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FOR USE AS HOUSEHOLD LIVING FOR SIX (6) FAMILIES."},{"number":"735228","date":"2016-11-16","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-16","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ON TOP OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (SIX (6) UNITS)."},{"number":"754122","date":"2017-07-19","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-26","scope":"PARTIAL STRUCTURAL DEMOLITION (<2/3 OF BLDG. FRAMING) ALONGSIDE AN ADDITION & ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT TO CREATE A THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING OF LIGHT-FRAME WOOD, EXIST. MASONRY BEARING WALLS, & LOW-SLOPE ROOF ASSEMBLY PER APPROVED PLANS; BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB., & FIRSUPP. WORK. 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ALL PER 2008 NEC AND NFPA."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":17.07,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2014,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":155000},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"644809","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"CRYSTAL FIELD LLC","legalName":"CRYSTAL FIELD LLC","address":"1342 N MARSTON ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2014-10-17","latestIssueDate":"2014-10-17","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29"},{"number":"715823","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JDT Real Estate Holdings LLC","legalName":"JDT Real Estate Holdings LLC ","address":"1342 N MARSTON ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2016-10-05","latestIssueDate":"2016-10-05","expirationDate":"2017-10-04","inactiveDate":"2017-12-03"},{"number":"797300","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"JDT Real Estate Property Group LLC","legalName":"JDT Real Estate Property Group LLC","address":"1342 N MARSTON ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":6,"issuedDate":"2018-12-17","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-20","expirationDate":"2026-12-16","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"797300","type":"Rental","businessName":"JDT Real Estate Property Group LLC","legalName":"JDT Real Estate Property Group LLC","issuedDate":"2018-12-17","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-20","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-12-16","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"715823","type":"Rental","businessName":"JDT Real Estate Holdings LLC","legalName":"JDT Real Estate Holdings LLC ","issuedDate":"2016-10-05","latestIssueDate":"2016-10-05","closureDate":"2017-12-03","expirationDate":"2017-10-04","inactiveDate":"2017-12-03","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"644809","type":"Rental","businessName":"CRYSTAL FIELD LLC","legalName":"CRYSTAL FIELD LLC","issuedDate":"2014-10-17","latestIssueDate":"2014-10-17","closureDate":"2015-04-29","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":6,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 36% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $902,200 to $1,226,300","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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":"Appeal #14590: OPEN · City affirmed. Use permit #684235: COMPLETED.","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":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Mar 14, 2025; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 23, 2026","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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1925 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 0 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on May 14, 2015.","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/"},{"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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/"}]}