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TANK TO BE INSTALLED PER MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS."},{"number":"ZP-2023-005830","date":"2023-09-06","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-26","scope":"COMPLETE DEMOLITION (KEEP THE EXISTING SHED IN THE REAR YARD) AND NEW CONSTRUCTION OF AN DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER APPROVED PLAN. AMENDMENT APPROVED AS OF 12/1/2023: FOR REDUCTION IN THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BUILDING COVERAGE OF THE DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN AMENDED PLAN."},{"number":"RP-2024-000471","date":"2024-10-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-26","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED TWO (2) STORY BUILDING. FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. TO BE SPRINKLERED THROUGHOUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D. 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PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2."},{"number":"SP-2024-001138","date":"2025-01-16","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-26","scope":"Site / Utility Permit for RP-2024-000471"},{"number":"PP-2024-013810","date":"2025-02-25","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-15","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2024-000471"},{"number":"PP-2024-013812","date":"2025-02-25","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2024-000471"},{"number":"PP-2024-013811","date":"2025-03-03","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-15","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2024-000471"},{"number":"EP-2024-009658","date":"2025-03-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-30","scope":"Electrical Permit for combo RP-2024-000471"},{"number":"MP-2024-004577","date":"2025-05-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-17","scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2024-000471"},{"number":"FP-2025-000926","date":"2025-06-06","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-06","scope":"Rough-In Permit for FP-2025-000850 Install 13D FSSS"},{"number":"FP-2025-000850","date":"2025-10-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-17","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. **NO DIRECT CONNECTION TO CITY WATER - SYSTEM SUPPLIED FROM INDEPENDENT TANK/PUMP SYSTEM WITH 10 MINUTE (350 GALLON) MINIMUM SUPPLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D (2016) SECTION 6.2 **"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"demo"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","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":["11 permit events since 2023","demolition activity 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":"2 permits not marked completed: PP-2024-013812 (Issued), FP-2025-000926 (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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"}],"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"}]}