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Size and location as shown on plans. For use as two-family household living. See ZP-2021-009909 for lot consolidation.\n\nOne (1) Use Refusal\nOne (1) Zoning Refusal","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2021-12-28","number":"ZP-2021-003454","relatedPermit":"ZP-2021-003454"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":49200,"taxable":0,"land":12300,"improvement":36900,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":12300,"exemptImprovement":36900},{"y":2027,"v":49200,"taxable":0,"land":12300,"improvement":36900,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":12300,"exemptImprovement":36900}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2021-009909","date":"2021-08-23","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-21","scope":"FOR A LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE LOT (PARCEL D) FROM TWO EXISITNG LOTS (2433 & 2435 HARLAN ST). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2021-010556","date":"2021-08-30","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-21","scope":"Vacant"},{"number":"ZP-2021-003454","date":"2021-12-08","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-07","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. SEE ZP-2021-009909 FOR LOT ADJUSTMENT (CONSOLIDATION) PERMIT."},{"number":"RP-2021-009701","date":"2022-02-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-31","scope":"FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STORY ATTACHED BUILDING FOR USE AS TWO-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH NFPA 13D MINIMUM. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION."},{"number":"PP-2022-002459","date":"2022-04-14","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-29","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2021-009701"},{"number":"PP-2022-002460","date":"2022-04-14","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-01","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2021-009701"},{"number":"PP-2022-002458","date":"2022-04-14","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-29","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2021-009701"},{"number":"MP-2022-000958","date":"2022-04-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-06","scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-009701"},{"number":"FP-2022-000944","date":"2022-05-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-01","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A TWO-INCH COMBINED DOMESTIC/FIRE SERVICE LINE, TWO-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS AND NFPA 13D."},{"number":"EP-2022-001562","date":"2022-10-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-19","scope":"Electrical Permit for combo RP-2021-009701"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"949400","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Sharswood Phase II LLC","legalName":"Sharswood Phase II LLC","address":"2433 HARLAN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2024-04-18","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-21","expirationDate":"2027-04-17","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"949400","type":"Rental","businessName":"Sharswood Phase II LLC","legalName":"Sharswood Phase II LLC","issuedDate":"2024-04-18","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-21","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-17","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":2,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #39199: Closed · Withdrawn; related permit 1015347.","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: ZP-2021-010556 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"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":"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 Oct 12, 2021.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"2 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. 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 1 historical violation 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/"}]}