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BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH NFPA 13.  SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR EXCAVATION, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION.","status":"Completed","outcome":"Approved","date":"2026-04-04","number":"CP-2026-000557","relatedPermit":null}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2020,"v":220500,"taxable":220500,"land":66100,"improvement":154400,"taxableLand":66100,"taxableImprovement":154400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":220500,"taxable":220500,"land":66100,"improvement":154400,"taxableLand":66100,"taxableImprovement":154400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":220500,"taxable":220500,"land":66100,"improvement":154400,"taxableLand":66100,"taxableImprovement":154400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":220500,"taxable":220500,"land":66100,"improvement":154400,"taxableLand":66100,"taxableImprovement":154400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":220500,"taxable":220500,"land":66100,"improvement":154400,"taxableLand":66100,"taxableImprovement":154400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":220500,"taxable":220500,"land":220500,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":220500,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":220500,"taxable":220500,"land":220500,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":220500,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":423300,"taxable":423300,"land":423300,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":423300,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":3087,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"861439","date":"2018-03-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-09-21","scope":"SEAL LATERAL SEALING AT CURB PA20180780986 (COMMERCIAL)\"Self-certification's are no longer permitted\" - \"All excavations and plumbing trenches in excess of 5 feet in depth must have approved shoring in place at the time of inspection\""},{"number":"1036978","date":"2020-01-14","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-28","scope":"COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED TWO-STORY, MASONRY AND WOOD VACANT MIXED USE BUILDING BY HAND METHODS. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. COMPLETE SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"ZP-2020-001203","date":"2020-10-16","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED BUILDING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN SCANNED PLAN. FOR USE AS A RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER GOODS ALONG ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF THE GROUND FLOOR FRONTAGE AND WITHIN THE FIRST 30 FT. OF BUILDING DEPTH,(MEASURED FROM THE FRONT BUILDING LINE) AND MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (SIX DWELLING UNITS)."},{"number":"CP-2023-004898","date":"2023-09-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-12","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT- TO MAKE SAFE AS PER SUBMITTED PLANS AND as per Engineer's report to backfill of all below grade excavation across the site. Parge/stucco coat adjacent building walls that were previously interior, and now made exterior. Complete all structural repairs to resolve case #CF-2022-124884. Abutting sidewalk must be closed with fencing a minimum of 6' in height. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk closure. A separate permit is required for any additional alterations that are not specifically addressed on case #CF-2022-124884. In accordance with Code Bulletin PM-1801, a PA professional engineer is required to monitor repairs made under this permit. The engineer must submit a sealed statement to the Department confirming that the structure is in sound condition at completion.\""},{"number":"ZP-2025-009982","date":"2025-10-17","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH PARTIAL BASEMENT. FOR USE TWO (2) VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES AT THE GROUND FLOOR AND BASEMENT LEVELS (USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND MULTIFAMILIY (SIX (6) DWELLING UNITS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING AT THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR LEVELS. ONE EXISTING CLASS 1A BICYCLE PARKING SPACE TO REMAIN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION/PLAN."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2020,"k":"demo"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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":["$8,763 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 2022, 2023"],"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":["2 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 92% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $220,500 to $423,300","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 861439 (Expired). 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The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$8,763.21 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"7 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Apr 9, 2024.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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/"}],"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/"}]}