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WITH ROOF DECK AT THE 2ND FL. LEVEL AND 6 FT FENCE IN REAR OF YARD. BOTH THE DECK AND FENCE WERE SHOWN ON SITE PLAN"},{"number":"762187","date":"2017-03-16","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-16","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE HEIGHT 38 FT WITH CELLAR AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY (GUARD RAILS 42\" HIGH) WITH ROOF ACCESS PILOTHOUSE (PILOTHOUSE CONTAIN STAIRS AND LANDING 90 SF MAX; HEIGHT 10 FT. ROOF DECK SETBACK FIVE FT FROM THE EXTREME FRONT BUILDING LINE). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION. USES - HOUSEHOLD LIVING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING"},{"number":"821698","date":"2017-12-08","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-04","scope":"THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (HEIGHT 38FT. MAX) TO CONTAIN (1 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLIG) W/ CELLAR AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY (42\"HIGH GUARDRAILS) W/ ROOF ACCESS PILOT HOUSE (PILOT HOUSE CONTAINS STAIRS AND LANDING 90 SQF MAX HEIGHT 10FT OFF THE ROOF DECK, SET BACK 5FT FROM THE EXTREME FRONT BLDG LINE). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"811759","date":"2017-12-26","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-12-26","scope":"FOR DOCUMENTATION TO RELOCATE THE ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE (PILOTHOUSE) AND REMAINING APPROVALS AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND ISSUED ZONING PERMIT # 762187. ZONING AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION. (FOR PLANS SEE, ZONING PERMIT # 811232)."},{"number":"881268","date":"2018-06-05","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-23","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 2007, STANDARD 13D TO INCLUDE A 1-INCH DIAMETER COMBINED SERVICE LINE. (SEE AP#879388 FOR PLANS)"},{"number":"889113","date":"2018-06-26","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-23","scope":"INSTALL 1\" WATER LINE AND CURB TRAP AND PIPE BACK TO HOUSE PA20181700078(SFD)"},{"number":"915720","date":"2018-10-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-23","scope":"1 KITCHEN SINK, 4 LAV SINKS, 1 WASHER, STANDPIPE, 3 SHOWERS, 3 WATER CLOSETS THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"923644","date":"2018-10-31","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-23","scope":"COMPLETE ELETRICAL INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE ALL DEVICES FIXTURES SMOKE AND CO DETECTOR PHONE CATV AS PER NEC 2008"},{"number":"925272","date":"2018-11-13","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-23","scope":"INSTALLING 1 - HVAC SYSTEMS (HEAT PUMP) IN A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING 1-3.5 TON HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - 1,400 CFM"},{"number":"ZP-2023-005786","date":"2023-05-30","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Limited Lodging"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed ×2"},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"584819","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"NEW URBAN VENTURES LLC","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2013-02-20","latestIssueDate":"2017-02-17","expirationDate":"2018-02-28","inactiveDate":"2018-04-29"},{"number":"926328","type":"Limited Lodging Operator","status":"Expired","businessName":"Rong Chen","revenueCode":"3240","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2023-06-14","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-29","expirationDate":"2026-06-13","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 68% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $527,600 to $885,000","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #212952: 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 16, 2013.","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 #584819: Inactive since Apr 29, 2018; Limited Lodging Operator #926328: Expired","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":"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":"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 2 cases.","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.","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"}]}