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1, 2, 3,4, 5 AND 6) FROM ONE(1) OPA ACCOUNT ( 2121-17 E CUMBERLAND STREET)( PARCEL \"A\") AS FOLLOWS:\n\nPARCEL # 1, 2 AND 3 ( CUMBERLAND STREET FRONTAGE: FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATT","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2016-03-01","number":"26680","relatedPermit":"656159"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2018,"v":400000,"taxable":100000},{"y":2019,"v":404800,"taxable":101200},{"y":2020,"v":436200,"taxable":109050},{"y":2021,"v":436200,"taxable":109050},{"y":2022,"v":436200,"taxable":109050},{"y":2023,"v":486200,"taxable":97240},{"y":2024,"v":486200,"taxable":97240},{"y":2025,"v":599000,"taxable":119800},{"y":2026,"v":599000,"taxable":119800},{"y":2027,"v":450400,"taxable":240213}],"taxNow":1677,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"546964","date":"2014-07-02","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2015-02-27","scope":"INSTALL NEW ROOF COVER AS PER MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. . NEW ROOF COVERINGS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED WITHOUT FIRST REMOVING ALL EXISTING LAYERS WHEN THE ROOF HAS TWO OR MORE APPLICATIONS OF ANY TYPE OF ROOF COVERING. SUBMIT ROOF CERTIFICATION TO INSPECTOR FOR FINAL INSPECTION."},{"number":"580378","date":"2015-05-14","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-14","scope":"RELOCATION OF LOT LINES CREATING 8 LOTS FROM 2, CONVERTING CHURCH RECTORY INTO ATTACHED SFD W/ ADDITION TO 2128-2134 AT 2ND & 3RD FLOORS AND THIRD FLOOR ADDITION TO 2126 W/ DECKS @ 2ND & 3RD FLOORS AS DETAILED ON PLANS"},{"number":"594543","date":"2015-06-17","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-06-17","scope":"RELOCATION OF LOT LINES CREATING 8 LOTS FROM 2, CONVERTING CHURCH RECTORY INTO ATTACHED SFD W/ ADDITION TO 2128-2134 AT 2ND & 3RD FLOORS AND THIRD FLOOR ADDITION TO 2126 W/ DECKS @ 2ND & 3RD FLOORS AS DETAILED ON PLANS"},{"number":"636192","date":"2015-09-04","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-23","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE FRAMING AND SHEETROCK. REFINSH HARDWOOD FLOORS. INSTALL NEW KITCHEN AND BATHROOM. NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS IN EXISTING OPENINGS. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED JANUARY 2011. DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. ALL NECESSARY MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED."},{"number":"646778","date":"2015-10-21","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-23","scope":"INSTALL 70 OUTLETS, 30 SWITCHES, 36 CEILING LIGHTS, (8) 120VOLT SMOKE DETECTORS. (1) 220VOLT/30AMP AC CIRCUIT. A 200AMP SERVICE WITH NEW 40 CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX AS PER NEC 2008"},{"number":"647993","date":"2015-10-27","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-04","scope":"SEALING 5\" LATERAL PA20152992461 (COMMERCIAL)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"649641","date":"2015-11-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-12","scope":"REROUGH AND SET 6 NEW FIXTURES-2 TOILETS, 1 KITCHEN SINK, 2 LAVS, 1 TUB THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"653407","date":"2015-11-19","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-12","scope":"NEW 60,000 BTU-92% GAS FURNACE NEW3-TON CONDENSER AND COIL. NEW SUPPLY & RETURN DUCT."},{"number":"650557","date":"2015-11-25","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-25","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISITNG STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS VACANT LOT."},{"number":"650560","date":"2015-12-09","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-14","scope":"*ASBESTOS REMEDIATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO DEMOLITION* FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE CHURCH ON THE LOT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE BY HAND AND IN A HORIZONTAL MANNER. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. NEWLY EXPOSED WALL TO BE TREATED."},{"number":"668195","date":"2016-02-11","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-02-11","scope":null},{"number":"656159","date":"2016-03-16","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-16","scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE SIX(6) LOTS ( PARCEL # 1, 2, 3,4, 5 AND 6) FROM ONE(1) OPA ACCOUNT ( 2121-17 E CUMBERLAND STREET)( PARCEL \"A\") . SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"681695","date":"2016-04-15","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-15","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE ( NTE 38' HIGH); ROOF DECK ACCESS FROM PILOTHOUSE; DECK AT 2ND STORY REAR FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING .SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"685888","date":"2016-05-26","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-24","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION - FOUNDATION ONLY - AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND GEOTECHNICAL REPORT,"},{"number":"691189","date":"2016-06-14","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-22","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF (SIX), THREE STORY STRUCTURES WITH BASEMENTS AND ROOF DECKS. ROOF DECKS TO BE ACCESSSED BY PILOT HOUSE (STAIRS AND LANDINGS ONLY), WITH EXCEPTION OF 2121 CUMBERLAND ST, WHICH UTILIZES CODE COMPLIANT SPIRAL STAIRCASE."},{"number":"705362","date":"2016-08-19","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-21","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A COMBINED AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D STANDARDS. SYSTEM IS SERVICED VIA A 1\" FIRE SERVICE MAIN LINE."},{"number":"716847","date":"2016-08-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-30","scope":"3 WC,4 LAVS,2 BATH TUBS,1 KITCHEN SINK,1 WASHER BOX, PEX AND PVC THORUGHOUT, 1\" RFSS, 5\" LATERAL AND 4\" MAIN DRAIN (SFD)PA20162351364 SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"720313","date":"2016-09-07","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-21","scope":"INSTALL (2) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)"},{"number":"721421","date":"2016-09-13","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-30","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP MAIN SERVICE,INSTALL 40 CIRCUIT MB PANEL.INSTALL ALL WIRING THROUGHOUT,120V SMOKES & CO DETECTORS THROUGHOUT PER 2008NEC (SFD)EAST DISTRICT"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2016,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2016,"k":"demo"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #650557: 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: 546964 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 4 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Mar 14, 2016.","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":"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 5 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"}]}