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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2023-008496","date":"2023-08-21","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries"},{"number":"ZP-2025-002969","date":"2025-04-23","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION AT THE REAR AND ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE & LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION/PLANS. **AMENDMENT (9-19-2025) TO DOCUMENT THE ADDITION OF BALCONIES OVER THE MIFFLIN STREET ROW (SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED)**"},{"number":"SP-2025-001374","date":"2026-03-27","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EXCAVATION FOR UNDERPINNING TO REINFORCE AND STABILIZE THE EXISTING FOUNDATION WALLS AS PER APPROVED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.92,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":20799.97},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":40000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"796913","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MARIBEL VALDEZ & JOSE ESTEVEZ","legalName":"MARIBEL VALDEZ & JOSE ESTEVEZ","address":"1900 S BONSALL ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-12-12","latestIssueDate":"2018-12-12","expirationDate":"2019-12-11","inactiveDate":"2020-02-09"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"796913","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"MARIBEL VALDEZ & JOSE ESTEVEZ","legalName":"MARIBEL VALDEZ & JOSE ESTEVEZ","issuedDate":"2018-12-12","latestIssueDate":"2018-12-12","closureDate":"2020-02-09","expirationDate":"2019-12-11","inactiveDate":"2020-02-09","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"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":["3 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: 668030 (EXPIRED), 674052 (EXPIRED), 695675 (EXPIRED), SP-2025-001374 (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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #796913: Inactive since Feb 9, 2020","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. 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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"}]}