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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION. FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"761849","date":"2017-03-01","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-01","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION. FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING"},{"number":"747523","date":"2017-04-21","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-16","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE, FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. STRUCTURE IS FRAME CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM (NFPA 13D (MINIMUM)). THE PROPOSED FOUNDATION IS COMPOSED OF A FLOOR SLAB THAT IS STRUCTURALLY SUPPORTED BY DRILLED-IN HELICAL PIERS. SEPARATE PERMITS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE ENGINEERED TRUSS DRAWINGS, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND FIRE SUPPRESSION. SEE A/P NO 745793 FOR APPROVED PLANS. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED."},{"number":"799513","date":"2017-08-10","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-16","scope":"FURNISH & INSTALL NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR A THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE, FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING - UTILIZING A 2 INCH COMBINED FIRE & DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY LINE AS PER NFPA 13D"},{"number":"822729","date":"2017-10-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-07","scope":"NEW 200 A SERVICE AND GROUND WIRING OF THE DUPLEX THROUGHOUT AS PER 2008 NEC, LIGHTS SWITCHES , OUTLETS AND BATTERY BACK UP SMOKE CARBONE DETECTORS."},{"number":"829562","date":"2017-11-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-07","scope":"INSTALL 1-6\" COMBINED LATERAL & HOUSE TRAP WITH FAI, 1-2\" COMBINED WATER SERVICE WITH RFSS COMBO WATER METER, 1-3\" REAR YARD DRAIN AND RWC TO 5 \" OUT PA1# 2017-2982434 (ADDITONAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR INGOING WATER SERVICE PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF INTERIOR PLUMBING PERMIT) \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"833411","date":"2017-11-20","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-22","scope":"ROUGH IN UNDERGROUND AND ABOVE. ROUGH IN AND SET FIXTURES 1WB, 1 KS, 1 2WC, 2 LAV, 2 TUB, PVC, PIPE AND PEX WATER PIPE 1 FLOOR DRAIN AS PER PHILADELPHIA 2004 PLUMBING CODE."},{"number":"847732","date":"2018-01-25","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-07","scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"land","p":267300},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #715785: 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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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/"}],"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. 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