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WILL LANDSCAPE WHEN THEY ARE FINISHED.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"MOOT","date":"2017-01-31","number":"29006","relatedPermit":"549155"},{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"FLOOD IN OFFICE CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURE. VACANCY ONLY TEMPORARY.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"City affirmed","date":"2017-04-25","number":"29007","relatedPermit":"549160"},{"type":"Building standards appeal","grounds":"ON 09/20/2018, THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS ISSUED A NOTICE OF UNSAFE VIOLATION FOR CASE #655720.","status":"OPEN","outcome":null,"date":"2018-11-08","number":"35360","relatedPermit":"655720"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":79000,"taxable":79000},{"y":2017,"v":79000,"taxable":79000},{"y":2018,"v":79000,"taxable":79000},{"y":2019,"v":124200,"taxable":124200},{"y":2020,"v":128400,"taxable":128400},{"y":2021,"v":128400,"taxable":128400},{"y":2022,"v":480100,"taxable":137828},{"y":2023,"v":480100,"taxable":137800},{"y":2024,"v":480100,"taxable":137800},{"y":2025,"v":468700,"taxable":94833},{"y":2026,"v":468700,"taxable":94833},{"y":2027,"v":439400,"taxable":88904}],"taxNow":1327,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"960083","date":"2019-03-22","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-05","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT- FOR REBRICK SMALL AREA OF OPEN VOID WHERE AIRCONDITION WAS PLACED. ADD LINTEL, TEMPORARLY (60 DATS) BOARD WINDOW OPENING TO STOP WATER INFILTRATION TO RESOLVE CASE 655720. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6' IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE 655720"},{"number":"985987","date":"2019-06-17","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-07","scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; INCLUDING UNDERPINNING, EXCAVATION, AND REMOVAL OF FOUNDATION SLAB."},{"number":"999373","date":"2019-11-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-19","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING 3 STORY BUILDING. CONVERSION TO DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. LOWER LEVEL UNIT IS BASEMENT & 1ST FLOOR, UPPER LEVEL UNIT IS 2ND & 3RD FLOOR."},{"number":"999371","date":"2019-11-06","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-06","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO 1ST, 2ND, 3RD FLOOR AND BASEMENT TO CREATE TWO RESIDENTIAL UNITS."},{"number":"1026032","date":"2019-11-08","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-09-25","scope":"FIXTURES 4-TOILETS, 4-LAVS, 4-TUB, 2-KITCHEN SINK, 2-WASHER, 2-DISHWASHER & 2-WATER HEATER & STACK, YARD DRAIN & INSIDE HOUSE DRAIN THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"1026516","date":"2019-11-12","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-21","scope":"REPLACE 3/4\"WATER SERVICE,HOUSE DRAIN,HOUSE TRAP AND FAI-PA1#20193160292-\"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":"1052865","date":"2020-03-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-09-25","scope":"INSTALL (2) HVAC SYSTEMS 60,000 BTU 95% EFF 2.5 TON AC, 60,000 BTU 80% EFF 2.5 TON AC BOTH WITH DUCTWORK"},{"number":"EP-2020-000132","date":"2020-03-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-25","scope":"200 amp service & rewire"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":6.89,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":70000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":552000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"220371","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ROSENFELD & MARON MED ASSOC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":3,"issuedDate":"2004-04-01","latestIssueDate":"2014-03-01","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29"},{"number":"849848","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Bancroft Property Holdings","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2020-08-26","latestIssueDate":"2020-08-26","expirationDate":"2021-08-25","inactiveDate":"2021-10-24"},{"number":"942952","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Simone Henry","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2024-01-30","latestIssueDate":"2025-03-01","expirationDate":"2026-01-29","inactiveDate":"2026-03-30"}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 274% in 2022, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $128,400 to $480,100","no permit shown in 2021-2023"],"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":"Appeal #29007: OPEN · City affirmed; related permit 549160. Use permit #999371: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 1026516 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 5 historical violations across 3 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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":"6 failed, 2 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 15, 2019.","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":"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":"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/"}],"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"}]}