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FOR CONTINUING USE OF A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT.","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2023-09-08","number":"ZP-2023-001181","relatedPermit":"ZP-2023-001181"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":4,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":168400,"taxable":168400,"land":16074,"improvement":152326,"taxableLand":16074,"taxableImprovement":152326,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":168400,"taxable":168400,"land":46647,"improvement":121753,"taxableLand":46647,"taxableImprovement":121753,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":168400,"taxable":168400,"land":46647,"improvement":121753,"taxableLand":46647,"taxableImprovement":121753,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":214200,"taxable":214200,"land":59334,"improvement":154866,"taxableLand":59334,"taxableImprovement":154866,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":232100,"taxable":232100,"land":64292,"improvement":167808,"taxableLand":64292,"taxableImprovement":167808,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":232100,"taxable":232100,"land":64292,"improvement":167808,"taxableLand":64292,"taxableImprovement":167808,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":232100,"taxable":232100,"land":64292,"improvement":167808,"taxableLand":64292,"taxableImprovement":167808,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":250000,"taxable":250000,"land":50000,"improvement":200000,"taxableLand":50000,"taxableImprovement":200000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":250000,"taxable":250000,"land":50000,"improvement":200000,"taxableLand":50000,"taxableImprovement":200000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":314600,"taxable":314600,"land":62920,"improvement":251680,"taxableLand":62920,"taxableImprovement":251680,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":314600,"taxable":314600,"land":62920,"improvement":251680,"taxableLand":62920,"taxableImprovement":251680,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":312000,"taxable":312000,"land":62400,"improvement":249600,"taxableLand":62400,"taxableImprovement":249600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":4404,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2021-005945","date":"2021-07-16","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-21","scope":"DEMOLITION OF REAR PART OF EXISTING STRUCTURE AND ERECTION OF REAR ADDITION, AND ERECTION OF ROOF DECK AND PERGOLA ON THE TOP OF EXISTING STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER APPROVED PLAN"},{"number":"RP-2021-007877","date":"2021-10-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-21","scope":"For interior alterations and an addition to the first floor rear of an existing attached single family dwelling. To include the addition of two roof decks Sizes and locations per plans. Separate permits required for all MEP work."},{"number":"EP-2021-013947","date":"2022-01-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-21","scope":"Install dedicated line for fridge. AS PER NEC 2014 Install dedicated line for microwave Install 2 dedicated counter circuits for small appliance. Install dedicated line for dishwasher. Install 4 recessed lights. Install all devices after drywall is finished Install all afci breakers for new dedicated lines."},{"number":"ZP-2023-001181","date":"2023-08-09","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-24","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THIRD-STORY ADDITION, ABOVE THE EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE, WITH A ROOF DECK AND A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION PER PLAN."},{"number":"RP-2023-010452","date":"2023-11-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-24","scope":"Renovation & 3rd-Floor Addition to Existing 2-Story Single Family Home. Addition includes accessory deck & pilot house at roof. NO BEDROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR REAR-DEN ONLY AS PER NOTERIZED LETTER FROM THE OWNER OF RECORD. CHIMNEY ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES IS ABANDONED AND NOT USED AS PER UPLOADED DOCUMENT. NO EXCAVATION OR EXCAVATION IN THE BASEMENT. **AMNED 12/29/25- TO REMOVE UNPERMIITED WALL IN PILOT HOUSE FOR MECHANICALS THAT WERE INSTALLED. MINIOR INTERIOR FRAMING AS BUBBLED IN THE AMENDED PLAN. NO CHANGE IN FOOR PRINT AND OR SIZE AND LOCCATION OF THE PILOT HOUSE AS PER PLAN. **NO OTHER CHANGES APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT AMENDMENT. **"},{"number":"EP-2023-011533","date":"2023-11-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-29","scope":"WIRE NEW (3RD FLOOR) OF (SFD) TO INCLUDE LIGHTING,RECEPTACLES, SMOKE DETECTORS & SWITCHING> ALSO PARTIAL WIRING OF (2ND FLOOR) WHERE NEEDED. AS PER NEC 2017"},{"number":"MP-2023-005314","date":"2024-01-04","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2026-05-29","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. Install 70k btu gas furnace, 2.5 ton coil & condenser, ductwork, and 9 diffusers."},{"number":"PP-2023-016415","date":"2024-01-18","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-14","scope":"INSTALL Water and drain lines for one lavatory, one tub and one toilet."},{"number":"EP-2024-001449","date":"2024-02-12","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLING A 200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WITH (2) 100AMP SUB-PANELS AND RE-FEEDING EXISTING 100AMP PANEL"},{"number":"MP-2026-002465","date":"2026-06-02","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-24","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. 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Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["7 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2023-001181: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2023-001181.","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: MP-2023-005314 (Cancelled), EP-2024-001449 (Issued).","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"1 violation row are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","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, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Nov 15, 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/"}],"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"}]}