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LOW INCOME BONUS APPLIED: AN ADDITIONAL 2. RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND AN ADDITIONAL 7 FT HEIGHT BONUS APPLIED TO THIS PERMIT (14-702(7)(B)(.6) AND (C)). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION. USES - FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING NINE (9) DWELLING UNITS (LOW INCOME BONUS APPLIED ) AND FIVE (5) ACCESSORY OFF STREET INTERIOR PARKING SPACES INCLUDING 1 ADA/ VAN SPACE (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) APPLIED,THE SHARED DRIVEWAY REQUIRES THREE OR MORE SEPARATE OWNERS, PUD DOCUMENTS MUST RECORDED FOR BUILDING PERMIT), AND FIVE (5) OFF STREET BICYCLE (CLASS 1A) PARKING SPACES ON AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE."},{"number":"1038427","date":"2021-03-19","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE; FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE( 45' HIGH)(AS PER MODERATE INCOME BONUS); WITH ROOF DECKS AND ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSES WITH BALCONIES.SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"PP-2026-001243","date":"2026-02-09","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-24","scope":"Seal 6\" lateral"},{"number":"ZP-2026-001588","date":"2026-02-25","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"complete demolition to create vacant lot"},{"number":"DP-2026-000145","date":"2026-04-24","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED MASONRY AND WOOD ONE-STORY STRUCTURE BY HAND METHODS AND MECHANICAL METHODS USING SMALL EXCAVATOR ON CONCRETE SLAB SECTION ONLY. 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 AS REFLECTED ON APPROVED SITE PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. ******************************DUST CONTROL MEASURES TO BE UTILIZED. **********************************************"},{"number":"ZP-2026-002071","date":"2026-04-29","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"ERECTION OF FOUR (4) ATTACHED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS (NTE 38 FT IN HEIGHT) FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING; WITH ONE OFF STREET PARING SPACES WITH ROOF DECKS, AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. PARKING IS ACCESSED BY A COMMON COVERED DRIVE AISLE AS PER PLAN."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":0.45,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2007,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":2000000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":2900000},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"demo"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 4 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2025","permit activity in 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #983802: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: DP-2026-000145 (Issued).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 9, 2007.","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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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/"}]}