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DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"875815","date":"2018-08-13","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-15","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF MULTIPLE ONE AND TWO STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES ON THE LOT TO GRADE. STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED BY HAND WITH HAND HELD TOOLS ONLY AND BY MECHANICAL MEANS.***JOHN MCERLEAN P.E IS REFERENCED AS SPECIAL INSPECTOR AND TO BE ON SITE DURING MECHANICAL DEMOLITION*** ALL SHORING TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS SEALED BY STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN B-1302R PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 11 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT STRUCTURAL ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."},{"number":"903368","date":"2018-09-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-01","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION 2 STORY RESIDENCE WILL NEW BASEMENT. EXTERIOR BRICK VENEER: BELDENT TRI STATE BURTON FIELD SANDED SMOOTH NORMAN SIZE, 1/2 BOND."},{"number":"946798","date":"2019-03-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-16","scope":"INSTALL 100AMP TEMPORARY SERVICE AND SIX(6) GFCI PROTECTED RECEPTACLES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF FUTURE SINGLE FAMLIY DWELLING AS PER 2008 NEC."},{"number":"979065","date":"2019-06-20","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-01","scope":"AMENDING PERMIT#903368. NEW CONSTRUCTION 3 STORY RESIDENCE WITH NEW BASEMENT. CHANGE: BASEMENT FOOTPRINT"},{"number":"995823","date":"2019-08-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-01","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1\" COMBINED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. 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":"1010069","date":"2019-09-12","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-02","scope":"INSTALL 1\"WATER SERVICE,2-HOUSE DRAIN,2-TRAP AND 2-FAI-PA1#20192540870-\"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":"1019794","date":"2019-10-17","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-08","scope":"RUNNING WATER LINES AND DRAIN LINES TO 20 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1031413-RI","date":"2019-12-02","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-29","scope":"WIRE NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER PLANS INCLUDING, 270 LIGHT FIXTURES, 101 GENERAL PURPOSE RECEPTCALES, 45 GFCI RECEPTACLES, 45 CIRCUITS, 6 SMOKE DETECTORS, 6 CO/SMOKE COMBO DETECTOR, 5 SWITCHES, 9 APPLIANCE LINES, 7 OUTDOOR HVAC LINES, 7 INDOOR"},{"number":"1031413","date":"2020-07-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-23","scope":"WIRE NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER PLANS INCLUDING, 270 LIGHT FIXTURES, 101 GENERAL PURPOSE RECEPTACLES, 45 GFCI RECEPTACLES, 45 CIRCUITS, 6 SMOKE DETECTORS, 6 CO/SMOKE COMBO DETECTOR, 5 SWITCHES, 9 APPLIANCE LINES, 7 OUTDOOR HVAC LINES, 7 INDOOR HVAC LINES, 1-60 AMP ELEVATOR LINE, 1-600 AMP PHASE 1 SERVICE, 4 LUTRON LIGHTING CONTROL PANELS, 44 KEYPADS, 11 CATV JACKS, 16 SPEAKERS, 14 DATA JACKS, 14 PHONE JACKS, 7 CAMERAS, 10 SHADE PANELS, 87 SHADE LINES LOW VOLTAGE AS PER 2017 NEC (SOUTH DIST)"},{"number":"PP-2021-010749","date":"2021-06-18","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-24","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"demo"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #837220: 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 and appears related-party/family-held.","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":"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/"}],"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"}]}