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FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE INCLUDING PENTHOUSE WITH CELLAR, REAR DECK AT THE 2ND FLOOR AND A OPEN BALCONY AT THE REA","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2010-03-24","number":"10952","relatedPermit":"255518"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":627200,"taxable":41076},{"y":2017,"v":627200,"taxable":178752},{"y":2018,"v":627200,"taxable":178752},{"y":2019,"v":896300,"taxable":255445},{"y":2020,"v":782700,"taxable":456249},{"y":2021,"v":782700,"taxable":737700},{"y":2022,"v":782700,"taxable":737700},{"y":2023,"v":754100,"taxable":674100},{"y":2024,"v":754100,"taxable":674100},{"y":2025,"v":831700,"taxable":731700},{"y":2026,"v":831700,"taxable":731700},{"y":2027,"v":846200,"taxable":746200}],"taxNow":10242,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"255518","date":"2010-04-28","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-28","scope":"SUBDIVIDE ONE LOT INTO THREE LOTS"},{"number":"277989","date":"2010-05-24","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-05-24","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4)/TWO (2) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE INCLUDING PENTHOUSE WITH CELLAR, REAR DECK AT THE 2ND FLOOR WITH ONE (1) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACE BELOW THE DECK AND AN OPEN BALCONY AT THE REAR 03RD FLOOR MAXIMUM 39 FEET 6 INCHES HIGH AND PROPOSED DRIVEWAY EASEMENT (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION). FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING"},{"number":"281148","date":"2010-08-04","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-06-16","scope":"ERECTION OF (1) TOWNHOUSE WITH 1 CAR PARKING. TO BE USED AS A SFD WITH DECK AND PILOT HOUSE AS SHOWN"},{"number":"294873","date":"2010-08-05","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-09-23","scope":"COMPLETE DEMO OF STUCTURE ON PROPERTY."},{"number":"311458","date":"2010-11-12","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-06-30","scope":"WIRING BLDG,INSTALL 200 AMP SERVICE AS PER 2008 NEC"},{"number":"318049","date":"2010-12-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-06-16","scope":"4 TOILETS,4 VANITIES, 2 SHOWERS, 2 BATHTUBS, 1 KITCHEN SINK"},{"number":"322256","date":"2011-01-25","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-06-16","scope":"INSTALL TWO WARM AIR UNITS. LOCATED/SERVICING BASEMENT, SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS. 75,000 BTU EACH DUCTWORK INCLUDED."},{"number":"320592","date":"2011-02-15","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-06-16","scope":"INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESION SYSTEM FOR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING."},{"number":"MP-2022-002781","date":"2022-05-18","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-03-20","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (Replace 3 ton air conditioner and 70000 btuh gas furnace)."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":0.11,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2010,"k":"land","p":325000},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2010,"k":"demo"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":600000},{"y":2013,"k":"sale","p":665000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"283897","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RONNIE M MCNEIL","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-12-30","latestIssueDate":"2016-12-22","expirationDate":"2017-12-31","inactiveDate":"2018-03-01"}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #10952: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 255518. Use permit #277989: 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: MP-2022-002781 (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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing #283897: Inactive since Mar 1, 2018","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":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 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"}]}