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ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION, PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. **MECHANICAL PERMITS REQUIRED FOR FACTORY-BUILT WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE** ELEVATOR PERMIT FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IS REQUIRED ** EXCAVATION PERMIT REQUIRED ** ASBESTOS REMEDIATION REQUIRED ** **PERMIT AMENDMENT REQUIRED FOR FINAL POOL DESIGN**NO MORE THAN 2/3 OF ALL STRUCTURAL FRAMING MEMBERS MAY BE REMOVED/REPLACED UNDER THIS PERMIT**"},{"number":"SP-2026-000015","date":"2026-01-21","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Site / Utility Permit for CP-2025-004238"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","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":["3 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: CP-2025-004238 (Issued), SP-2026-000015 (Issued).","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. 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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/"}]}