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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION. AMENDED AS OF 12.21.2022: FOR REVISION OF THE BUILDING LOCATION ON THE LOT, REMOVAL OF REAR DECKS, ADDITION OF NEW BALCONIES (2ND AND 3RD FLOORS), AND A NEW REAR FENCE WALL."},{"number":"CP-2022-005071","date":"2022-12-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-24","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION WITH BALCONIES AND LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. FOR USE AS NINE (9) DWELLING UNITS. BUILDING TO SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. **ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK.** *AMENDMENT 8/22/24 TO CHANGE DPRC-SI"},{"number":"PP-2023-006868","date":"2023-06-05","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-24","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING & FIXTURES TO NINE (9) DWELLING UNITS, FOR AN APARTMENT BUILDING, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2023-008967","date":"2023-06-29","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-08-19","scope":"REPAIR/REPLACE MD & 1.5\" WDP CURB TO FOUNDATION WALL"},{"number":"MP-2023-002343","date":"2023-08-11","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-24","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2023-001398","date":"2023-10-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-24","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 4\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 4\" AMES 2000SS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, ONE (1) STANDPIPE RISERS COMPLYING WITH NFPA 14, AND ONE (1) FIRE PUMP COMPLYING WITH NFPA 20 AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"EP-2023-007768","date":"2023-12-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-08-16","scope":"-800A Single Phase; 120/240V Incoming Service -150A MLO Panels in every apartment with 30-spaces -All Electric Appliances -4\" LED Disc Lights Throughout, supplied by the builder -Hard Wired Smoke Detectors -Decora switches and outlets throughout as per 2017 NEC. -New Fire Alarm installation, per the plans attached and 2016 NFPA 72. -Permit and inspections done by Sigma Electric Group"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2001,"k":"land","p":750000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"309705","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"LEROY E KEAN CORPORATION (705-717 PINE STREET ASSOC LP)","legalName":"LEROY E KEAN CORPORATION","address":"717 PINE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Other","units":7,"issuedDate":"2005-03-16","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-13","expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"309705","type":"Rental","businessName":"LEROY E KEAN CORPORATION (705-717 PINE STREET ASSOC LP)","legalName":"LEROY E KEAN CORPORATION","issuedDate":"2005-03-16","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-13","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-21","units":7,"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":["5 permit events 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 72% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,227,000 to $2,109,000","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Aug 15, 2025","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (P O BOX 463, EDGEMONT PA, 19028).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"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/"}]}