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LOT B, FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY DETACHED STRUCTURE (NTE 35' HIGH) WITH A CELLAR AND AN INTERIOR GARAGE FOR USE AS A SINGLE","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2010-01-20","number":"10328","relatedPermit":"242613"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY DETACHED STRUCTURE (NTE 35' HIGH) WITH A CELLAR FOR USE AS A THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING, FOR TWO (2) ACC PARKING SPACES IN THE REAR, FOR A DECK AT 2ND FLOOR  REAR .","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2010-04-07","number":"11158","relatedPermit":"257887"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":360000,"taxable":82266},{"y":2017,"v":360000,"taxable":58140},{"y":2018,"v":360000,"taxable":58140},{"y":2019,"v":846000,"taxable":136600},{"y":2020,"v":874200,"taxable":141050},{"y":2021,"v":874200,"taxable":141050},{"y":2022,"v":874200,"taxable":141050},{"y":2023,"v":874200,"taxable":874200},{"y":2024,"v":874200,"taxable":874200},{"y":2025,"v":874200,"taxable":874200},{"y":2026,"v":874200,"taxable":874200},{"y":2027,"v":874200,"taxable":874200}],"taxNow":12237,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"257887","date":"2010-04-12","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-12","scope":"ERECT A NEW THREE STORY DWELLING WITH CELLAR WITH TWO ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES AND DECK AT 2ND FL."},{"number":"334486","date":"2011-04-07","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-07","scope":"ERECT A NEW THREE STORY DWELLING WITH CELLAR WITH TWO ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES AND DECK AT 2ND FL."},{"number":"328153","date":"2011-05-04","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-31","scope":"ERECTION OF A NEW (3) THREE STORY BLDG WITH CELLAR & TWO PARKING SPACES, FULLY SPRINKLERED BUILDING PER PLAN."},{"number":"350810","date":"2011-07-07","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-10-26","scope":"UDERPINNING FOR MULTI FAMILY DWELLING PER SEALED STRUCTURAL PLANS. SPECIUAL INSPECTION REQUIRED."},{"number":"366881","date":"2011-10-05","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-11-10","scope":"REPLACE SEWER LINE FORM MAIN SEWER TO 5\" LATERAL TO CURB TRAP TO BASEMENT WALL REPLACE 1\" WATER SERVICE."},{"number":"366411","date":"2011-10-12","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-11-14","scope":"INSTALL THREE (3) WATER CLOSETES, THREE (3) LAVS, THREE (3) TUBS, THREE (3) KITCHEN SINKS, THREE (3) WASHING MACHINES, THREE (3) WATER HEATERS (THROUGHOUT)"},{"number":"366420","date":"2011-10-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-10-05","scope":"INSTALL 4 GANG METER SUCKET AND PANEL, 3 200 AMP SUBPANEL. 76 LIGHTING FIXTURES 59 SWITCHES 80 RECEPTS, 3 DRYERS, 3 HOT WATER HEATERS, 3 RANGES, 18 SMOKE DETECTORS, 3 CO DETECTORS, 3 AIR CONDITIONERS, 3 EXIT LIGHTS, AND 3 EMERGENCY LIGHTS AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"364029","date":"2011-11-02","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-31","scope":"INSTALL NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM (NFPA 13R) THROUGHOUT BUILDING AND A NEW BACKFLOW SYSTEM AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"406101","date":"2012-05-25","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-05-21","scope":"FA SYSTEM AS PER NFPA-72(3FD)(CC DIST)"},{"number":"420843","date":"2012-08-08","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-14","scope":"INSTALL 4 TON ELECTRIC HEAT PUMP UNIT WITH ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK IN FIRST FLOOR APARTMENT ONLY. NO PENETRATION OF ANY FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES IS ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2011,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2011,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"681824","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"TONG YUN LU","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":3,"issuedDate":"2015-10-26","latestIssueDate":"2016-10-06","expirationDate":"2017-10-31","inactiveDate":"2017-12-30"}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #10328: CLOSED · Withdrawn; related permit 242613. Use permit #257887: 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":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 5, 2015.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"3 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"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"}]}