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INCLUDED: ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX (136) KITCHEN SINKS, ONE-HUNDRED-THIRTY-SIX (136) WASHER STANDPIPES, ONE-HUNDRED-THIRTY-EIGHT (138) WATER CLOSETS, ONE-HUNDRED-THIRTY-EIGHT (138) LAVATORIES, ONE-HUNDRED-THIRTY-EIGHT (138) TUB/SHOWERS, SIXTEEN (16) ROOF DRAINS, FOUR (4) GRID FLOOR DRAINS, THREE (3) HOT WATER HEATERS, TWO (2) SUMP PUMPS / EJECTOR PITS, AND ONE (1)SERVICE SINK."},{"number":"MP-2021-005941","date":"2021-10-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-12-31","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS-FIRED APPLIANCES AND ASSOCIATED FUEL GAS PIPING SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IFGC. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED PER MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"MP-2021-005644","date":"2021-11-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-13","scope":"for the installtaion of mechanical work to include registers/diffusers, supply/exhaust ductwork, appliances, and all other work as per approved plans. 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INSTALL A 2 WAY RESCUE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM. ** NO FIRE ALARM WORK ON THIS PERMIT.**"},{"number":"ZP-2026-003981","date":"2026-04-20","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"6 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"441808","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ETHEL C HARVEY","legalName":"ETHEL C HARVEY","address":"1988 E BOSTON ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2008-04-17","latestIssueDate":"2008-04-17","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"441808","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"ETHEL C HARVEY","legalName":"ETHEL C HARVEY","issuedDate":"2008-04-17","latestIssueDate":"2008-04-17","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["5 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. 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":["5 permit events 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":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"3 permits not marked completed: 1050167 (Expired), MP-2021-005941 (Expired), EP-2021-015712 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"5 open L&I violations","finding":"14 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. 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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/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #441808: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as apartments. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"}],"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/"}]}