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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2022-009498","date":"2022-09-06","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-14","scope":"FOR COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE. FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECKS AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURES. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2022-005048","date":"2022-10-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-14","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED, FOUR-STORY STRUTURE OF TYPE VA CONSTRUCTION WITH A BASEMENT AND ROOF DECKS WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURES AS PER PLANS. FOR SIX (6) DWELLING UNITS AS SHOWN. AMENDMENT (1/30/2023) TO ADD UNDERPINNING TO THE A EXISTING NEIGHBORING STRUCTURE DUE TO UNFORSEEN FIELD CONDITIONS UNCOVERED DURING EXCAVATION. SEE REVISIONS TO THE UNDERPIN PLANS AND DETAILS AS WELL AS A LETTER FROM THE ENGINEER FOR FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF WORK. AMENDMENT (1/3/2024) FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO ADD STEEL SUPPORT AS PER PLANS. AMENDMENT (5/23/2024) FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO ADD SHEAR BLOCKING AND CONCRETE WALL DETAIL."},{"number":"FP-2023-002321","date":"2023-10-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-14","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING WITH 2” FIRE SERVICE, 2\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, AND STANDPIPES COMPLYING WITH NFPA 14. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"PP-2023-016939","date":"2024-01-11","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-04","scope":"INSTALL 1-1/2 INCH WATER SERVICE, 1 BUILDING DRAIN, 1 SANITARY DRAIN, 1 STORM DRAIN, 2 CURB TRAPS AND 2 FAI ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC."},{"number":"EP-2024-000029","date":"2024-02-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-03","scope":"Install 600amp service, wiring throughout, install light fixtures, outlets, switches, 110v interconnected smoke alarms , grounding, emergency lights, exit signs, fire alarm system . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"PP-2023-016071","date":"2024-03-12","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-14","scope":"INSTALL 1 AREA DRAIN, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 5 FLOOR DRAINS, 6 HOT WATER HEATERS, 6 KITCHEN SINKS, 6 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 16 LAVATORIES, 2 SAND INTERCEPTORS, 4 ROOF DRAINS, 12 SHOWER/TUBS, 1 STORM DRAIN, 4 ROOF DRAINS AND 14 WATER CLOSETS ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2023-003375","date":"2024-04-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-13","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2024-012337","date":"2024-09-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-17","scope":"Supply and Install new 2\" RPZ Backflow Preventer AS PER AMENDMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 - Permit should show 1 1/2\" RPZ"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"323888","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA","legalName":"WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA","address":"1936 E YORK ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-06-25","latestIssueDate":"2005-06-25","expirationDate":"2006-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"323888","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA","legalName":"WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA","issuedDate":"2005-06-25","latestIssueDate":"2005-06-25","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2006-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","failed L&I inspection activity in 2023, 2024"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"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":["6 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"5 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. 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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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #323888: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. 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. 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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}