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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLANS. FOR NO CHANGE OF OCCUPIED AREA OR HEIGHT OF EXISTING STRUCTURE."},{"number":"RP-2021-020299","date":"2022-01-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-06","scope":"LEVEL III ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) TO INCLUDE PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND CREATION OF REAR BALCONY FOR AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING (IRC TOWNHOUSE) AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING BUILDING NOT REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED. *2015 IRC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP WORK**"},{"number":"EP-2022-003300","date":"2022-04-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-05","scope":"Total rewire with 200 AMP service install switches, outlets and light fixtures. 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We are replacing a boiler with central heat and a/c. 2 zone speed system, 3 ton 16 seer heat pump in rear of house, 3.5 ton air handler, 10 kw strip heater, 9 supply grills, 2 return grills, Trunk line of ductwork in basement, Ductwork going up to second floor."},{"number":"GM-2024-010828","date":"2024-12-09","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-06-24","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":375000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 6 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2021, 2022, 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":"1 permit not marked completed: GM-2024-010828 (Expired). 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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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