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DEMOLITION TO BE DONE BY HAND AND WITH HAND TOOLS AND WITH MECHANICAL DEMOLITION EQUIPMENT AT THE LOCATIONS SHOWN ON THE DEMOLITION SITE PLAN. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. ** 21 DAY POSTING & NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2. ** ** FOUNDATIONS AND SLABS TO BE REMOVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH B-3303.12 AND SITE BACKFILLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH B-3303.4.1 OF THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CODE. **"},{"number":"ZP-2026-001813","date":"2026-06-05","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF LOT LINES, CREATING ONE (1) NEW LOT (PROPOSED LOT-1) FROM TWO (2) SEPARATE OPA LOTS (1421 POPLAR ST - OPA#471000400; 1423-25 POPLAR ST - OPA#883782000). SIZE & LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION/PLANS. ** A NEW DEED MUST BE RECORDED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THIS ZONING PERMIT OR ISSUANCE OF A CO **PROJECT INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT BONUSES: GREEN ROOF, MIXED INCOME HOUSING BONUS** **AMENDMENT: CHANGING NAME OF RESULTING PARCEL TO LOT-1. NO OTHER CHANGES WITH THIS AMENDMENT**"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":820.13,"timeline":[{"y":2000,"k":"sale","p":1278.72},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":1050000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"demo"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 5 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2025","permit activity in 2025, 2026"],"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: DP-2026-000159 (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/"}],"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. 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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/"}]}