-03-16","scope":"KITCHEN DRAINLINE. INSTALL 2 SHOWER. TOLIET, TUB, KITCHEN AND HOT WATER TANK."},{"number":"1015692","date":"2019-11-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-02","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THREE STORY TOWNHOUSE TO INCLUDE NEW 1-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2023-001488","date":"2023-04-05","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-02","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. Installation of (2) 80k btu gas furnaces 85% efficient, (2) 2.5 ton coils and condensers, all new ductwork, & 15 diffusers"},{"number":"PP-2023-004276","date":"2023-04-19","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-02","scope":"INSTALL 2 WC, 2 LAV, 1 TUB, 1 KS"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":-0.11,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"428879","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FRANK COPPOLA","legalName":"FRANK COPPOLA","address":"627 TREE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2007-11-14","latestIssueDate":"2013-03-05","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"428879","type":"Rental","businessName":"FRANK COPPOLA","legalName":"FRANK COPPOLA","issuedDate":"2007-11-14","latestIssueDate":"2013-03-05","closureDate":"2014-02-28","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 201% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $122,000 to $367,100","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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":"5 permits not marked completed: 688331 (EXPIRED), 830526 (Expired), 882210 (EXPIRED), 911414 (Expired), 989394 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Aug 7, 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 2 historical violations across 1 case.","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"}]}