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APPLICANTS AGGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR DATED FEBRUARY 2007. ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND THE IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES"},{"number":"705028","date":"2016-11-15","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-15","scope":"NEW REAR ADDITION AND DECK. HISTORIC BUILDING"},{"number":"705029","date":"2016-11-15","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-24","scope":"PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND REAR ADDITION WITH LEDGER TO EXISTING MASONRY; REAR ROOF DECK AND INTERIOR ALTERATIONS. ALL WORK PER PLANS APPROVED BY PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"739965","date":"2016-11-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-10","scope":"WIRE HOUSE INCLUDING SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, LIGHTS AND SMOKE CO DETECTORS WITH NEW 200 AMP SERVICE TO ALL 2008 NEC"},{"number":"753380","date":"2017-01-24","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-20","scope":"INSTALL NEW DUCTWORK SUPPLY AND RETURN FOR NEW HEATING/COOLING SYSTEMS. (1) 40,000 BTU 80% HOT AIR FURNACE IN BASEMENT. (1) 2 TON 13 SEER CONDENSER IN YARD. (1) 2 TON A/C COIL IN BASEMENT. ADAPT TO EXISTING GAS LINE, ADAPT TO EXISTING ELECTRIC. NEW T'STAT HONEYWELL 3000."},{"number":"757013","date":"2017-02-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-20","scope":"NEW 4\" PVC MAIN DRAIN WITH (1)3\" PVC STACK PICKING UP 2 BATHROOM 3\" PVC FOR TOILETS 1 1/2 FOR ALL SMALL WASTES RUNNING NEW PEX FOR WATER LINES 2 WC,2 VANITIES,2 SHOWERS,1 KTICHEN AND 1 WASHER (SFD)THE INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004"},{"number":"760021","date":"2017-02-16","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-02-27","scope":"REPAIR 3/4\" WATER SERVICE-PA1#20170460458-\"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":"777528","date":"2017-04-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REPLACING NEW LIGHTING,OUTLETS,SWITCHES,SMOKES AND CO'S AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"804468","date":"2018-03-15","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-24","scope":"AMENDMENT TO BUILDING PERMIT # 705029, DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2016, TO AUTHORIZE CLOUDED REVISIONS PER SHEET A-1 FROM EDWARD J. SARANACKI ARCHITECTS, AS APPROVED BY THE PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION. WORK INCLUDES FIRESTOPPING WITH 5/8\" GYPSUM WALLBOARD AT CELLAR, PROVIDE ACCESS OPENING FOR MAINTENANCE AS ORIGINALLY NOTED."},{"number":"ZP-2023-000739","date":"2023-03-24","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Limited Lodging"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":-0.3,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2015,"k":"sale","p":158094},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":110000},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"453129","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"HOLLY ANNE JAMES","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2008-08-04","latestIssueDate":"2008-08-04","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-08-09"},{"number":"570933","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"HOLLY ANNE JAMES (MARK IDISIS AGENT)","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2012-08-09","latestIssueDate":"2013-02-02","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"930735","type":"Limited Lodging Operator","status":"Active","businessName":"Mary Mcelwee","revenueCode":"3240","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2023-08-11","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-25","expirationDate":"2026-08-10","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 196404 (EXPIRED).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 1 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 24, 2012.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #570933: Inactive","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/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations 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/"},{"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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","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"}]}