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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN.\n\nUSES: FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING FORTY-FIVE (45) DWELLING UNITS AND ACCESSORY OFF STREET SURFACE AND INTERIOR PARKING TO","status":"Dismissed / Withdrawn","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2023-01-20","number":"ZP-2021-012169","relatedPermit":"ZP-2021-012169"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2023,"v":715500,"taxable":715500,"land":402870,"improvement":312630,"taxableLand":402870,"taxableImprovement":312630,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":715500,"taxable":715500,"land":402870,"improvement":312630,"taxableLand":402870,"taxableImprovement":312630,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":739500,"taxable":739500,"land":443700,"improvement":295800,"taxableLand":443700,"taxableImprovement":295800,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":739500,"taxable":739500,"land":443700,"improvement":295800,"taxableLand":443700,"taxableImprovement":295800,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":2086200,"taxable":2086200,"land":417200,"improvement":1669000,"taxableLand":417200,"taxableImprovement":1669000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":10352,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2021-014622","date":"2021-09-22","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-21","scope":"Wholesale, Distribution, and Storage - Equipment and Materials Storage Yards and Buildings"},{"number":"ZP-2021-000320","date":"2021-09-22","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-21","scope":"FOR LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE TWO (2) LOTS (LOT 1 & 2) FROM TWO (2) EXISTING LOTS (4890 & 4892-94 SUMMERDALE AVE). **SUBDIVISION PLAT APPROVED BY CPC** SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2023-007471","date":"2023-08-08","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-02-29","scope":"FOR THE ERECRTION OF FIVE (5) ILLUMINATED FLAT WALL SIGNS, TWO (2) NON-ILLIMINATED FLATWALL SIGNS AND ONE (1) FREESTANDING ILLUMINATED SIGN. 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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: ZP-2021-012169 (Refused).","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. 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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/"}],"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. 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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/"}]}